Featured in HatchbackBYJames GilboyMar 27, 2024ShareThe 2025 Kia K4 Wagon Is Coming to the USKia’s attractive, affordable new K4 sedan will also arrive as a wagon. Or a hatchback, but let’s argue about that later. BYJames GilboyMar 27, 2024ShareBYJames GilboyMar 21, 2024ShareRimac Teases a Hatchback Out of Nowhere, and We’ll See It June 26Rimac’s unexpected hatchback announcement is hard to parse—but there’s a good chance this car comes to the United States. BYJames GilboyMar 21, 2024ShareBYNico DeMattiaMar 12, 2024ShareKubota Diesel-Powered Honda Insight With a Supercharger Averages 73 MPGThe supercharger itself almost equals the engine in displacement. BYNico DeMattiaMar 12, 2024ShareBYKristin V. ShawMar 8, 2024ShareThe Rivian R3’s Retro Hatch Was Inspired by Group B Rally LegendsWithout that cool, sloped hatch, the new R3 would’ve ended up looking like a Kia Soul instead. BYKristin V. ShawMar 8, 2024ShareBYNico DeMattiaMar 3, 2024ShareThese Two Barn Find Minis Were Finally Freed From Their Overgrown GarageThey’d been locked in a garage by overgrown trees for more than a decade. BYNico DeMattiaMar 3, 2024ShareBYAdam IsmailFeb 27, 2024ShareSliding a Toyota GR Corolla on Ice Finally Made Me Enjoy Performance DrivingBridgestone’s Winter Driving School allows you to hone car control at the limit, at safe speeds. And it’s a blast. BYAdam IsmailFeb 27, 2024ShareBYAdam IsmailFeb 16, 2024ShareEvery 2024 Fiat 500e Will Turn Profit in Shocking Twist for EVsMost EVs lose carmakers money, but Fiat’s decided the new 500e shouldn’t do that. BYAdam IsmailFeb 16, 2024ShareBYNico DeMattiaFeb 5, 2024ShareThe Mini Clubman Is Dead and It’s Taking Its Beloved Barn Doors With ItIt’ll be replaced by, you guessed it, an electric crossover. BYNico DeMattiaFeb 5, 2024ShareBYJames GilboyJan 25, 2024ShareToyota GR Yaris Gets a Literal Donut ModeToyota’s ace rally drivers both got to design their own limited-edition GR Yaris—and they even have their own unique drive modes. BYJames GilboyJan 25, 2024ShareBYMaddox KayJan 25, 2024ShareVW Is Missing Its Moment by Not Selling a Hybrid GTI in the US Right NowVolkswagen practically invented the hot hatch. We wish it would commit to electrifying it here. BYMaddox KayJan 25, 2024ShareBYNico DeMattiaJan 23, 2024Share2025 VW GTI Brings Buttons, Gains 20 HP, Ditches the ManualOnce again, the GTI and Golf R are the only Volkswagen hatches we’ll get in the U.S. BYNico DeMattiaJan 23, 2024ShareBYJames GilboyJan 18, 2024ShareMazda Spirit Racing Teases ‘More Nimble and Powerful’ 3 Turbo for ProductionThe track-ready concept with Mazdaspeed vibes shown in Tokyo hints at a true Mazda3 hot hatch. BYJames GilboyJan 18, 2024ShareBYChris TsuiJan 15, 2024ShareWhy Does the GT7 Honda Civic Type R Have the Redline Beep On?Maddeningly, the in-game Lexus LFA does something similar too. BYChris TsuiJan 15, 2024ShareBYAdam IsmailJan 12, 2024ShareIs the Updated 2024 Toyota GR Yaris Interior a Hit or a Miss?A throwback, driver-oriented dash? Or a boxy abomination? BYAdam IsmailJan 12, 2024ShareBYAndrew P. CollinsJan 12, 2024ShareJDM Honda Civic RS Looks Like a Better Version of Our Civic SiThe new Honda Civic RS prototype appears to land somewhere between an Si and a Type R. Here’s hoping some cool parts land stateside! BYAndrew P. CollinsJan 12, 2024ShareBYAndrew P. CollinsJan 12, 2024Share2024 Toyota GR Yaris Gets More HP (Yay!) and Automatic Transmission (Gasp!)The GR Yaris adds an optional eight-speed automatic for 2024, plus a driver-tilted center console and other significant updates. BYAndrew P. CollinsJan 12, 2024Share12345…13
BYJames GilboyMar 27, 2024ShareThe 2025 Kia K4 Wagon Is Coming to the USKia’s attractive, affordable new K4 sedan will also arrive as a wagon. Or a hatchback, but let’s argue about that later. BYJames GilboyMar 27, 2024Share
BYJames GilboyMar 21, 2024ShareRimac Teases a Hatchback Out of Nowhere, and We’ll See It June 26Rimac’s unexpected hatchback announcement is hard to parse—but there’s a good chance this car comes to the United States. BYJames GilboyMar 21, 2024Share
BYNico DeMattiaMar 12, 2024ShareKubota Diesel-Powered Honda Insight With a Supercharger Averages 73 MPGThe supercharger itself almost equals the engine in displacement. BYNico DeMattiaMar 12, 2024Share
BYKristin V. ShawMar 8, 2024ShareThe Rivian R3’s Retro Hatch Was Inspired by Group B Rally LegendsWithout that cool, sloped hatch, the new R3 would’ve ended up looking like a Kia Soul instead. BYKristin V. ShawMar 8, 2024Share
BYNico DeMattiaMar 3, 2024ShareThese Two Barn Find Minis Were Finally Freed From Their Overgrown GarageThey’d been locked in a garage by overgrown trees for more than a decade. BYNico DeMattiaMar 3, 2024Share
BYAdam IsmailFeb 27, 2024ShareSliding a Toyota GR Corolla on Ice Finally Made Me Enjoy Performance DrivingBridgestone’s Winter Driving School allows you to hone car control at the limit, at safe speeds. And it’s a blast. BYAdam IsmailFeb 27, 2024Share
BYAdam IsmailFeb 16, 2024ShareEvery 2024 Fiat 500e Will Turn Profit in Shocking Twist for EVsMost EVs lose carmakers money, but Fiat’s decided the new 500e shouldn’t do that. BYAdam IsmailFeb 16, 2024Share
BYNico DeMattiaFeb 5, 2024ShareThe Mini Clubman Is Dead and It’s Taking Its Beloved Barn Doors With ItIt’ll be replaced by, you guessed it, an electric crossover. BYNico DeMattiaFeb 5, 2024Share
BYJames GilboyJan 25, 2024ShareToyota GR Yaris Gets a Literal Donut ModeToyota’s ace rally drivers both got to design their own limited-edition GR Yaris—and they even have their own unique drive modes. BYJames GilboyJan 25, 2024Share
BYMaddox KayJan 25, 2024ShareVW Is Missing Its Moment by Not Selling a Hybrid GTI in the US Right NowVolkswagen practically invented the hot hatch. We wish it would commit to electrifying it here. BYMaddox KayJan 25, 2024Share
BYNico DeMattiaJan 23, 2024Share2025 VW GTI Brings Buttons, Gains 20 HP, Ditches the ManualOnce again, the GTI and Golf R are the only Volkswagen hatches we’ll get in the U.S. BYNico DeMattiaJan 23, 2024Share
BYJames GilboyJan 18, 2024ShareMazda Spirit Racing Teases ‘More Nimble and Powerful’ 3 Turbo for ProductionThe track-ready concept with Mazdaspeed vibes shown in Tokyo hints at a true Mazda3 hot hatch. BYJames GilboyJan 18, 2024Share
BYChris TsuiJan 15, 2024ShareWhy Does the GT7 Honda Civic Type R Have the Redline Beep On?Maddeningly, the in-game Lexus LFA does something similar too. BYChris TsuiJan 15, 2024Share
BYAdam IsmailJan 12, 2024ShareIs the Updated 2024 Toyota GR Yaris Interior a Hit or a Miss?A throwback, driver-oriented dash? Or a boxy abomination? BYAdam IsmailJan 12, 2024Share
BYAndrew P. CollinsJan 12, 2024ShareJDM Honda Civic RS Looks Like a Better Version of Our Civic SiThe new Honda Civic RS prototype appears to land somewhere between an Si and a Type R. Here’s hoping some cool parts land stateside! BYAndrew P. CollinsJan 12, 2024Share
BYAndrew P. CollinsJan 12, 2024Share2024 Toyota GR Yaris Gets More HP (Yay!) and Automatic Transmission (Gasp!)The GR Yaris adds an optional eight-speed automatic for 2024, plus a driver-tilted center console and other significant updates. BYAndrew P. CollinsJan 12, 2024Share