Tag: Compact
First Drive: 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage G4
Starting at $13,995, the 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage G4 is one of the least expensive sedans you can buy in North America save only for the Ford Fiesta sedan at $13,660 and Nissan Versa sedan that starts at $11,990. Rig...
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: 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,...
First Drive: 2017 Kia Sportage
If you didn't already know it, Kia is a brand on the move. Over the past decade, they've completely transformed their products from what might have been considered bland, entry level cars to stylish, sporting, and eve...
First Drive: 2018 Kia Rio EX
The 2018 Kia Rio is the most affordable model in the brand's showroom and for this year it's all-new from the standpoint of design inside and out, has more features than ever to compare with peers from Nissan, Toyota,...
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 Look: 2016 Nissan Sentra
The new 2016 Nissan Sentra made its appearance at this year's LA Auto Show, gaining new styling to bring it into line with the rest of the Nissan family from the full-size Maxima sedan to the Murano crossover. This...
2025 Kia K4 Sedan: Our First Look
At the New York Auto Show, Kia pulled the cover off their all-new 2025 K4 compact sedan, replacing the Forte in their lineup. The fourth generation of their compact sedan competing against Corolla, Civic, Sentra a...
First Look: 2020 Toyota Corolla Sedan
While I was at the media test drive for the 2019 Toyota RAV4, they whisked us into a secretive dinner held in a giant winery warehouse where an ominous banner hinted at what was behind. Like fans with back stage passe...
First Look: 2016 Infiniti Q30
After many concepts, the production version of the new Infiniti Q30 active compact was revealed at the Frankfurt Motor Show last week. Infiniti's first entry into the fast-growing premium compact segment, the new Q...
