Style wise, the Leaf is more cuddly than cutting edge and its interior dimensions are roughly equivalent to
other compact cars like the Honda Civic.
Speaking of compacts, rumors suggest that the MINI Clubman has increased quite a bit in just about every direction, making its overall size look right at home next to
other compact cars like Volkswagen Golf,.
Not exact matches
The Building Blocks Just
like the
other cars in Midsize Madness, the Accord has left behind the niche of
compact sedans it once occupied and adopted a more American way of doing business, emphasizing spaciousness and comfort.
Like the Civic, Mazda3 and
others in the
compact -
car class, the Cruze has a taut suspension.
Ride & Handling The Dodge Caliber might be considered a sport utility vehicle by some, simply because it's bigger than a
compact car, has a liftgate and looks
like some
other models that are considered SUVs — not the least of which is its sister vehicle, the Jeep Compass.
I had to step up from my old Mazda3 to get this more family friendly
car and I was dreading it a bit as I have rented several
other compact SUVs on vacations and never really
liked them.
The four - cylinder gets the
car up to highway speeds reasonably well, but
like other compact -
car engines, it has modest power to spare for high - speed passing.
Space
like no
other: no
other compact sports
car offers more interior length (1,782 mm), more legroom (73 mm) or more headroom in the back (980 mm).
This model sets itself apart with improved ride and handling, boxy design opens up lot of passenger space, versatility for cargo, a feature set
like few
other compact cars, and Trend - setting style
With an all - new Jaguar XE on the way to compete with
other compact sports
cars like the Porsche Boxster and Cayman, things should get even better.
The Honda Fit EV shows range similar to that of
other compact electric
cars on the market and drives well enough, but ultimately feels
like a retrofit project
car rather than a fully realized futuristic production vehicle.
The Bottom Line The Honda Fit EV shows range similar to that of
other compact electric
cars on the market and drives well enough, but ultimately feels
like a retrofit project
car rather than a fully realized futuristic production vehicle.
Compared against
other luxury
compact SUVs it also falls some way short of
cars like the BMW X3 and Porsche Macan.
On the
other hand, if you'll drive your hybrid
like it was any
other compact car — accelerating more vigorously, and not fussing with different driving modes — expect to see less of a mileage gap between the Hyundai and
other hybrids.
It will compete with
other compact utility
cars like Maruti Ertiga, Mahindra Quanto and Ford EcoSport.
Instead of road handling that is merely acceptable, VW has been touting the
car's adroitness on tarmac, as well as doing promotional things
like running modified versions at up to 186 mph on the Bonneville Salt Flats and in the California desert to show what potential this
compact four - door has next to
other hybrids.
But in spite of starting with a clean sheet, the Leaf is visually differentiated from
other compact hatchbacks by weird details
like its serpentine tail lamps snaking their way up the
cars C - pillars and blue - tinted chrome.
At the same time,
other compact crossovers
like the Honda CR - V and Mazda CX - 5 are better
cars, even if they don't offer a plug - in hybrid option.