Posts from ‘Hatchbacks’
Test Drive: 2019 Hyundai Veloster N
2019 Hyundai Veloster N in Racing Red
2019 Hyundai Veloster N
Class: Sporty/Performance Car
Miles driven: 438
Fuel used: 18.3 gallons
2019 Toyota Prius XLE AWD-e in Electric Storm Blue
2019 Toyota Prius XLE AWD-e
Class: Compact Car
Miles driven: 419
Fuel used: 8.2 gallons
2019 Mazda 3 Hatchback Premium AWD in Soul Red Crystal
2019 Mazda 3 Hatchback Premium AWD
Class: Compact Car
Miles driven: 549
Fuel used: 19.0 gallons
1988 Toyota Corolla FX16 GT-S
by Don Sikora II
Note: The following story was excerpted from the October 2018 issue of Collectible Automobile magazine.
If our readers were asked to rank Toyota Corolla traits, we’d guess sportiness and enthusiast interest would fall pretty far down the resulting list. Still, there have been Corollas capable of piquing a cheap-wheeler’s curiosity, and we think the 1987-88 FX16 GT-S “hot hatch” is one of the cars from this subset.
2019 Toyota Corolla Hatchback XSE in Blue Flame
2019 Toyota Corolla Hatchback XSE
Class: Compact Car
Miles Driven: 408
Fuel Used: 14.8
Test Drive: 2019 Toyota Prius c
2019 Toyota Prius c LE in Tide Pool Pearl
2019 Toyota Prius c LE
Class: Subcompact Car
Miles Driven: 357
Fuel Used: 9.1 gallons
Test Drive: 2019 Kia Niro EV
2019 Kia Niro EV EX Premium in Gunmetal Grey
2019 Kia Niro EV EX Premium
Class: Compact Crossover/SUV
Miles Driven: 241
Fuel Used: NA
First Spin: 2019 Mazda 3
2019 Mazda 3 AWD
It’s not often that a vehicle’s redesign isn’t necessarily its headline news.
2019 Hyundai Elantra GT N Line
DETROIT—The sporty version of Hyundai’s Elantra GT compact 4-door hatchback is getting a name change and a few other updates for 2019. The new Elantra GT N Line—unveiled at the 2019 North American International Auto Show in Detroit—replaces the 2018 Elantra GT Sport model, and Hyundai says that more N Line models will be arriving later on future Hyundai products.
2018 Mini John Cooper Works Hardtop in Lapisluxury Blue (a $1000 option)
2018 Mini John Cooper Works Hardtop
Class: Sporty/Performance Car
Miles driven: 286
Fuel used: 10.8 gallons
