Tag: Compact
First Look: 2016 Ford Focus RS
Appearing at the LA Auto Show was the new high-performance 2016 Ford Focus RS all-wheel-drive hot hatch that made its official North American debut earlier this year at New York. It's ready for production and the show...
SEMA Show 2015: Hyundai Concepts Preview
Hyundai believe it or not has become a powerhouse at the SEMA Show for their well produced concept vehicles, enlisting the help of well known tuners who go all out. Renowned tuner John Pangilinan, takes the 2016 Tu...
First Drive: 2019 Hyundai Veloster N
One of the cars I've been looking forward to driving this year is the all-new 2019 Hyundai Veloster, since small sporty coupe slash hatches are getting hard to come by. Anything new in this segment is a welcome breath...
First Drive: 2017 Honda Civic Hatch Sport
If you're one of those who says the Honda Civic has gone stale, offering little or nothing for the enthusiast then you haven't been looking lately. The brand is about to infuse its core Civic with more driving excitem...
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...
2025 Nissan Kicks: Our First Look
Making its first public showing at the New York Auto Show, the all-new 2025 Nissan Kicks seeks to change the game in the compact SUV segment with an expressive new styling language for the brand, a future forward ...
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...
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...
First Look: 2016 Scion iA
While many miss the funky fresh Scion vehicles of the past like the first generation xB, Toyota's youth brand is pushing ahead with their first new sedan, the 2016 Scion iA. One of two new vehicles introduced at 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...
