Which iconic 80s hot hatch is likely to make you the most money? JOHN MAYHEAD has the answers

By John Mayhead

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A hot hatchback in the seventies and eighties was the 乗り物 of choice for boy racers on a 予算 who couldn't やめる stretch to a 十分な-血d sports car.

But 急速な／放蕩な-今後 forty years and these models are now 存在 緊急発進するd over by some of the most 需要・要求するing and ruthless 乗り物 collectors.

That's because the values of this 部類 and 時代 of car is 加速するing faster than a Mk2 ゴルフ GTI leaving a McDonalds car park on a Friday night in 1982.

But which of the hot hatches from this remarkable 世代 have gone up in value most in the last five years alone? Classic car valuations guru John Mayhead, editor of the Hagerty UK Price Guide, has the answer...?

Which seventies and eighties era hot hatches have risen in value most in the last 5 years? John Mayhead, classic car price specialist at Hagerty, can tell you the answer...

Which seventies and eighties 時代 hot hatches have risen in value most in the last 5 years? John Mayhead, classic car price specialist at Hagerty, can tell you the answer...

John says:?These cars are the ones that every car 熱中している人 who grew up in the 1970s and 80s 手配中の，お尋ね者.?

The racing 見解／翻訳／版s were everywhere, 決起大会／結集させるing through forests or dicing together in BTCC races, and these were those we saw on the roads.?

Many were thrashed, 衝突，墜落d or stolen; finding one today that has 生き残るd in excellent 初めの 条件 is difficult, but those that have made it are now very, very collectable.?

And it's the 急速な／放蕩な Fords that are still in the lead when it comes to classic values of hot hatches... but only just.?

This?1985 Escort RS Turbo S1 isn't any normal Fast Ford. It was driven by Princess Diana and in August 2022 set a new record when it was sold at auction for a whopping £650,000

This?1985 護衛する RS Turbo S1 isn't any normal 急速な／放蕩な Ford. It was driven by Princess Diana and in August 2022 始める，決める a new 記録，記録的な／記録する when it was sold at auction for a whopping £650,000

Of all the Fast Fords, the one that has shot up in value most in recent years is the 1980s Sierra RS Cosworth. The limited-run RS500 Cosworth now commands prices above £100k when good examples head to auction

Of all the 急速な／放蕩な Fords, the one that has 発射 up in value most in 最近の years is the 1980s Sierra RS Cosworth. The 限られた／立憲的な-run RS500 Cosworth now 命令（する）s prices above £100k when good examples 長，率いる to auction

One of the more attainable Fast Fords from this era is the Fiesta XR2, but even these are increasing in value at some rate

One of the more attainable 急速な／放蕩な Fords from this 時代 is the Fiesta XR2, but even these are 増加するing in value at some 率

The most 最近の Hagerty Price Guide shows that 普通の／平均（する） values of 1970s and ‘80s 業績／成果 Fords rose by 31.9 per cent in the past five years, just （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域ing Renault into second place.

John Mayhead, editor of the Hagerty UK Price Guide

John Mayhead, editor of the Hagerty UK Price Guide

The team here at Hagerty grouped the hot hatches, then 跡をつけるd the 普通の／平均（する） value over the past five years.?

Values of the 急速な／放蕩な Fords ? the 護衛する RS, XR3 and Turbo models, Fiesta XR2 and RS, and Sierra XR4 and RS Cosworth ? 持続するd the lead over their 競争相手s にもかかわらず values flattening over the past 12 months.

Renault (5 Turbo and Clio Williams) （機の）カム a の近くに second with 28.9 per cent, with Audi (Ur Quattro) just drifting into third place with 27.6 per cent.?

Volkswagen (ゴルフ GTI and 決起大会／結集させる) 増加するd 19.7 per cent and Peugeot (205 GTi, CTi and 決起大会／結集させる) rose by 5.2 per cent.

Included in Hagerty's deep-dive into the changing values of hot hatches from the 1970s and 1980s is the Renault 5 Turbo - another road car born out of a manufacturer's desire to go Group B racing. Hot hatch Renault prices are up on average almost 30% in the last 5 years

含むd in Hagerty's 深い-dive into the changing values of hot hatches from the 1970s and 1980s is the Renault 5 Turbo - another road car born out of a 製造業者's 願望（する） to go Group B racing. Hot hatch Renault prices are up on 普通の／平均（する） almost 30% in the last 5 years

Representing Audi for this generation of hot hatchback is the Quattro. Values of this era Audis are up 27.6% in the last 5 years, Hagerty says

代表するing Audi for this 世代 of hot hatchback is the Quattro. Values of this 時代 Audis are up 27.6% in the last 5 years, Hagerty says

Volkswagen Golf GTIs are surging in value of late, especially if you can get your hands on a prime example of the Mk1 version (pictured)

Volkswagen ゴルフ GTIs are 殺到するing in value of late, 特に if you can get your 手渡すs on a prime example of the Mk1 見解／翻訳／版 (pictured)

Peugeot hot hatch values (namely the 205 GTi pictured)? have increased the lea st in the last 5 years, but did start from a high point back in 2019

Peugeot hot hatch values (すなわち the 205 GTi pictured)? have 増加するd the least in the last 5 years, but did start from a high point 支援する in 2019

The in-house Hagerty 分析家s decided to ignore homologation 見解／翻訳／版s such as the Sierra RS500, 205 T16, Renault 5 Turbo and Sport Quattro to 避ける these ultra-価値のある 見解／翻訳／版s 支配するing the 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）.

But then we decided we 手配中の，お尋ね者 to know how these 乗り物s had 成し遂げるd over the last five years, so we've plotted these 分かれて.?

In 百分率 条件, the Ford is still 最高の，を越す, with the Sierra RS500 増加するing nearly 67 per cent since 2019, with a big rise at the end of 2022.

This was 押し進めるd even higher at the start of 2023, when a low-mileage example went for の近くに to £600,000. However, we みなす this to be an outlier.?

The Fast Ford sold for an unfathomable figure! This 1987 Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 obliterated all previous world records early last year when it sold for a staggering £596,250

The 急速な／放蕩な Ford sold for an unfathomable 人物／姿／数字! This 1987 Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 obliterated all previous world 記録，記録的な／記録するs 早期に last year when it sold for a staggering £596,250

One of the limited run Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 homologation special road cars is due to go under the hammer over the weekend

One of the 限られた／立憲的な run Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 homologation special road cars is 予定 to go under the 大打撃を与える over the 週末

It’s not surprising that the Fords have 支配するd the 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）, given the 人気 for 業績／成果 models of the brand in the UK.?

For those who grew up in the 1980s, these were the ultimate aspirational road cars, and today they are 極端に collectable, 特に if they have 生き残るd in good 初めの 条件.?

The Audi Quattro is another very popular car here 予定 to its 決起大会／結集させるing success, but the big rise in value of this model had already happened by 2019.?

The French cars are 利益／興味ing: both 業績／成果 Renaults and Peugeots tend to 伸び（る） much higher values when sold in their home country than they do here.?

For example, a Renault 5 GT Turbo was sold by French auction house Aguttes in April 2022 for ?41,660 (£35,500), more than 二塁打 the Hagerty Price Guide 普通の／平均（する） at the time of £15,500.

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