Tag: Compact
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 Look: 2017 Nissan JUKE NISMO RS
With the Nissan Juke as we know it nearing the end of its product life-cycle a very special version of it has been cooked up to celebrate, the JUKE NISMO RS. With a healthy dose of extra horsepower, handling tweaks...
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. ...
First Look: 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage
On stage at the LA Auto Show was the redesigned 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage, bolstering the brand's fortification of its products for North America with new styling inside and out, new features, and improved performance. ...
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...
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...
First Look: 2018 Hyundai Kona
At the LA Auto Show, the 2018 Hyundai Kona compact crossover made its North American debut, a definitive splash into the hot pool of new sporty CUV's that's now getting even hotter. To start out with, Hyundai's new...
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...
Test Drive: 2016 Fiat 500C Abarth
Frenzied was the atmosphere when we got news the 2016 Fiat 500C Abarth would come to us for a week long test. It didn't disappoint on our mountain back roads, offering up a pugnaciously fun driving character and a bit...
Test Drive: 2017 Honda Civic Type R
There are many cars that enthusiasts in the United States have watched from afar, the drivers in other lands enjoying and could not have here. One of them is the Honda Civic Type R. For a long many of generations, Hon...
