Category: Compacts
Under The Hood: 2017 Kia Soul! Turbo
The Kia Soul Turbo's 1.6-liter Gamma turbocharged engine is a new higher output powerplant found in other Hyundai and Kia products this year like the new Elantra Sport and Elantra GT as well as in the Kia Forte5 just ...
First Look: 2019 Kia Forte
Entering its third-generation, the all-new 2019 Kia Forte sedan made its official debut at the Detroit Auto Show, and like its competitors gets bigger, more mature, and more efficient. When it comes to the compact...
First Drive: 2017 Toyota Corolla XSE
The 2017 Toyota Corolla is arriving at dealerships now, freshened with new styling touches inside and out to help it celebrate its 50th Anniversary. Can you believe it's been around this long? The Corolla has argua...
First drive: 2014 Nissan Versa Note
I've been reading your comments and emails, “What with this cowboy out in the desert standing next to all these fancy and sophisticated cars us what”? Well that's what we call a Juxtaposition. Juxtaposition....that's ...
First Look: 2019 Hyundai Elantra
The 2019 Hyundai Elantra arrives soon with a thorough freshening of style inside and out, new available technology features and more safety stuff to keep you from crashing as much. Upon first glance, the transforma...
First Look: 2016 Honda Civic Concept
At the New York Auto Show, Honda surprised the assembled auto journalists and show goers with the eye catching bright green 2016 Honda Civic Concept, a car they say is spitting distance to the production model coming ...
Route 66 Test Drive: 2015 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
Why take the modern day 2015 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible on old Route 66? Well they share a lot in common, both iconic of automotive history and lore. They both bring imagery and memories to all who see them, and th...
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...
First Drive: 2015 Toyota Yaris SE
For 2015 Toyota gave its entry level Yaris a substantial facelift both inside and out. Most obvious is its new facial design which shares the rounded mouth button nosed look also seen in the 2015 Camry sedan. At th...
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...
