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  • 2014 Mazda 3, test drive, Atlanta region, Oct 2013

    The 2014 Mazda 3 is the one of the more eagerly-awaited compact cars hereabouts, and now we've had a chance to spend 90 minutes behind the wheel. During a recent test drive that brought together Best Car To Buy 2014 finalists, every High Gear Media editor got a chance to drive a variety of vehicles through the scenic rolling hills of Georgia. Collectively, we swapped cars, compared notes, and winnowed down the field to each site's final nominees. MORE: Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2014: The Nominees We still need to spend more time in a Mazda 3 to do a proper fuel-economy test; our...

  • 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel, test drive in Hell, Michigan
    Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy Nominee: 2014 Chevy Cruze Diesel

    The 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel is a somewhat daring car, and one that diesel fans have been urging a U.S. maker to sell for years, if not decades. It's the first diesel-engined passenger vehicle sold by General Motors since 1986, and it's a fully modern car with the latest in emissions control...

  • 2013 Lexus CT 200h
    Lexus CT 200h Compact Hybrid Faces New Mercedes, Audi Competitors

    As luxury brands expand their efforts to sell more fuel-efficient cars, Lexus will join Audi and Mercedes-Benz in offering a range of compact models in years to come. Reports say that the Lexus CT compact hybrid hatchback will likely be offered in a variety of body styles--including a four-door...

  • 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid
    2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid Priced From $26,820

    Subaru's first production hybrid goes on sale later this year.

  • 2013 Nissan Rogue
    2014 Nissan Rogue To Sell Alongside Old Model, Now 'Rogue Select'

    Nissan will continue to offer the current Rogue as a bargain alternative to the new 2014 model.

  • 2014 Mazda 3 four-door sedan, 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show  [photo: IndianAutosBlog]
    2014 Mazda 3 Sedan Live Photo Gallery: 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show

    The all-new 2014 Mazda 3 was revealed at the end of June, but only as a five-door hatchback--the model that will be the mainstay in Japan and Europe. Now we've had our first look at the 2014 Mazda3 four-door sedan in person; it was displayed at last week's Frankfurt Auto Show. The pictures show the...

  • 2014 Nissan Rogue SV

    This morning, Nissan pulled the covers off a pair of all-new compact crossovers at the Frankfurt Auto Show. Though they're sold under different names in Europe, the vehicles are what we'll come to know in North America as the 2014 Nissan Rogue. The new 2014 Rogue will arrive at dealers this November, with a starting price just above $23,000. It promises not only fresh styling, more features, and a greater array of options for family buyers, it will also be slightly more fuel efficient. The well-known 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine and Xtronic continuously variable transmission (CVT) found in...

  • 2014 Chevrolet Volt
    2014 Chevrolet Volt Price Cut By $5,000, To $34,995

    The 2014 Chevrolet Volt electric car will carry a base price of $34,995, a cut of $5,000 from the 2013 model. That price includes an $810 destination fee, but not any optional equipment. Chevrolet has "made great strides in reducing costs as we gain experience with electric vehicles and their...

  • 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid at 2013 New York Auto Show
    Subaru Swamped By Demand For XV Crosstrek In U.S., Hybrids In Japan

    If any carmaker should already have had a hybrid in its lineup, it's Subaru. We've said that before, and before the end of the year, we'll know much more about the 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid that was unveiled at last spring's New York Auto Show. But it turns out that Subaru now has two...

  • 2014 Mazda 3
    2014 Mazda 3 Launches: Two SkyActiv Engines, High MPG Expected

    Mazda launched its all-new 2014 Mazda 3 compact hatchback today at coordinated events in New York, Melbourne, Istanbul, St. Petersburg, and London. The new Mazda 3 lineup, which will include a four-door sedan version as well when it goes on sale this September, is the second model designed around...

  • 2014 Toyota Corolla
    New 2014 Toyota Corolla Unveiled, Eco Model Aims At 40 MPG Highway

    The Toyota Corolla has been the most popular compact car in the U.S. for more years than we can count. But this year's model is the oldest model in a category that has seen every one of its competitors refreshed in the last three years. The new 2014 Toyota Corolla, the 11th generation of a...

  • 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel, test drive in Hell, Michigan
    2014 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel: First Drive

    It’s not every day Chevrolet executives talk about launching at car that competes directly with … a Volkswagen. The new 2014 Chevy Cruze Diesel, however, aims directly at the only affordable compact four-door sedan with a diesel engine sold in the U.S. until now: the Volkswagen Jetta...

  • 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel, test drive in Hell, Michigan

    The 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel went on sale this week at a handful of top Chevy dealers, and company executives said two of its first three buyers were new to diesel cars. The new diesel Cruze, fitted with a 151-horsepower 2.0-liter turbodiesel four-cylinder engine built in Germany, is GM's first diesel passenger car sold in the U.S. since 1986. Two of those first buyers had not previously owned diesel cars, but were attracted by the 46-mpg EPA highway rating for fuel efficiency. One had just switched jobs and had a 100-mile daily roundtrip commute with lots of highway miles, GM marketers...

  • 2014 Acura ILX
    2014 Acura ILX Sport Sedan: More Features, Hybrid Later

    For its second model year, Acura has added new features to the ILX compact sedan, which serves as its entry-level vehicle. The 2014 Acura ILX will go on sale tomorrow at dealers for Honda's luxury brand, but an announcement of new features and upgrades thus far applies only to the two...

  • 2013 Nissan Leaf, Nashville area test drive, April 2013
    2013 Nissan Leaf: Driven Through Tennessee Countryside

    After our quick drive of a 2013 Nissan Leaf before the New York Auto Show in late March, we were finally able to spend some extended time with the updated electric car outside Nashville. Our initial impressions remain the same: The Leaf is a perfectly normal, competent compact five-door hatchback...

  • 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK 250 BlueTEC, upstate New York, April 2013
    2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK 250 BlueTEC: Fuel Efficiency Drive Report

    Launched for 2009 and notably refreshed for the 2013 model year, the Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class luxury compact crossover has never been particularly green. But with the mid-year addition of a new diesel version, its fuel efficiency goes up by a third--which isn't bad for a pricey, heavy crossover. Two...

  • 2013 Dodge Dart Limited, road test, Catskill Mountains, NY, April 2013
    2013 Dodge Dart Limited: Gas-Mileage Drive Report

    The 2013 Dodge Dart has gotten off to a slow start in the market, but it's a vitally important car for Chrysler. The first vehicle based on shared underpinnings from its parent Fiat, the Dart has to show Chrysler can build competitive cars--and, even more important, top-quality small cars that...

  • 2013 Ford Escape EcoBoost 2.0-liter, Pennsylvania, April 2013
    2013 Ford Escape 2.0-Liter EcoBoost: Gas Mileage Drive Report

    The Ford Escape is one of the most popular compact crossovers on the market today, and its all-new 2013 model goes head-to-head with the Honda CRV and Toyota RAV4. Both of those vehicles were redesigned in 2012 or 2013, so crossover competition is now fierce. We spent six days with a pale green...

  • 2013 Chevrolet Sonic

    At the end of last week, Chevrolet posted an official recall notice for all 2013 Sonic cars after it discovered a fault in the system responsible for detecting a blown turn signal bulb. Under normal operation, the unit, called the Body Control Module (BCM) should detect when a turn signal lamp has broken, alerting the driver so it can be repaired. However, during regular internal tests, GM engineers discovered that the ‘signal bulb outage detection’ feature was disabled on the BCM unit fitted to all 2013 Sonics. With that particular feature disabled, the car will not alert the...

  • Lindsay Lohan in Herbie: Fully Loaded
    Young Buyers Like Small Cars, Don't Care About Fuel Economy

    Statistics are curious and often contradictory things. That's doubly so when they reveal shopping habits, because shoppers are curious and contradictory creatures. For example, we've heard time and again that even if Millennials (aka "Generation Y") could afford to buy cars, they wouldn't flock to...

  • 2011 Lexus HS 250h
    Lexus Discontinues The HS 250h Hybrid, Quietly

    “It’s better to burn out, than to fade away,” once penned songwriter Neil Young, addressing the hazards of a life lived in the spotlight. If you were a fan of the Lexus HS 250h hybrid, you’ll be saddened to learn that fading away is exactly the fate of Lexus’ compact...

  • 2013 Kia Rio 5-door
    Official: 2013 Kia Rio Will Come With Optional Stop-Start System

    More often than most automakers would care to admit, that new car that you see debuted at a major auto show will undergo some minor -- and sometimes major -- alterations before it hits the dealer forecourt. Take the 2012 Kia Rio, for example. Officially launched at the 2011 New York Auto Show, Kia...

  • 2013 Buick Encore
    Chevy To Get Compact Crossover Version Of Buick Encore?

    If you want to cover all of the potential new car sales bases, having a compact crossover vehicle is essential. Mazda sank serious development money into its CX-5, as did Ford with its new Escape. Radical changes were necessary for those makers to compete against the new Honda CR-V, and even MINI...

  • 2012 Toyota Aqua hybrid (2012 Toyota Prius C)
    2012 Toyota Prius C Compact Hybrid: 2011 Tokyo Motor Show Debut Live Gallery

    Among the concept cars and pre-production prototypes being unveiled at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show this week, there were a handful of production-ready cars quietly making their public debut. Among them was Toyota’s 2012 Prius C hybrid hatchback. Smaller than the 2012 Prius, the 2012 Prius C...

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