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Ford Focus Tops Toyota Corolla As Planet's Most Popular Vehicle

Ford sold over one million examples of its Focus last year. That alone is impressive, but there's deeper meaning to the high sales statistic--for the first time, the Focus has overtaken its Japanese rival, the Toyota Corolla, at the top of the global sales charts. Thanks to the U.S. and...

April 9, 2013 by Antony Ingram 4

Toyota Furia Concept Live Images: 2013 Detroit Auto Show

January 15, 2013

Toyota Furia Concept Previews 2014 Toyota Corolla: Detroit Auto Show

January 14, 2013 1

2013 Toyota Corolla Continues Unchanged, New Model Next Year

November 20, 2012

2013 Nissan Sentra SL - First Drive, October 2012

2013 Nissan Sentra: Details, Reviews, Gas Mileage

If you're in the market for a new Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla or Volkswagen Jetta, you're also in the market for the 2013 Nissan Sentra. While we haven't driven the 2013... October 29, 2012 by Antony Ingram

Compacts Better Than Subcompacts For High Gas Mileage?

It's fairly easy to point at trucks and supercars as the biggest gas-guzzlers on the market, but for the average person on the street it's a lot harder to identify the cars... August 24, 2012 by Antony Ingram 6

VW’s Golf-Based Scirocco Compact Coupe: Returning To U.S. Soon?

Back in the 1970s, Volkswagen unveiled the Volkswagen Scirocco, a front-engined, front-wheel drive replacement for the aging rear-engined, rear-wheel drive Karmann Ghia... April 10, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 1

2013 Dodge Dart launch at Detroit Auto Show, Jan 2012

Dodge Lets You Customize Your Own 2013 Dart, But You Can’t Buy It

Unless you’re the kind of person who can afford a bespoke luxury car, you’ll know the pain of finding out from your car dealer that the car you want doesn’t... February 29, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 1

2012 MINI Cooper Coupe official spy shots

2012 MINI Cooper Coupe: Lots Of Fun In A Small Package

The MINI family is set to expand with two new editions set to debut over the next six to twelve months; the production versions of the MINI Coupe and Roadster concepts first... June 6, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran

Toyota Corolla Gas Mileage

The 2011 Toyota Corolla is one of the best-selling compact sedans in the U.S. market. But its gas mileage isn't necessarily anything to write home about. The most... May 26, 2011 by John Voelcker 4

2012 Subaru Impreza at New York Auto Show, April 2011

2012 Subaru Impreza: Video Walkaround Of New 36-MPG AWD Car

The list of compact cars offered with all-wheel-drive as an option is short. The list of compact cars that come with all-wheel-drive standard is even shorter: Subaru Impreza... May 17, 2011 by John Voelcker 4

Advice: Downsizing From A Subaru Wagon, Seeking Better MPGs

We tend to get a lot of "What car should we buy?" questions at GreenCarReports, and we'll usually respond with a list of questions to narrow down the choices. Recently... May 6, 2011 by John Voelcker 9

2012 Hyundai Accent: 40 MPG For $12,445

The brand new 2012 Hyundai Accent isn’t set to go on sale until summer but the car made its official U.S. debut this past week at the 2011 New York Auto Show so we now... April 25, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran

2011 Hyundai Elantra, Grant's Tomb, New York City

Five Things We Don't Like On The 2011 Hyundai Elantra (Video)

Finally, here's our last video in the series we did on the new 2011 Hyundai Elantra. Since we tested that car a few weeks ago, the compact segment has only heated up. There's... April 22, 2011 by John Voelcker 7

Five Things We Like About The New 2011 Hyundai Elantra (Video)

The 2011 Hyundai Elantra compact sedan, entirely redesigned for this model year, has won rave reviews and is selling like gangbusters. We found many things to like in the... April 19, 2011 by John Voelcker 2

2011 Hyundai Elantra: Two-Minute Road Test Review (Video)

The 2011 New York Auto Show is kicking off this week, with new compact car entries that include the all-wheel-drive 2012 Subaru Impreza, among others. But a strong new... April 18, 2011 by John Voelcker 2

AWD 2012 Subaru Impreza: 36 MPG Highway--NY Auto Show Preview

All-wheel-drive is an increasingly popular option in new vehicles, especially in areas of the country that get snow. But the security of having all four wheels powered in... April 7, 2011 by John Voelcker 1

2012 Nissan Versa: New Compact To Launch At New York Auto Show

All we know so far is that Nissan will show a small car at the New York Auto Show, where media days kick off two weeks from tomorrow. But it's highly likely that the car will... April 5, 2011 by John Voelcker

Kia Doubles Down On Smaller Engines, Plans Soul Convertible

Kia has some major plans in the pipeline, with the introduction of new hybrid models, a brand new Rio hatchback and range of downsized engines combining turbocharging and... March 25, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 1