Hot hatch evolution in India | Deep Drive Podcast Ep. 20 | Autocar India

Описание: The Tata Altroz Racer and Hyundai i20 N Line are the sportiest hatchbacks you can buy for sensible money in India. But are they really hot hatches? Hormazd Sorabjee - Editor, Autocar India - and Sergius Barretto - Managing Editor, Autocar India - discuss the hot hatch past, present and future in this episode of the Autocar Deep Drive Podcast powered by Kotak Mahindra Prime.

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Editor: Deven Bhalla
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Graphics: Rohit Kesarkar, Yuvraj Dhurmekar

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Chapters -
0:00 - Introduction
1:30 - India's first hot hatch
5:30 - Maruti's hot hatch attempts
7:10 - Fiat Palio 1.6 upped the game
8:49 - Abarth Punto didn't succeed
10:00 - Imported hot hatches
11:04 - Can't compromise practicality
12:07 - Powerful diesels
13:40 - Volkswagen Polo - People's champ
14:48 - Hyundai Grand i10 Nios Turbo - not hatch
15:52 - Hyundai i20 N Line a hot hatch?
16:20 - Mainstream turbo-petrols are fast
17:12 - Tata Altroz Racer could have been more
18:13 - Maxxing out a Maruti 800 MPFI
19:55 - EV hot hatches
21:37 - India isn't a hot hatch market

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