Archive for the 'Compact cars' Category

Scion, Toyota’s youth brand, will drop the xB and xD from the lineup, a move that will bring the offshoot brand more in line with its original goals.   From the outset, Toyota claimed that Scion vehicles would be one-offs, meaning there would be no new generations of cars offering minor style changes to the existing […]

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The 2013 Scion FR-S will start at $24,200 when it goes on sale this summer.  The $24,200 base price is for a manual transmission model.  An automatic will start at $25,300.  The 2013 Scion FR-S, which is the same car as the 2013 Subaru BR-Z, will be powered by a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine with 200-hp.  […]

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Update: Mini has changed the name of the small 2-door SUV back to the Paceman and has released production photos. Mini’s Paceman concept vehicle (shown below) is a two-door crossover based on the Countryman, so it follows reason that the production version of the Paceman will be called the Countryman Coupe.  When you read Countryman […]

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Chevrolet has revealed the new Chevy Cruze wagon at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, and in addition to giving buyers another option in the small wagon market, it looks good.  Giving the small wagon buying public an American choice, and not a retro one, the new Cruze wagon will add utility to Chevy’s second smallest […]

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The Subaru Impreza Mitsubishi Lancer rivalry stems from the companies’ competition with rally cars in the WRC, and is in full swing with the Lancer Evolution and Impreza STI.  The rivalry may be born of the fire breathing rally cars and live for the most part in the sports cars, but it is still alive […]

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The 2012 Chevy Sonic and 2012 Nissan Versa are both newly redesigned for this year. The Sonic replaces Chevrolet’s Aveo, and is now built in America, making it the only subcompact car that can be considered truly domestic. The Versa has also been redesigned for this year with a curvier, more liquid exterior than the […]

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Volkswagen has announced that a hybrid version of the compact VW Jetta will be built. Volkswagen has long been the posterchild for diesel in the diesel vs hybrid debate, but now the Jetta will get another fuel sipping option: a hybrid engine with 45-mpg. Volkswagen says that the 2013 Jetta Hybrid will be the fastest […]

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Dodge is finally putting the functional but little loved Caliber out of its misery. Launched with unbelievably bad timing, the Caliber mimics the large SUVs that have had a bullseye on their backs, especially with small-car-inclined buyers, since the fuel economy woes of the past few years started. While the Caliber’s wagon configuration and available […]

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If you’re looking for a miniscule car that sips fuel and is easy to fit into tight spaces but want some cargo room, chances are you’re looking at the 2012 Chevy Sonic and 2012 Toyota Yaris hatch backs. The 2012 Chevy Sonic is all new for this year, replacing the Aveo starting with the 2012 […]

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The 2012 Honda Civic is one of the cars that defines a segment. When the Civic gets larger, people’s idea of a small car gets larger. And it has grown larger, the original Civic which debuted in 1973 weighed 1,500 lbs and was 139.8 inches long. The current model is more than three feet longer […]

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