Sometimes the most interesting cars at auto shows are the ones the manufacturers don't talk about. As expected, Mazda unveiled its new 2011 Mazda2 subcompact at the Los Angeles Auto Show yesterday. The company also showed a couple of concept versions, including one called "Mazda 2Evil" that we...
Between car loans, trade-ins, and special promotional incentives, most people rarely write a large check for their new car purchase. But what you can get for $10,000? What's... October 9, 2009 by John Voelcker 1
The five finalists for the 2010 Green Car of the Year Award include three hybrid models--two Japanese hatchbacks and one U.S. sedan--and a pair of German clean-diesel cars... October 7, 2009 by John Voelcker
While the 2010 Honda Insight is the company's big hybrid news for this year, it's far from the only new hybrid headed to us from Honda. As we've noted before, Honda will... October 2, 2009 by John Voelcker 4
Mazda will launch its global subcompact, the Mazda2 five-door hatchback, in the US market roughly a year from now. Its first appearance in North America will be at December's... September 17, 2009 by John Voelcker 2
"Electric vehicles of today are less costly than in 1990s, but if you compare them with the other vehicles out there they are still too expensive." Those were the words of... September 15, 2009 by Robert Scardino 8
If you like premium compact hatchbacks, Lexus has something for you - provided you live in Europe. As we've previously reported, Toyota's luxury brand will unveil their LF-Ch... September 10, 2009 by Robert Scardino
As of November, you'll have two choices if you want a compact five-door hatchback with a clean diesel engine. One is the brand-new 2010 Audi A3 TDI, which was just given a... September 3, 2009 by John Voelcker 3
The Dodge Caliber hatchback has never been at the top of our compact-car list, in part because of its lousy gas mileage compared to the competition. Now, Chrysler has... September 1, 2009 by John Voelcker 5
Back in March, VW confirmed it would sell the Polo in the US in 2011. The five-door hatchback model was unveiled earlier this year at the Geneva Motor Show, and now... August 26, 2009 by John Voelcker 13
Once in awhile, High Gear Media editors get lucky. Last Thursday, our own Bengt Halvorson managed to snag a drive in the 2010 Mazda MazdaSpeed3 before any other reporter... August 25, 2009 by John Voelcker
Who knew? Turns out Americans just needed a little nudge to visit their car dealers, but the promise of an extra $3,500 or more in incentives was enough to push car buyers... August 4, 2009 by John Voelcker 23
Awhile back, we speculated that Toyota's new, smaller-than-Prius hybrid would be based on the Auris Hybrid compact hatchback sold in Europe. We were wrong; in fact, the US... July 17, 2009 by John Voelcker 1
We like the idea of the 2009 Audi A3, a small, sporty five-door hatchback (Audi refers to it as a Sportback). It seems rather like the grownup big brother of the 2009... May 29, 2009 by John Voelcker 17
Hey, GreenCarReports readers! We need some guidance here. On Thursday, we're going to be faced with more than 60 cars to drive, and we want to know what you want us to drive... May 18, 2009 by John Voelcker 7
I'll admit--I'm no expert on the '80s, other than the occasional cable music channel marathon on the subject, but I can't help but notice a pattern between economic downturns... February 1, 2009 by Jonathan McGrew
