Compact Car

Zipcar, the trendy hourly rental car service for sophisticated urbanites and car-hating youths, will be adding a lot of advanced Honda electric vehicles to its lineup—everything from plug-ins to hybrids, all with the big H in front. Honda will provide the car sharing network with the new Fit EV, which ...    Read more

Remember the quiet kid in school who stayed mum to a creepy fault all while rumors about him swirled around at a feverish pace? Then one day, the quiet kid has to stand up to a bully and before you can comprehend what is going on, the bully is in ...    Read more

Ever since Fiat decided to return to the United States after an extended hiatus, it's been an up-and-down rollercoaster ride for the cinquento. The Fiat 500 was first shown off at the Chicago Auto Show back in 2010 and ever since then, more models have slowly started trickling in to ...    Read more

Nissan has a well-established track record of harassing the public with teasers of its cars. Just look at the last month that showed us headlights and tail lights of the 2013 Nissan Altima—one detail per week for ...    Read more

We don't know what to make of the SR group's latest customization, and maybe that's the point: "the objective behind Project Pryzm was to create a car that would leave you speechless." To that we say "Mission Accomplished." But we may have spoken to soon. The Angry Birds look-a-like pocket rocket ...    Read more

In today's day and age, it's necessary to leave the house with the normal essentials such as your keys, wallet, and of course, the almighty cell phone. However, if your cell phone isn't capable of running apps or playing music, then an MP3 music player can be added to the ...    Read more

Ford Motor Co. is recalling its model year 2012 Ford Focus subcompact. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the connector to the Ford Focus' passenger side wiper motor has been improperly sealed (i.e., the seal is missing). The federal agency hypothesizes that debris could accumulate in the connector ...    Read more

Just like that, the first week of April 2012 has come to a grinding halt. This past week was one of the busiest the automotive world has seen in recent months thanks to manufacturers like Infiniti announcing it will be moving operations out of Japan because of the ...    Read more

You've probably noticed a swelling of online ads for the 2012 Scion iQ micro car lately. That's because Toyota doesn't want its smallest car to tank in quite the same way the Mercedes-Benz's Smart brand did. Or initial sales for the Fiat 500. Or . Scion believes it has the answer ...    Read more

Toyota has released pricing details on several vehicles for luxury brand Lexus. The popular Lexus RX mid-size crossover saw a small price jump for model year 2013. The 2013 Lexus RX 350 with FWD now costs $40,185 MSRP, a $235 increase from the 2012 model. The 2013 Lexus RX 350 with ...    Read more

General Motors has released feature and pricing details on its 2013 Chevrolet Spark subcompact. The base 2013 Chevrolet Spark LS starts at $12,995, which includes destination and handling fees. The 2013 Spark comes equipped with standard creature comforts like air conditioning and power windows. The rear bench seat folds down 60/40 ...    Read more

While other automakers from all over the world were turning in record sales figures for the month of March, Europe's biggest automotive nameplates were no different. In astonishing fashion, Audi, BMW, Volkswagen, and Mercedes-Benz all turned in record-setting sales figures for March and the first quarter of 2012. Audi rode ...    Read more

If you don't know who William T. Sherman was, he was a general of the Union Army during the Civil War who helped coin the term "Total War," pillaging every Confederate city in his path until he reached Georgia. It's a somewhat appropriate analogy, as Kia shares its largest North ...    Read more

Sometimes you read something and you simply don't believe it. But then you're told there's video, but then again these days everything can be manipulated. The 2012 Mazda2 is a stout little runabout, light on its feet but also light on the stuff that makes it go. It's fun to ...    Read more

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation on both the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze compact sedan and the 2010 Jeep Wrangler SUV. Both investigations involve vehicle fires. The NHTSA reports it has received two complaints on the Chevy Cruze igniting on fire and eight reports on the Jeep Wrangler. ...    Read more

The race for subcompact supremacy in the United States is expected to get even tighter when Fiat introduces the 500X into its lineup next year. Developed with Mini's Countryman squarely in its cross-hairs, Fiat is looking to knock its Anglo/Teutonic competitor off of the pedestal is currently sits on stateside. ...    Read more

In a trend that has it joining the ranks of Ford, Chevrolet, and perpetual arch-nemesis Volkswagen, Honda laid the groundwork for a new plant in Mexico for its Fit hatchback. Celaya, Guanajuato, will be the new birthplace of the Honda Fit, which is also built in a veritable laundry list of exotic locales: ...    Read more

General Motors has activated a new app to hopefully get Millennials, or so-called "Generation C", to buy cars or at least look up from their smartphones. The GogoLink app provides gps/navigation capacity through Chevrolet's MyLink infotainment system. First available on the upcoming 2013 Chevrolet Spark subcompact and also the 2012 Chevy ...    Read more

Darn kids these days. They’re just not buying cars anymore. Be very concerned, automakers—the Millenials that are underemployed and overburdened these days just don’t see it in them to spring for zero-percent-financing for a new Kia Forte Koup, much less a $45,970 Acura TL. This, understandably, is bad news ...    Read more

Following the Great Recession, there arose a great rise in popularity from V-6 engines to four-cylinders. At the same time, General Motors shuffled its Spring Hill, Tenn., plant from making Saturns, to making crossovers, and then, finally, to becoming a dedicated production plant ...    Read more

Porsche has issued a recall on its model 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S sports car. The issue involves the Porsche 911's fuel system, specifically the fuel line. According to the National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration, the Porsche Carrera's fuel line may become disconnected, resulting in a fuel leak. The result ...    Read more

Honda is issuing a voluntary recall for model year 2006 Honda CR-V crossovers to inspect and possibly replace the front right lower control arm on 1,316 of the soft-roaders. The voluntary recall comes after Honda discovered some control arms on the front lower control arms on the passenger side were improperly ...    Read more

A few weeks ago, we alluded to the idea that Volkswagen is perhaps trying to ape Honda—that the German company is gunning for maximum sales with the big shiny H in its sights. This bit of news will add to that theory: like the Fit EV that Honda is ...    Read more

The current 2012 Chevrolet Sonic Turbo compact gets an EPA-estimated 29 mpg city and 40 mpg highway, formidable figures even in this increasingly crowded market. Unfortunately, the Chevy Sonic Turbo offering such fuel economy comes equipped with a six-speed manual which most Americans don't know how to use, never mind ...    Read more

Mitsubishi Motors in conjunction with its Mitsubishi Electric sister company has created a prototype for an EV motor that measures just half the size of the one currently used in the 2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV. Bear with us for the quick tech-name-dropping before we get to how it works: In its current ...    Read more