Editing Hot hatch (section)

=== 1980s ===
[[File:Techno Classica 2018, Essen (IMG 9996).jpg|alt= A small rear-mid-engined car with three doors|thumb|1982 [[Renault 5 Turbo]]]]

Until the early 1980s, the [[Volkswagen Golf|Volkswagen Golf Mk1 GTI]] and the [[Renault 5]] Alpine/Gordini dominated the retrospectively named hot hatch market segment in many European markets.

From around 1984, the market for hatchbacks with sportier performance grew, and many manufacturers added a hot hatch variant to their range. Power increases were achieved through upgraded carburettors (e.g. the [[Ford Fiesta (first generation)|Ford Fiesta XR2]]),<ref>{{cite web|title=1981-1989 FORD Fiesta XR2|url=http://www.classicandperformancecar.com/front_website/octane_interact/carspecs.php/?see=3378|work=Octane Classic|access-date=18 December 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111210042604/http://www.classicandperformancecar.com/front_website/octane_interact/carspecs.php/?see=3378|archive-date=10 December 2011}}</ref> fuel injection (e.g. the [[Peugeot 205#High performance variants|Peugeot 205 GTI]]),<ref name="205 GTi all time Award">{{cite web|url=http://www.carscoops.com/2016/01/peugeot-205-gti-crowned-greatest-ever.html|title=Peugeot 205 GTi Crowned "The Greatest Ever Hot Hatch"|date=2016-01-16|publisher=Car Scoop|access-date=2016-01-18}}</ref> turbocharging (e.g. the [[Renault 5|Renault 5 GT Turbo]]), supercharging (e.g. the [[Volkswagen Polo G40|Polo G40]]) or fitting larger engines (e.g. the 2.0 litre [[Fiat Ritmo|Fiat Ritmo/Strada]] Abarth 130 TC).<ref>{{cite web|title=1984-1987 FIAT Strada Abarth 130TC |url=http://www.classicandperformancecar.com/front_website/octane_interact/carspecs.php/?see=3524 |website=www.classicandperformancecar.com |access-date=18 December 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605034013/http://www.classicandperformancecar.com/front_website/octane_interact/carspecs.php/?see=3524|archive-date=5 June 2012}}</ref> Other significant hot hatches of the 1980s include the [[Ford Escort (Europe)#Third generation (1980–1986)|Ford Escort RS Turbo]], [[Opel Kadett]] GTE (also known as Vauxhall Astra GTE), [[Renault 9 and 11|Renault 11]] Turbo, [[Lancia Delta#First generation|Lancia Delta HF Integrale]] (all-wheel drive), [[Citroën AX]] GT and [[Suzuki Cultus#GTi|Suzuki Swift GTi]].

By the end of the 1980s, the hot hatch was hugely popular in Europe, and was pushing into other worldwide markets. The brief heyday of [[Group B]] [[rallying]] pushed the hot hatch genre to its limits, and small numbers of ultra-high performance variants were manufactured to comply with the rally rules (often termed "[[homologation]] specials"). These vehicles represented a brief, extreme branch of the hot hatch, and included such notable vehicles as the [[Lancia Delta S4]], [[Austin Metro#MG Metro 6R4 rally car|MG Metro 6R4]] and [[Peugeot 205#205 Turbo 16 (T16)|Peugeot 205 T16]].<ref name="motoringresearch.com">{{cite web |title=The 20 greatest hot hatches of the 1980s |url=https://www.motoringresearch.com/car-news/features/20-greatest-hot-hatches-1980s/ |website=www.motoringresearch.com |access-date=26 December 2018 |date=30 July 2018 |archive-date=23 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723003740/https://www.motoringresearch.com/car-news/features/20-greatest-hot-hatches-1980s/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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