i30 N Luxury pack v Megane RS Sport EDC v Golf GTI (MY19 180kW)

Renault and Volkswagen engineers had the great minds to think alike in 1976.

Each group took their respective manufacturer’s humble three-door hatchback and beefed up it with go-faster components – creating a whole new breed of affordable performance car for enthusiasts.

It’s the Volkswagen Golf GTI, however, rather than the Renault 5 Alpine (or 5 Gordini, as it was known in the UK) that took credit for popularising the hot-hatch concept, and only the GTI has become a global household name.

Yet while few would recall the fast-5 (especially in Australia where it wasn’t sold), the French brand, via its Renault Sport division, has established itself over the past couple of decades as arguably the hot-hatch master.
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