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In the late ’90s when Jordan (the model, not the beautiful Arabian land) and Habbo Hotel were a thing, the public’s perception of a fast hatchback was quite different to what it is today. Back then, making a small car fast came with a whiff of something else. Drunk off crusty issues of Max Power and lava-lamp juice, hatchbacks around the land were infused with bigger wheels, crazy bodywork, and big power. Skyrocketing insurance premiums killed the genre for its youthful target audience, but it opened the door for OEMs to increase the scope of what a hot hatch could be and who bought them. Read the full article here.
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