Hatch of the day

摘要

For ￡22k you could have a new Renaultsport Megane 250 or a classic Integrale, voted the greatest hot hatch ever by you. Steve Sutcliffe makes the tough choice. You remember the Integrale. We all remember the Integrale: Lancia's final flourish in the world of rallying that, in various incarnations, worked its way so deep into the hearts and minds of us road car enthusiasts that we still regard it as immortal, even today. It was one of those cars that, for whatever reason, everyone seemed to like, which is probably why it romped to victory in this magazine's recent poll of the greatest hot hatchbacks in history. Whenever a Growler rumbled along a high street, people smiled. There was just something about the way it looked that worked. And as for the way it drove, it was pure magic.