The O.G. hot hatchback, the Volkswagen Golf GTI, came about when engineers tuned up a perky, practical compact for precise corner handling and more power. But the car world has moved on from hatchbacks in the nearly 50 years since. The base Golf is no longer even on sale in America. The equivalent perky, practical compact for the 2020s looks more like Hyundai’s Kona subcompact crossover. And Hyundai’s N division is now giving us a new full-fat, fire-powered version
