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January Sales Snapshot: Selected Small Hatchbacks
As we’ve noted before, there are lots of ways to skin a segment. Here’s one of them. Notice that four of the top five sellers here are also available as sedans, the Honda Fit being the only exception....
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June Sales: Subcompacts And Small Hatches
Kia’s Soul didn’t have the most electrifying launch sales-wise, but with the release of its second buzz-worthy ad, the funky little box is becoming a major player in our A/B/Small Hatch segment. The...
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Junkyard Find: 1973 Chevrolet Nova Hatchback
Remember the early Nova hatchbacks? They didn’t sell very well, probably because the hatch cost $150 more ($810 in 2011 dollars) than the Nova coupe with a traditional trunk. I can’t remember the last...
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Will GM Bring Us A Diesel, Manual Station Wagon?
The Chevrolet Cruze hatchback that’s sold in virtually every market except the United States still won’t be coming to America – but we may have the chance to get a Cruze wagon, if Automotive News has...
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Kia Procee’ds With New Cee’d. Puns Are Not Our Forte.
The new Kia Cee’d may have a stupid name, but everything else about the car looks pretty attractive. Well, maybe not the grille. They also refrained from releasing any specs at all alongside these...
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Review: 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth – Take Two
Abarth was founded in 1952 as a “one-stop-shop” for Fiat performance gear. What does that have to do with the 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth? Nothing. Seriously. In 1971 Abarth was purchased by Fiat, by the...
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Volkswagen up! With Hybrids in LA, Tokyo
For anyone who admires the Volkswagen XL1 attributes but desires a less Teutonic, more cute vehicle, the fun will be doubled when the Twin up! debuts at both the LA and Tokyo auto shows later this...
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Datsun to Unveil Concept at 2014 Delhi Auto Expo
Should you happen to be in India two weeks from now, Datsun will unveil the above concept at the 2014 Delhi Auto Expo during a conference held by the offshoot automaker. The concept heralds a possible...
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Datsun Is Go In South Africa
Nissan’s budget brand Datsun is ready to go to South Africa, the fourth market that the resurrected nameplate will either see again or for the first time. Just-Auto reports the first car to arrive in...
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Paris 2014: 2015 Ford Focus ST Diesel Debuts
European customers will soon have another option on the table, as the 2015 Ford Focus ST turned up at the 2014 Paris Auto Show with diesel power. In addition to the 2-liter EcoBoost gasoline engine —...
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Paris 2014: 2015 MINI Hardtop 5-Door Arrives
For those who wanted a MINI, but only if it had two extra doors — and wasn’t a Countryman — then this MINI Hardtop 5-Door’s for you. With its overall length increase of 6.3 inches and boosted...
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QOTD: Why Don’t We Like Hatchbacks?
So I was sitting around the house the other day and my mind started drifting to the Toyota Matrix. Do you remember the Matrix? This was a happy little Japanese 5-door hatchback that never really...
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2016 Chevrolet Cruze Hatchback Planned For US Market Arrival
A hatchback version of the 2016 Chevrolet Cruze was shown to dealers at the brand’s national meeting in Vegas last week, with plans to sell it in North America. The Cruze hatch — like the current...
View Article2017 Honda Civic Hatchback Gets Official: All Turbos, Manual Availability,...
American Honda has wisely revealed studio images and announced a level of detail regarding its 2017 Honda Civic Hatchback. After pictures (from an unfortunate angle) of the new car’s early shipment...
View ArticleAmerican Honda Believes Civic Hatchback Will Not Cannibalize Civic Sedan Sales
Not since the sixth-generation Honda Civic of 1996-2000 has American Honda made a hatchback available as a conventional part of the Civic lineup. Yes, there was the British-built Civic hatchback of...
View ArticleHer Name Was Rio, and She Looks Bigger Than Before
Kia Motors has pulled the wraps off of its next-generation Rio subcompact ahead of its Paris Motor Show debut later this month, revealing a newfound love of straight lines that couldn’t be more...
View ArticleForecast: American Honda Plans To Sell 40,000 Civic Hatchbacks Per Year
As 2017 Honda Civic Hatchbacks roll off ships on the Atlantic coast of North America, we’ve learned that Honda expects to send 40 percent of the company’s Swindon, England, Civic assembly plant output...
View ArticleDriving This 2016 Hyundai Veloster Turbo Tells Me We Need More Small Car...
The 2016 Hyundai Veloster Turbo I’m driving this week is not a great car. Ride quality is abysmal. The dual-clutch transmission chronically delays the actual act of transmitting. Present are a number...
View Article2016 Hyundai Veloster Turbo Review – Five Years Old
Red sky at morning, sailors take warning Although the old adage operates with impeccable accuracy where I live, near the 45th parallel, the sign of a red sky in the morning lacks the same meaning...
View Article2017 Subaru Impreza 2.0i Premium 5-Door Review – Not Just Competitive Because...
There have been times when Subarus were good enough. On top of being good enough, these Subarus were equipped with all-wheel drive as standard equipment. As a result, an increasing number of people...
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