Hot hatch

World Famous Hotboys made its pop-up debut this summer in Oakland, and ever since then, Victor Ghaben has regularly had to talk someone down from ordering a dangerously spicy chicken sandwich. World Famous Hotboys, which is slated to open its Oakland brick-and-mortar restaurant Dec. 30, specializes in Nashville-style hot chicken sandwiches. The blisteringly spicy, cayenne-coated fried chicken sandwiches currently come in four levels of heat: mild, medium, hot and hot hot. The medium is already about as spicy as most people can handle. “Every week somebody comes in wanting to order the hot, and I tell them not to, and they get upset and say, ‘Why have it if I’m not supposed to order it?’” Ghaben said. “Then they complain it’s too hot.” Ghaben gets regular reports that the hottest level causes serious intestinal distress, but that’s all part of the Scorpion pepper-laced fun. Nashville hot chicken is soaring in popularity — even … [Read more...] about World Famous Hotboys sets opening date for dangerously spicy Nashville hot chicken in Oakland

Three doors, wide fenders, and possibly AWD. Images of a hot Toyota Yaris prototype undergoing testing at the Nürburgring emerged onto the web back in July, and while the feisty hatch was supposed to debut in November at Rally Australia, fires around Coffs Harbour, New South Wales delayed the vehicle’s premiere. We now know when the GR Yaris will finally receive its highly anticipated launch as Toyota has announced plans to host the unveiling on January 10 during the Tokyo Auto Salon 2020. Gallery: Toyota Yaris GR-4 Teaser Video 5 Photos Meanwhile, the sporty Yaris will receive its dynamic debut on December 15 during the Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing Festival 2019. Presumably, the GR-spec version of the company’s subcompact hatchback will still carry this Supra-esque funky camouflage slapped onto a near-production prototype having some fun in the sand.Interestingly, we’re noticing it has a three-door layout as opposed to the aforementioned … [Read more...] about Toyota GR Yaris Reveal Set For January 10, New Teaser Released

The hot hatch will be offered with a six-speed manual and a new seven-speed automatic. After what looked like an endless string of spy photos, the all-new Ford Focus ST is finally here. Was it worth the wait? It was, at least on paper. A forbidden fruit in the United States, the Blue Oval’s hot hatch is ready to fully take on the Volkswagen Golf GTI / GTD by once again giving buyers the opportunity to pick between punchy gasoline and diesel engines. Ford says the revamped engine lineup unlocks an extra 12 percent horsepower and 17 percent torque compared to the old Focus ST. Update: ⠀ See The 2020 Ford Focus ST Do Acceleration Test In New Promo Ford Focus ST Wagon Revealed As Tasty Forbidden Fruit At the heart of the gasoline-fed version is a 2.3-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder engine described by Ford as being a new generation to create the most powerful Focus ST ever. It pumps out 276 hp at 5,500 rpm and 310 pound-feet (420 Newton-meters) from … [Read more...] about Ford Focus ST Revealed With Powerful Gasoline, Diesel Engines

Look away, America. You're not getting this one either. Ford is rubbing salt into the wound of enthusiasts eager to buy an attainable performance vehicle in North America by introducing the new Focus ST wagon. Following in the footsteps of other forbidden fruits such as the Fiesta ST and the Focus ST hatchback, the long-roof version of the latter has arrived to blend punchy engines with the extra practicality expected from a wagon. Update: ⠀ See The 2020 Ford Focus ST Do Acceleration Test In New Promo Over in Europe where the Focus ST wagon will go on sale this summer, Ford is going to sell the car with a choice between a 2.3-liter EcoBoost gasoline engine and a 2.0-liter diesel. Like in the hot hatch, the former will push out 276 hp at 5,500 rpm and 310 pound-feet (420 Newton-meters) from 3,000 rpm channeled to the front wheels through a standard six-speed manual gearbox or an optional seven-speed automatic. No word about performance just yet, but … [Read more...] about Ford Focus ST Wagon Revealed As Tasty Forbidden Fruit

The hot hatch does 0 to 62 mph (100 kph) in 5.7 seconds. Rubbing salt into the wound of Americans not able to buy the new Focus ST (or the Fiesta ST for that matter), Ford has dropped a couple of promo videos with its latest hot hatch. The Blue Oval says its new Volkswagen Golf GTI rival needs only 5.7 seconds to complete the sprint to 62 mph (100 kph) or 0.8 seconds less than the model it replaces. The video above puts those numbers to the test by showing a pre-production Focus ST on a closed section of the road in the hands of a professional driver and with launch control activated. If you need to carry more stuff, there’s also a Focus ST wagon that’ll do the sprint in a not-too-shabby 5.8 seconds. In addition, Ford is also selling frugal diesel versions of the two sporty cars, but those are significantly slower in the sprint to 62 mph, with the hatch needing 7.6 seconds whereas the wagon takes 7.7s to complete the task. The gasoline-fueled STs will … [Read more...] about See The 2020 Ford Focus ST Do Acceleration Test In New Promo