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Originally Posted by serialk11r
I think it's not a matter of whether FWD cars are capable or not, it's that the FWD hot hatch market is saturated. You can get any FWD car in a fast flavor. If you wanted one, you would've bought one already.
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Ford has 2 hot hatches (both 4 doors), Honda has 0, Chevy has 0, Toyota has 0, Dodge has 0, Subaru has 0 (that are FWD), Mazda has 1 (also 4 door and a boat), Fiat has 1, VW has 1.
Where is the saturation? In Europe, sure. In the US it is a barren market. There are zero two-door hot hatches that I can think of in the US right now. The civic hatch died in 2005, and was 160hp and heavy, we never got the RS, we never got the Type R, we never had any of the Renault's or 1 series BMW's, or Audi RS1.
I wanted a 2 door hot hatch desperately, but the Fiat 500 Abarth just didn't do it for me, and everyone I know owns a GTI including my dad, and honestly I just don't find it that engaging.