Sentences with phrase «many subcompact»

Buick's best - selling model is the subcompact Encore crossover, and Cadillac's biggest debut this year has been the XT4, a model the company is making to finally catch up with rivals already in the luxury crossover segment.

Why it's on the list: Although the publication criticized the Fit for its excessive road noise and harsh ride, Consumer Reports found the subcompact's great fuel economy, nimble handling, and great interior space to be truly impressive.

Buick launched the Envision — slotted between the subcompact Encore and large Enclave SUVs — in fall 2014 in China.

North American production of the Focus compact car and Fiesta subcompact will halt in May, while the midsize Fusion lives a few more years before it departs.

However, Dias said there are longer - term questions about what Ford will do with the Mexican plants that make the Ford Fiesta subcompact and the Fusion mid-sized sedan and the Chicago plant that makes the Taurus full - sized sedan.

Other automakers are also loading up with new models being introduced in Detroit, like a new version of the Fit subcompact from Honda.

They've been modified in such a way that they never, ever break down, are light and maneuverable enough to use on ordinary streets, and use no more fuel than a subcompact car.

NOK, +1.90 % while another makes gasoline - powered compact sedans and subcompacts, in addition to automobile parts.

Renate and I park our subcompact rental car and join the group in their offroad bus.

They are multi-stemmed with a habit that is subcompact tending toward prostrate, growing between 1 and 2 1/2 feet tall.

Now that General Motors has given the Wankel its seal of approval by indicating that some versions of its Vega subcompact will be sold with rotary engines as early as Spring 1974, there is little question that automobiles of every size and nationality will be humming along under «R.C. Power» by the end of the decade.

For a first - time user, the experience can resemble the sensation of driving a giant SUV if you're used to a subcompact.

But in Denver, the same Leaf is equivalent to only a 33 - mpg vehicle, such as a subcompact Ford Fiesta.

It's not that other cars are obscenely heavy; a typical subcompact weighs in at an electrically movable 2,500 pounds or so.

But this unassuming subcompact promises to dramatically slash the cost of putting satellites into orbit and maybe even resurrect America's moribund space effort.

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While the core of Monster Hunter is, obviously, hunting or capturing dinosaur - like creatures that range from the size of a slithering subcompact car up to late - game Elder Dragons that are Shadow of the Colossus huge, that already satisfying core is surrounded by equally important subsystems that elegantly loop together.

After watching a number of competitors launch successful, style - driven subcompacts in Europe, Kia appears determined to join the party.

With 10.5 cubic feet of space behind the second row, the luggage area barely exists — the smallest subcompact sedans have more room.

Should Hyundai offer the Creta to compete against the Chevrolet Trax, Mazda CX - 3, Honda HR - V, Fiat 500X, Jeep Renegade, and others in the growing U.S. subcompact crossover market.

Citing «senior sources,» the report suggests that the car could be based on the i20, which is closely related to the Accent subcompact sold in North America, and that it could join Hyundai's lineup instead of Kia's.

According to recent reports, it's possible the car could be based on the global i20, which is closely related to the Accent subcompact sold in the U.S..

Though they're all based on subcompact car chassis, no one formula for this type of car has yet emerged as the one to beat (that is, copy).

After putting the subcompact in sport mode, I stepped on the accelerator and away we went, easily passing the trucker on a 5 percent grade at about 65 mph.

Hyundai Elantra GT and Elantra coupe With the addition of the Elantra hatchback and coupe for 2013, the number of compacts and subcompacts in Hyundai dealerships swells to six, with a small car of every shape and for every purpose.

Set to make its debut at the 2016 Paris Motor Show is the Lexus UX concept, which appears to be a subcompact crossover aimed to slot below the NX.

As we have previously reported, the new Audi Q1 will be loosely based on the Volkswagen Polo subcompact, which is also set to arrive in 2016, with a healthy range of powertrain options as well as front - wheel and all - wheel - drive capability.

When this new subcompact crossover arrive in the U.S., expect it to feature the same engine choices as the Kia Forte and Hyundai Elantra, which come standard with an Atkinson cycle 2.0 - liter I - 4.

Several vehicles are reportedly in line for a redesign, including the Optima midsize sedan, the Rio subcompact, and the Rondo crossover.

Though the iQ doesn't get the vaunted 40 - mpg highway estimate that so many subcompacts are pushing these days, its mileage — 36/37 mpg city / highway — reads more like that of a hybrid than a conventional car.

Sales of the CT continue to dwindle, but that isn't the case for Lexus crossovers including the NX and RX, which makes the case stronger for adding the UX to the brand's lineup where it would compete against other luxury subcompact crossovers like the Audi Q2, BMW X1, and Mercedes - Benz GLA.

At the New York auto show in March, Mazda quietly rolled out the refreshed CX - 3 subcompact crossover.

I chose the wrong car — a subcompact 1999 Mitsubishi Mirage DE sedan.

The next generation of the Honda Fit subcompact won't be coming to the U.S. until next year as a 2015 model, but the redesigned third - generation Fit goes on sale in Japan this week.

The raspy demon hustled up roller - coaster - steep hairpins — that would have forced many subcompacts to grab first — in second gear.

Hyundai is finally giving us a peek at its long - rumored subcompact crossover.

The look of this Kia subcompact evokes some of the design cues seen on the 2013 Kia Niro concept car, which gave us some hints about the design of a possible Kia B - segment crossover.

It has become an automotive shibboleth that consumers trade in midsize sedans for compact SUVs, and compact sedans for subcompact SUVs, and perhaps that's why compacts aren't sliding quite so quickly as midsize cars.

The Juke's age starts to show on the inside, where the tiny touchscreen and subpar plastics remind us too much of a ratty old subcompact.

That trend ought to last only until every major brand gets a subcompact SUV in its lineup.

The EcoSport is so late to this subcompact crossover party after being on sale in Europe that the Blue Oval's ship may have sailed.

Here, the tiny subcompact is packed with 20 - inch wheels, a TS Designs widebody kit, lowered suspension, StopTech rotors, TRD Big Brake kit, Sparco racing seats, rollbar, and a DUB Edition audio system with three amps, two 10 - inch subwoofers, and an Apple iPad.

Downsizing is nothing new for mainstream automakers, which have been pumping out subcompacts for several years now, but the X1 presages a coming tide of smaller luxury vehicles, both cars and crossovers.

Like those vans, the North American - spec 2013 NV200 rides upon Nissan's global front - wheel - drive B platform, which also underpins the likes of the Juke crossover, Cube subcompact, and the previous - generation Versa.

All are uncommon among subcompacts, justifying Toyota's claim that the iQ is a «premium micro-subcompact.»

It's as adept as the automatics in the 500 and most subcompacts, and it's worlds better than the ForTwo's ghastly automatic.

Honda recently unveiled the all - new 2015 Fit subcompact and Mugen, the tuner company that specializes in Honda, is already hard at work developing modifications for the small hatchback.

The five - door urban subcompact starts at $ 16,075 for the five - speed manual and $ 16,875 when equipped with the four - speed automatic transmission.

Though Hyundai has not made an official comment on the Creta coming to our shores, we expect Hyundai to add this model to its U.S. lineup as well, especially given the recent rise of subcompact crossovers like the Honda HR - V and Jeep Renegade.

It's closely related to the Buick Encore, and both crossovers are based on the Chevrolet Sonic subcompact.