Ford, even their shitty shopping hatches are nice to drive compared to their contemporarys so IMO they are the greatest driving hatches as they have good handling running throughout the whole range and always have done

If you are asking who made the best hatch for a one off sunday blast down your fave lanes without taking into account day to day practicality then Renault, the R26R is the most focussed and driver rewarding hot hatch their has been and the clio 172/182 were little gems and kick any Honda hatch into touch