#sub-compact

Hyundai made their bones in the U.S. market with small, affordable cars, but to say they have moved on in the last decade would be an understatement.

The 2016 Mazda2 just made its North American debut ahead of the Montreal Salon de L’Auto.

The Mazda2 is one of the most under-appreciated subcompact cars on the market.

With the success of last year’s CLA-Class compact sedan coupe, Mercedes-Benz is unabashedly eager to expand its front-wheel drive line-up in America.

Fiat’s compact crossover debuted this week at the 2014 Paris Motor Show. If you missed it the first time, here’s you chance to get fed on all the details of this cute-ute.

Fiat is taking another stab at creating a larger 500 variant, but this time, instead of tall wagon thing like the 500L, the company is playing it safe by creating a compact crossover called the 500X.

Starting at $15,455, the Hyundai Accent has long been a value proposition in the sub-compact segment and for 2014, the car gets a few more standard features.

Later this year, ZipCar will address one of the steepest challenges it and other brands like it face.

Honda has just introduced the third generation 2015 Fit for the American market. Set to go on sale this spring, Honda promises this new Fit will continue to offer great interior space and fuel efficiency while retaining the fun-to-drive reputation this little hatchback has earned over the years.

The Honda Vezel is the production version of the Urban Concept show to us last year.

This shouldn’t come as a surprise, but Mercedes-Benz is expecting to sell quite a few of its new entry-level CLA-Class sedans to U.S. buyers.

Caterham’s scheme to sell cars outside its traditional sports car niche is moving forward, but the brand won’t abandon its sports car heritage.

Incoming generations of car buyers want smaller cars than any of their predecessors.

Honda is expanding a recall relating to the stability control system in its Fit sub-compacts.

The thought of a performance version of the Scion xD may not set our souls on fire, or anyone’s really. Based on the Toyota Yaris platform, the xD starts out life lacking any performance DNA to speak of. And, with the current generation of the Scion xD having been on sale since 2008, the vehicle is getting a bit tired and old as only minor updates have occurred during its lifespan.