2009-14 Volkswagen Routan

Routan does a fine job of looking like a member of the Volkswagen family and masking its close relationship to the Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan. VW's version has a classier [...]

2010-14 Volkswagen GTI

GTI is a practical hatchback that offers near premium-compact build quality and serious driving-enthusiast appeal. The 2.0T engine is plenty powerful, but Volkswagen's automated-manual [...]

2010-14 Volkswagen Golf

Jetta's hatchback sibling--the Golf--injects a fun-to-drive, refined, and fairly roomy dose of sportiness into the compact-car class. The TDI's spunky diesel engine, along with a sport [...]

2008-13 Volvo C30

Volvo's sporty, fun-to-drive entry-level hatchback offers head-turning styling with a modicum of hatchback practicality. Easy to live with, the C30 feels "Euro-premium" overall. The version [...]

2009-13 Toyota Matrix

Available all-wheel drive and sporty S and XRS models give Matrix a dimension absent from rivals such as the Mazda 3 and Nissan Versa. Young buyers who are Matrix's target audience might consider [...]

2007-13 Suzuki SX4

Declared the lowest-priced AWD car in the U.S. market, in hatchback form, Suzuki's SX4 does not impress for acceleration or fuel economy. Instead, count among this subcompact's virtues a solid [...]

2008-14 Smart ForTwo

The Smart ForTwo is a radical design statement that favors minuscule exterior dimensions, tight-quarters maneuverability, and fuel efficiency over pleasant road manners and passenger/cargo space. [...]

2008-14 Scion xB

Scion's iconic "box" grew from subcompact to compact dimensions, gaining cargo room, power, and weight along the way. In addition to producing a more curvaceous shape, this expansion also [...]

2008-14 Scion xD

Scion's entry-level subcompact offers a host of safety features and standard amenities. The xD shares the practical, utilitarian nature of its xA predecessor and xB sibling, but with [...]

2009-14 Nissan Cube

Nissan's Cube offers a surprising amount of space and practicality in a small and highly styled package. People shopping for small crossover-type sport-utility vehicles, and outgoing folk looking [...]

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