But because the Crosstrek is, as it always has been, basically a jacked - up Impreza with more serious four - season tires and fender cladding, not an SUV
on a compact car platform and its own blown - out «tophat,» it turns out to be a «tweener, with just a 1.2 - inch increase in wheelbase, 0.6 - inch increase in overall length, and 0.9 - inch wider body compared with the model it replaces.
This will also be the most tech - savvy Civic ever, with Apple CarPlay or Android Auto available, collision mitigation braking, road departure mitigation, and adaptive cruise control with low - speed follow, the
first on a compact car.
Audi shot the popularity of LED running lights into the stratosphere; they're now available
even on compact cars.
If your first
stop on a compact car shopping trip were to be a Nissan dealer, odds are the Sentra would do nothing to offend you and there really wouldn't be a reason not to buy one.
Class 1 hitches are typically
mounted on compact cars, full - size cars and some smaller crossover SUVs, minivans and compact SUVs.
«To achieve true
utility on a compact car, you have to consider how to make the most of the space in the cabin, which generally also affects the design,» said Adrian Killham, large - project leader at Honda, responsible for the Civic Tourer.
Subcompact crossovers are slowly
gaining on compact cars in terms of popularity in Canada, but few manufacturers recommend towing with them.
Honda continues to build one of the most appealing
choices on the compact car market, offering everything from a daily commuter to a track - oriented monster wearing the Civic badge.
There are no air vents in back (not
common on compact cars, but understand this is why cars such as the Elantra are so affordable).
Mercedes - Benz B - class Introduced in Canada: 2005 Starting Price: $ 29,900 Still not available in the United States, the B - class represents Mercedes»
take on a compact car.
Some automakers cheap out
on their compact cars, using a torsion bar across the rear wheels, but Mazda fits the rear of the Mazda3 with an independent multi-link architecture, allowing for better response to the road and more flexibility in tuning.
Below
them on the compact car pyramid would be the Volkswagen Golf, with its European refinement, near - luxury cabin and gutsy turbocharged engine.
The steering, which uses an electrohydraulic boost system, moves with little effort and the turning radius seems better than
on some compact cars.