However, this power makes modern hot hatches seem like they are overcompensating for something. Modern hot hatches have lost sight of what the term truly means. At the end of the day, I would still have my 2012 Volkswagen Golf GTI over all these cars! The cool but uncomfortable 595 AbarthI do regret my decision to buy a Golf GTI because it is still the best hot hatch you can have. Above all, the Volkswagen Golf GTI makes everything else seem like a compromise.