i think it's a fair shake. of course, it wasn't REALLY a comparison in the sense that other mags/sites do comparo tests, but it says right in the title, "SportY cars" not SportS cars.
Mini is a sporty car, even with anemic 1.6, because it's widely recognized to be one of the best handling FWD.
Fiat certainly does LOOK sporty with huge wheels and sporty package thing,
Veloster also LOOKs quite sporty, and with Turbo version coming soon(like the abarth), may be more eligible to be included in the group than without.
GTI and Si are like the enhanced version of those.
Ford does not have any ST or whatever performance version of their Fiesta and Focus yet. have they even been confirmed for sure?