Let’s take a moment and celebrate the fact that we live in a world where we can have 270 horsepower in a little hatchback. That said, hot hatches are not just about brute force and speed. In this video Evo puts the Renault Megane 265 against the Vauxhall Astra VXR to see which one of these closely matched is actually the fastest. And while – forgive us for spoiling it – the Renault wins fair and square, we like the VXR better because it’s just so much better looking than the French car. With hot hatches it’s about the whole package.