Editing Hot hatch (section)

==North America==
{{see also|Sport compact}}

In the 1980s, hot hatches built by Ford in the United States include the 1983 [[Ford Escort (North America)|Escort GT]] (and its twin the [[Mercury Lynx]] XR3),<ref>{{cite web |title=Retro Review: '83 Ford Escort GT |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXIXEdfna5Q  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/AXIXEdfna5Q |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|website=www.youtube.com |publisher=MotorWeek |access-date=28 December 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=History Lessons #19 – 1983 Ford Escort Turbo GT |url=http://www.project-st.com/history-lessons-19-1983-ford-escort-turbo-gt/ |website=www.project-st.com |access-date=28 December 2018 |date=3 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ford Escort History |url=https://www.edmunds.com/ford/escort/history.html |website=www.edmunds.com |access-date=28 December 2018}}</ref>
Chrysler hot hatches include the 1984 [[Dodge Omni#Dodge Omni GLH|Dodge Omni GLH]] ("Goes Like Hell")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edmunds.com/dodge/caliber/history.html |title=Edmunds.com |publisher=Edmunds.com |date=2010-02-26 |access-date=2011-03-18}}</ref> and the
1986 [[Shelby GLHS]] ("Goes Like Hell S'more").<ref>{{cite web |last1=Keeshin |first1=Ben |title=7 Unmissable Shelbys Going Up for Auction at Pebble Beach |url=http://www.thedrive.com/vintage/4891/7-unmissable-shelbys-going-up-for-auction-at-pebble-beach |website=www.thedrive.com |access-date=28 December 2018}}</ref>
General Motors produced the 1986 [[Chevrolet Cavalier#First generation (1982)|Chevrolet Cavalier Z24]],<ref>{{cite web |title=GM Made A V6 Hot Hatch Ten Years Before Volkswagen |url=https://oppositelock.kinja.com/gm-made-a-v6-hot-hatch-ten-years-before-volkswagen-1690296187 |website=www.kinja.com |access-date=28 December 2018 |archive-date=10 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410141829/https://oppositelock.kinja.com/gm-made-a-v6-hot-hatch-ten-years-before-volkswagen-1690296187 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
1986 [[Pontiac Sunbird#GT|Pontiac Sunbird GT]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Class of '86 – Pontiac Sunbird GT |url=https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2011/09/30/class-of-86-pontiac-sunbird-gt/ |website=www.hemmings.com |access-date=28 December 2018}}</ref>
and 1987 [[Buick Skyhawk#Second generation (1982–1989)|Buick Skyhawk Sport Hatch]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Buick's Turbocharged Skyhawk: America's Forgotten Hot-Hatch |url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/automobiles/buicks-turbocharged-skyhawk-americas-forgotten-hot-hatch.html/ |website=www.cheatsheet.com |access-date=28 December 2018 |date=17 October 2016 |archive-date=28 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181228084235/https://www.cheatsheet.com/automobiles/buicks-turbocharged-skyhawk-americas-forgotten-hot-hatch.html/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> with rear hatches, however these are ''hatchback coupes'', rather than traditional utilitarian hatchbacks.

More recent North American hot hatches include the 2002 [[Ford Focus (first generation)#North America|Ford Focus SVT]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Pund|first=Daniel|title=Ford SVT Focus vs. Honda Civic Si, VW GTI|url=http://www.caranddriver.com/comparisons/ford-svt-focus-page-4|work=Car and Driver|access-date=28 December 2011|date=March 2002}}</ref>
2008 [[Dodge Caliber|Dodge Caliber SRT-4]],<ref>{{cite web |title=2008 Dodge Caliber SRT-4 |url=https://www.motortrend.ca/en/news/2008-dodge-caliber-srt-4/ |website=www.motortrend.ca |access-date=28 December 2018 |date=2 September 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Markus|first=Frank|title=First Drive: 2008 Dodge Caliber SRT-4|url=http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/hatchbacks/112_0711_2008_dodge_caliber_srt_4/viewall.html|work=Motor Trend|access-date=28 December 2011|date=November 2007}}</ref> and
2016 [[Ford Focus (third generation)#Focus RS|Ford Focus RS]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ford Focus RS review – is Ford's hyperactive hatchback a cut price Audi RS3? |url=https://www.evo.co.uk/ford/focus/rs |website=www.evo.co.uk |access-date=28 December 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

Ford stopped production of the Fiesta and Focus models in 2018,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Perkins |first=Chris |date=2018-04-25 |title=Ford Will Stop Selling Fiesta, Focus, Fusion In North America |url=https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/future-cars/a20066196/ford-killing-focus-fiesta-north-america-2022/ |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=Road & Track |language=en-US}}</ref> which also ended the production of the ST and RS models and left American automakers with no hot hatch offerings.