Posts from ‘Hatchbacks’
First Look: 2021 Mazda 3
2021 Mazda 3
Mazda has officially announced details on the updated 2021 Mazda 3, and there’s good news and a bit of bad news—at least for enthusiast shoppers. The good news is that there are two new-to-the-Mazda-3 engines available, including Mazda’s turbocharged 2.5-liter 4-cylinder. The bad news is for buyers who like to shift for themselves: a manual transmission is not available on that turbocharged engine.
2020 Honda Civic Hatchback Sport Touring in Polished Metal Metallic
2020 Honda Civic Hatchback Sport Touring
Class: Compact Car
Miles driven: 745
Fuel used: 23.4 gallons
2020 Toyota Prius Limited in Sea Glass Pearl
2020 Toyota Prius Limited
Class: Compact Car
Miles driven: 1195
Fuel used: 26.4 gallons
Quick Spin: 2020 Mazda 3 Hatchback
2020 Mazda 3 Hatchback in Polymetal Gray Metallic
2020 Mazda 3 Hatchback w/ Premium Pkg
Class: Compact Car
Miles driven: 477
Fuel used: 17.8 gallons
2020 Honda Civic Type R
The snarkiest Civic in Honda’s lineup is refreshed for 2020, and it made its U.S. debut at the 2020 Chicago Auto Show. The 2020 Honda Civic Type R gets a number of enhancements, including the Boost Blue color it wore on the floor of the Chicago show.
Quick Spin: 2020 Toyota Yaris XLE
2020 Toyota Yaris XLE in Sapphire (with no-charge frost accents)
2020 Toyota Yaris XLE
Class: Subcompact Car
Miles driven: 334
Fuel used: 10.0 gallons
Test Drive: 2019 Volkswagen Golf SE
2019 Volkswagen Golf SE in Silk Blue
2019 Volkswagen Golf 1.4T SE
Class: Compact Car
Miles driven: 268
Fuel used: 8.3 gallons
2020 Hyundai Ioniq Electric
Although there is much new for the 2020 versions of Hyundai’s Ioniq “electrified” compact hatchbacks shown at the 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show, the biggest news comes in the full-electric version, which gets a bigger battery and greatly increased range.
Test Drive: 2019 Nissan Leaf Plus
2019 Nissan Leaf SL Plus in Deep Blue Pearl
2019 Nissan Leaf SL Plus
Class: Electric Vehicle
Miles driven: 329
Fuel used: NA
2008 Dodge Caliber SRT4
by Don Sikora II
Note: The following story was excerpted from the April 2019 issue of Collectible Automobile magazine.
Dodge performance history has largely been shaped by muscular V8s and smoking rear tires, but don’t forget the handful of turbocharged four-cylinder front-drivers. Memorable machines like the Omni GLH and Neon SRT-4 remain enthusiast favorites, but we’d like to look at a more recent Dodge “hot hatch,” the Caliber SRT4.
