The Big Test: Compact Sedans

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The Big Test: 2014 Compact Sedans Civic vs. Corolla vs. Dart vs. Elantra vs. Jetta vs. Mazda3 vs. Forte Before we strapped into the left-front chairs of our competitors, we spent an afternoon grading rear-seat room, comfort, and cargo friendliness. We installed forward and rear-facing child seats into the back seats, then assessed the remaining space for Uncle Frank to sit between them as he used to do when accompanying his twin niece and nephew in Sis' 2000 Corolla. We also assembled reams of data on safety, ownership costs, performance, and fuel economy. Then all voters piloted each car around a loop involving 7 miles of city driving, 12 miles of freeway, and 7 miles of twisty canyon roads. Read on to see how the top five fared. READ THE FULL STORY Mazda 3i S Sedan and Hatch First Test The Missing: What About Focus, Cruze and Sentra? The Dodge Dart GT First Test: C'mere, Pumpkin! 2015 Hyundai Genesis First Drive: Growing up and inreasingly refined Honda 2015 Fit: Better In Every Way Top 20Selling Cars In First Quarter Navigator vs. Escalade: You Pick In Our Poll First Drive: A Classic 1972 Nissan Skyline Check Out Our YouTube Channel Subscribe to Motor Trend FROM OUR FRIENDS SUPER CHEVY The Top 15 Chevy Engines Of All-Time FOUR WHEELER 2015 GM Fullsize SUVs: On- and Off-Road Test New site! MUSTANG360 1967 Ford Mustang Coupe: The Underdog TO OUR E-MAIL SUBSCRIBERS: YOUR PRIVACY IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO US. IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS EMAIL IN ERROR OR WISH TO UNSUBSCRIBE, PLEASE CLICK HERE. Write to us at: Motor Trend Digital Newsletter 831 S. Douglas Street El Segundo, CA 90245 Privacy Policy (c) 2013 Source Interlink Media, Inc. All rights reserved.