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The 2015 Honda Fit earned a 5-Star Overall Vehicle Score from the NHTSA.
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2015 Jeep Renegade: First Drive
Jeep got its start with the U.S. Army more than 70 years ago, and the brand has huge global recognition. Now we've driven the first Jeep designed to sell in greater volume outside the U.S. than at home, the 2015 Jeep Renegade. DON'T MISS: 2015 Jeep Renegade - full review It's a subcompact Jeep...
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How Big Is The 'Little' MINI Cooper Countryman? It's THAT Big
Size is relative, and what counts as a small car today would have been viewed as much larger 50 years ago. Nowhere is that more obvious than in the case of perhaps the definitive front-wheel-drive economy car, the British Mini. DON'T MISS: New 2015 MINI Cooper With Five Doors Confuses...Well...
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2015 Honda Fit Video Road Test
If you’re looking for a small hatchback that delivers both fuel economy and flexibility, only a handful of new cars come to mind. Add in top safety ratings, and your list may narrow down to just one car: the latest 2015 Honda Fit. To Honda’s credit, the latest Fit looks less like a...
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2015 Honda Fit: Best Car To Buy 2015 Nominee
The second of our five nominees for Green Car Reports' 2015 Best Car To Buy award is the new 2015 Honda Fit, the well-regarded subcompact five-door hatchback. It's the third generation of the car sold in North America, and it's got a new powertrain, dubbed with Honda's EarthDreams label, that...
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2016 Mazda CX-3 Subcompact SUV To Debut At LA Auto Show: Report: UPDATED
The 2016 Mazda CX-3 will join a growing cadre of subcompact crossovers.
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A few more details on the upcoming 2017 Chevrolet Sonic EV electric car are starting to come into focus, including its production date and a second version to be sold in Europe. Based on information from two separate sources in the auto industry, here's what we now know about Chevy's next all-electric car. It will be an electric conversion of the Chevrolet Sonic subcompact, as previously reported in August. And it will replace the Chevrolet Spark EV compliance car, which first went on sale in June 2013. DON'T MISS: GM's 200-Mile Electric Sonic EV For 2017: What We Know So Far: UPDATED (Aug...
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Toyota To Launch Subcompact Utility Vehicle As Nissan Juke Competitor
The Toyota C-HR concept will reportedly spawn a production subcompact vehicle.
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2015 Honda Fit Gas Mileage: True 40-MPG Subcompact, Or Not?
The 2015 Honda Fit subcompact is an entirely new model, and for North America, it's built in a new plant in Mexico. That means that its launch was necessarily slow and cautious--in fact, it was delayed two months--and then a bumper upgrade to reinforce crash-safety welds hardly sped up the...
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2015 Chevrolet Trax Crossover: Price To Start At $21,000
The 2015 Chevrolet Trax goes on sale in January.
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Jeep Renegade Is 'Male,' While Fiat 500X Will Be More 'Female': Analyst
The 2015 Jeep Renegade, a subcompact crossover from Jeep's owner Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, won't go on sale for a few more months--although it's now in dealerships in Europe. The littlest Jeep will add incremental sales in North America, although its main markets are likely to be Asia and Europe...
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2015 Jeep Renegade On Sale In Europe Next Week, U.S. Sales Start Dec Or Jan
The 2015 Jeep Renegade is Jeep's smallest modern utility vehicle.
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Early-production 2015 Honda Fit hatchbacks will be retrofitted with stronger bumper-beam welds.
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Mazda CX-3 Subcompact Crossover 'Not That Far Away'
Mazda is set to field a competitor to cars like the Nissan Juke, Jeep Renegade and Buick Encore by 2016. Likely dubbed 'CX-3', the subcompact crossover would slot in under the CX-5 in Mazda's lineup. Speaking to The Motor Report, Mazda Australia boss Martin Benders has said that a new, smaller...
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2015 Toyota Yaris Subcompact Updated Before All-New Model
In the next few years, American customers will be able to purchase an all-new Toyota Yaris, based on the next-generation Mazda 2 and built in Mexico. In the meantime, Toyota has refreshed the existing car with a new front facia and upgraded equipment levels. Toyota has injected the refreshed Yaris...
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2016 Mazda 2 Revealed: First Details And Images
Mazda has revealed the first official pictures and details of the new Mazda2 subcompact. Unsurprisingly, it bears striking resemblance to the Hazumi concept launched at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year, and utilizes the firm's now-standard 'Kodo' design language. That means a familiar grille...
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Cheapest MPG You Can Buy: What Cars Give Lowest-Cost Mileage?
There are some pretty efficient cars on sale these days, but it's fair to say that to benefit from the technology, you often have to spend a little more to start with. What if you want to spend as little as possible on fuel, but spend as little as possible on the car itself too? That's where...
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Struggling Scion To Get Mazda2-Based Sedan, Auris-Based Hatchback, In Future?
Scion, the supposedly hip, youth-oriented brand established 10 years ago by Toyota, hasn't had a new volume model in seven years. Its overall sales fell last year even as the new-car market surged. Now, apparently, it's slated to get two new models--a subcompact hatchback based on the...
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As a general rule, we like small cars, and small cars with small engines. Eighteen months ago, when we first drove prototype versions of the 2014 Ford Fiesta EcoBoost, we knew we'd be eager to get our hands on the little subcompact with the turbocharged three-cylinder engine for a longer drive. DON'T MISS: 2014 Ford Fiesta EcoBoost Prototype: First Drive Now we have, and in contrast to some of Ford's larger EcoBoost cars, the 1.0-liter Fiesta delivered remarkable gas mileage: an average of 41.9 miles per gallon indicated on the car's display. In fact, indicated fuel economy stayed between 40...
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New 2015 MINI Cooper With Five Doors Confuses...Well, Everyone (Video)
The 2015 MINI Cooper five-door breaks new ground for the brand, as demonstrated by this ad.
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2015 MINI Cooper 5 Door Revealed In Official Images
MINIs aren't really Mini any more, but modern safety, comfort and equipment standards mean we'll never have a car quite as small as the original Mini ever again. That, and relentless niche-filling from parent company BMW means the car must be hugely profitable--something the classic car never...
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2016 Fiat 500X Crossover To Be Officially Launched On July 4
While the Chrysler portion of the newly constituted Fiat Chrysler Automobile company moves ahead on its revised product plan, there will be a new Fiat coming soon as well. The long-awaited 2016 Fiat 500X crossover utility vehicle, with available all-wheel drive, will be unveiled on July 4th...
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Toyota's Trendy Scion Small-Car Brand To Get New Products, After Long Drought
Be honest: Have you ever thought about buying a Scion? Toyota's trendy small-car brand has been distinctly neglected over the past several years, and fewer buyers each year are stepping into its dealers. But, says the executive who oversees Scion, fear not: There will be three new products coming...
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2015 Chevrolet Trax: AWD Subcompact Hatchback To Launch Next Year
Small cars with all-wheel drive are an increasingly popular offering from automakers eager to boost their overall fuel efficiency while providing a feature that more and more buyers demand. Now Chevy has jumped into the game, with the 2015 Chevrolet Trax it launched last week at the New York Auto...
John Voelcker