Category: Compacts
First drive: 2014 Chevrolet Sonic Turbo
Our test with the 2014 Chevrolet Sonic Turbo started with a road-trip from Phoenix to Los Angeles to test the ability of this small compact to meet or exceed its 40 mpg highway rating and 29 mpg city estimates. Our...
First Look: 2019 Honda Insight
Making its official debut at the Detroit Auto Show, the Honda Insight hybrid makes its return to the stage redesigned and repositioned for better performance on the highway as well as the showroom. The first Honda ...
First Look: 2016 Chevrolet Spark
Chevrolet is on a mission with their latest round of upgrades seen on the 2016 Chevrolet Spark, aiming for even younger buyers than before. Any younger and they'd have to be twelve, as the Chevrolet Spark already h...
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 ...
Test driven: 2013 Toyota Corolla S
While the current Corolla is more than ten years old, only having a few styling updates here and there, it still sold over 24,000 copies last month. At that number it still outsells much of its competition despite off...
First Peek: 2016 Buick Cascada
Most people don't think of Buick when it comes to drop-top fun in the sun, but the new 2016 Buick Cascada aims to change all that. Based on the same architecture as the Buick Verano, the new two-door Cascada conve...
Under The Hood: 2023 Honda Civic Type R
Under the vented aluminum hood of the 2023 Honda Civic Type R is a more powerful version of Honda's legendary K20C1 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbocharged engine. Horsepower is up to 315 at 6,500 rpm and torque is 3...
Quick Drive: 2018 Hyundai Elantra Value Edition
With the 2018 Hyundai Elantra GT what you get is like most five-door sport hatch compacts in class, an upgraded base model that's packed with more goodies and niceties than you will find in the four-door sedan on whic...
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...
First Look: 2018 Kia Rio
The all-new fourth-generation Kia Rio sedan and five-door were unveiled at the New York Auto Show, now with more room inside, more technologies and more safety features. Remaining virtually the same size as before,...
