Category: Compacts
Test Drive: 2017 Ford Focus RS
The Ford Focus RS is the latest result of the One Ford plan and the new Ford Performance brand that promises to give us the goods from the around the world, and this one delivers in spades. Hottest hatch of them a...
Test Drive: 2017 Honda Civic Si Coupe
Fun! The Honda Civic Si Sedan and Coupe now in their eighth generation carry on a well loved nameplate and a legend among the enthusiasts at heart. Like the GTI from Volkswagen, the Civic Si has a DNA and a legacy to ...
Test Drive: 2017 Honda Civic Type R
There are many cars that enthusiasts in the United States have watched from afar, the drivers in other lands enjoying and could not have here. One of them is the Honda Civic Type R. For a long many of generations, Hon...
Test Drive: 2017 Infiniti QX30S
The 2017 Infiniti QX30 takes its place as the new entry point for Nissan's luxury brand, starting at $29,950. From there it steps up into the near $50,000 price range when optioned and trim grades climb. In the mid...
Test Drive: 2017 Kia Soul! Turbo
You really miss the original Scion xB for its combination of funky style, affordable price and enormous practicality all in a package that makes you smile giddily. The Kia Soul has arguably been the spiritual successo...
Test Drive: 2017 Toyota Corolla SE
Can you believe the Toyota Corolla has been with us for fifty years? That was the first thought when we began our test of the 2017 Toyota Corolla 50th Anniversary Special Edition. Redesigned slightly for 2017, the ...
Test Drive: 2017 Volkswagen GTI S
Driving the 2017 Volkswagen GTI on the mountain roads of Arizona was a holistic wayback machine experience for me having cut my canyon carving teeth some 30 years ago on the same roads in a 1984 GTI, the first generat...
Test Drive: 2020 Honda Civic Si Sedan
When we first tested the Honda Civic Si back in 2017when it became available in the current generation, we loved it. It went on our I'd Buy It list just as the previous generation had. The combination of grin inducing...
Test Drive: 2021 Honda Civic Type R
Since we last test drove the go-fast Honda Civic Type R, a number of important updates have been made in styling, chassis refinements and interior tweaks, and there's a special edition to mark the last year of thi...
Test Drive: 2021 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid
Earlier this year we test drove the new 2021 Hyundai Elantra Limited, liking it so much it won our praise and a coveted spot on our “Id Buy It” list. In the economy sedan class it's a value packed, well built car ...