If the term 'hot hatch' was applied to vehicles such as the original Volkswagen Golf GTI and Peugeot 205 GTI, vehicles with less than 100 kW, what term do you use to describe hatches with 225 kW and 310 kW respectively? Whatever you use, it's bound to include expletives.
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