Category: Compacts
Motoring Minute: Toyota Urban Utility “U2” Concept
Toyota shows they are looking forward at addressing holes in their product line with the Toyota Urban Utility or U2 Concept vehicle unveiled this week. Signaling they are contemplating what to replace the aged Scio...
First Look: 2016 Volkswagen Beetle Denim
While Volkswagen is taking arrows over the implosion of their TDI diesel menu, at the LA Auto Show they've cooked up some happy pie with the special edition 2016 Beetle Denim. Celebrating a more positive and playfu...
Quick Drive: 2015 Volkswagen Golf TDI
With the all-new 2015 Volkswagen Golf TDI going on sale in North America this month, we recently got our first impressions behind the wheel. Redesigned from the ground up, the 2015 Golf TDI has an all-new engine as we...
2023 Volkswagen Jetta 1.5T: Under The Hood
The 2023 Volkswagen Jetta features the brand’s latest generation EA211 1.5-liter turbocharged four cylinder gasoline engine, here with 158 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque. In our Jetta test vehicle it has ...
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...
Motoring Minute: 2016 Audi TT & TTS debut
The Audi booth at the LA Auto Show promises to be an exciting place this year with updated models, an important new design concept, and an all-new TT. The four rings bring their third generation 2016 Audi TT Roadst...
First drive: 2014 Volkswagen EOS Sport
The Volkswagen EOS occupies a tiny place in the showroom next to the Beetle Convertible, being the more mature and upscale option for buyers. A slightly larger car, the EOS is a more upscale and feature packed way to ...
SEMA Show 2014: Riley Hawk Scion xB
The 1970's seems to be a theme with Scion this year at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. And nothing says this more than the shagadellic Riley Hawk Scion xB. The custom build by Scott Kanemura of KMA Productions is a hea...
First Look: 2016 Mini Convertible
On the more affordable side of the boutique drop-top segment, the LA Auto Show saw the debut of the all-new 2016 Mini Convertible which brings open air goodness to the latest generation. As the first Mini convertib...
First Look: 2017 Hyundai Elantra
The 2017 Hyundai Elantra entered the stage at the LA Auto Show, representing the latest design evolution of the brand's top selling model. With new styling inside and out, new features, and powertrains, Hyundai plans ...
