The 2013 Toyota Corolla continues the solid reputation of all Corollas, first sold in America in 1968. The front-drive compact Corolla is arguably the world’s top-selling car. Corolla rivals have come and gone, but they currently include the Chevrolet Cruze, Ford Focus, Honda Civic and Mazda 3. A sporty Corolla has been offered on and [...]
The new 2013 Nissan Sentra is bigger, more fuel efficient and loaded with more features and better materials than the out going model. It is a Super Sized value car. But unlike the old model, the new 2013 Nissan Sentra has a smaller engine with less power. It also get better fuel economy and can [...]
I am delighted to see the 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage make an appearance at the 2013 New York International Auto Show and so are you. Mitsubishi managed to defy a harsh market and stay in business with a nearly empty (new) product portfolio in the United States. As I reported in (this) post, the new Mitsubishi [...]
Call it a “Bug” or “Kafer” – the Volkswagen Beetle is one iconic machine. The 2013 Volkswagen Beetle marks the beginning of the third generation of the car in its 75 year old history. There is no mistaking it for any other car. The Beetle does not even have any badging that states its name. [...]
The compact front-drive 2013 Mazda3 four-door sedan or hatchback provides driving kicks and decent roominess. The 2013 Mazda3 has a good number of minor upgrades and updates from its predecessor. The 2012 model got more-aggressive styling and a new, fuel-saving 155-horsepower 2-liter fuel-stingy (and oddly named) “Skyactiv” (no “e”) engine. That four-cylinder engine delivers an [...]
The 2013 Mazda3 and the Hyundai Elantra GT are both small economy cars with sporty looks and good fuel economy. Both cars have a hatchback for versatile room and both cars are front wheel drive. Both cars also come with 4 cylinder engines that sip fuel such luxury options like heated seats and the Mazda [...]
The 2013 Mazda3 is an small economy car that’s been tuned for sporty handling. With a 155 horsepower Skyactiv engine the Mazda3 is also very fuel efficient. In fact the EPA says the Mazda3 gets a combined 31 MPG. Great fuel economy usually means somewhat limited performance. But according to Mazda the Skyactiv engine provides [...]
The Mitsubishi Lancer compact four-door sedan and hatchback comes in models ranging from a tame 148-horsepower model to a crossfire-hurricane 291-horsepower version called the “Evolution,” which car buffs love. The often-overlooked Lancer was Mitsubishi’s second best-selling model in America in 2012, behind the Outlander Sport SUV. Most Americans don’t realize that Mitsubishi is a huge [...]
Review: The 2013 KIA Rio mixes utility with driving fun to make a good economy car cocktail The 2013 KIA Rio got sporty, nicely sculpted styling for 2012 and adds such things as automatic transmission shifter paddles for the top-line SX, a fuel-saving “idle stop-and-go” feature and extra storage space via a cargo floor tray [...]
The 2013 Chevrolet Cruze Eco is huge hit for Chevrolet. The Chevy Cruze is an affordable, fuel efficient and modern car that Nathan recently had a chance to drive and review in sunny Southern California. Except that is wasn’t sunny at all. In fact it rained the entire time but that didn’t stop Nathan from [...]
The 2013 Nissan Sentra has been redesigned and is all new, bigger and more fuel efficient. The 130 horsepower, 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine makes 128 lbs-feet of torque and its mated to a continuously variable transmission (CVT). We’re not huge fans of CVTs, but we acknowledge that Nissan makes some of the best in the business. There is a [...]
The 2012 Toyota Yaris was redesigned for the 2012 model year, and it needed it to be to remain competitive. Does it have what it takes to compete in the crowded mini-car market? Lets look at the details and find out. Gone is the Yaris sedan that accompanied the previous generation hatchback. The Yaris is [...]
The 2013 Nissan Sentra has been redesigned and is all new. It now looks more like its bigger brother the Nissan Altima. Which means that it shares the new family resemblance with all of Nissan’s cars. It also shares a growth spurt as the new 2013 Nissan Sentra is one of the biggest cars in [...]
The 2012 Toyota Yaris is redesigned for this year. But while it has a new look, the underpinnings remain largely unchanged. The Toyota Yaris has a 1.5L engine that puts out 106 horsepower mated to a 4-speed automatic transmission. For the record: many small cars have been equipped with four-speed automatic transmissions since before the [...]
