Category: Compacts
Motoring Minute: SEMA Show 2014 Kia & Hyundai Teaser
While the sport import genre has slowed a bit in the last decade, Kia and Hyundai have breathed new life into the custom culture in their own way. At the 2014 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Kia will have a large showcase...
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...
Motoring Minute: Volkswagen Golf R 400 Concept
Making its first appearance in North America this week is the Über powered Volkswagen Golf R 400 Concept, a car that is just spitting distance from the showroom. Looking not that much crazier than the new 2015 Golf...
MPG Challenge: 2014 Ford Fiesta SFE 1.0 EcoBoost
The Ford Fiesta has been with us now in the US since 2010 and it received a styling update for the 2014 model year which gave it new headlamps and sharper grille. It also gained the ultra fuel efficient 1.0 lite EcoBo...
MPG Challenge: 2014 Mazda3 Grand Touring 2.0
Before we hit the road, lets do a quick walk-around of the new Mazda3 sedan. No longer sharing its underlying architecture with Ford, Mazda made a few styling changes right away. It follows the company's KODO design l...
Preview: 2017 Hyundai Elantra Sport
Things are about to spice up in the compact sedan segment this fall when the 2017 Hyundai Elantra Sport arrives, giving the Honda Civic Si and Volkswagen GLI something to compete with. Unveiling the 2017 Hyunda...
Quick drive: 2014 Ford Fiesta SE Hatch
To keep the Fiesta fresh in the marketplace, it received a new design up front which includes a larger grille which is more like the handsome Ford Fusion. New headlamps and a lower fascia with built-in spoiler round o...
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...
Quick Drive: 2016 Scion iA
In our test drives this week, we got our first stint behind the wheel of the all-new 2016 Scion iA sedan. It's a car that represents a number of firsts for the brand and offers more than than meets the eye. ...
Quick Drive: 2017 Toyota Yaris iA
The 2017 Toyota Yaris iA is a new name for this year but the car itself may well be familiar in more ways than one. Just last year it was the Scion iA, this before the Scion brand was put to bed and all its models giv...
