Hatchbacks
2014 Ford Fiesta ST: At 35 MPG, Highest-Mileage Performance Hatch?
From our earlier first drive of the 2014 Ford Fiesta ST over at Motor Authority, we already knew that Ford has put together not only one lean pocket rocket that's a hoot to drive, but one of the most compelling small cars from a value standpoint. With its 1.6-liter turbocharged EcoBoost...
2013 Toyota Matrix Compact Hatchback To Be Last Of The Line?
The 2013 Toyota Matrix five-door compact hatchback has always been the Toyota that gets ignored. Now comes word that it may, in fact, leave the market altogether when the... December 17, 2012 by John Voelcker
2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek: First Drive
Every auto journalist has biases; ours is a predisposition to Subarus, of which we've owned four. So we were eager to test the 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek, a new model this... December 5, 2012 by John Voelcker 10
Green Car Reports 2013 Best Car To Buy Nominee: Chevy Spark
The 2013 Chevrolet Spark misses being the shortest car ever sold as a Chevy in the U.S. by just an inch or two. But the five-door hatchback is by far the most modern minicar... December 3, 2012 by John Voelcker 9
2014 Ford Fiesta EcoBoost Prototype: First Drive
Three-cylinder cars are increasing common in Europe, but aside from the Smart ForTwo, they’re a rarity in the U.S. That’ll change next fall, when the 2014 Ford... December 3, 2012 by John Voelcker 8
2014 Ford Fiesta Updates: Styling, Interior, MyFordTouch, And EcoBoost
Along with the new, ultra-fuel-efficient 2014 Ford Fiesta with the 1.0-liter EcoBoost three-cylinder engine, Ford's subcompact gets a number of other changes for the 2014... November 26, 2012 by John Voelcker 2
2013 Ford C-Max Energi Plug-In Hybrid: First Drive
The 2013 Ford C-Max Energi is the first plug-in hybrid from Ford to hit the road, and the company sold 144 of them in October even before letting journalists drive the car... November 19, 2012 by John Voelcker 46
2012 Toyota Prius C: Real-World Gas Mileage Test
With the 2012 Toyota Prius hybrid family now comprising four members, the subcompact Prius C hatchback is the one least like its siblings. It's smaller, with a smaller engine... November 12, 2012 by John Voelcker 8
Honda Presents Supercharged CR-Z Hybrid Hatch At SEMA Show
There’s been talk of a more powerful Honda CR-Z in the works ever since the hybrid ‘hot’ hatch was first launched. This was mostly because the CR-Z, which... October 31, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid: Quick Gas-Mileage Test
Gas mileage in hybrid vehicles can be a tricky thing. Depending on how they're designed--and at what speeds their electric motors kick in--their efficiency can vary... October 22, 2012 by John Voelcker 22
2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid: Is It An Electric Car, Or Not?
The 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid is the second best-selling plug-in electric car in the U.S. today. It outsells the Nissan Leaf and is bested only by the Chevrolet Volt... October 16, 2012 by John Voelcker 145
2014 Volkswagen Golf Preview: Lighter, Larger, More Efficient
The new, seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf was unveiled early last month in Berlin, but more models were added to the lineup at last week's Paris Auto Show. And while... October 3, 2012 by John Voelcker 5
2013 Honda CR-Z Hybrid Updates: Paris Auto Show Preview
Today seems to be the day when Paris Motor Show previews are coming thick and fast. Honda announced today that it will show an updated 2013 CR-Z two-seat hybrid hatchback at... September 14, 2012 by John Voelcker 4
2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid: First Drive
The verdict is in: At last, the fabled Toyota Prius hybrid has a viable competitor. If you're in the market for a five-door hybrid hatchback with very high fuel economy--an... September 7, 2012 by John Voelcker 36
2013 Chevrolet Spark: First Drive
Yeah, we drove the pink one. The 2013 Chevrolet Spark, the first Chevrolet minicar in many, many years, comes in a remarkable array of pastel colors, including one called... August 22, 2012 by John Voelcker 20
2013 Hyundai Elantra Gives You A Choice: Sedan, Coupe, Hatch (But No Wagon)
Americans won't buy hatchbacks, or so goes the hoary old conventional wisdom. That may no longer be true, as Ford found out, but most compact cars are still four-door sedans... June 20, 2012 by John Voelcker 3
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