![]() While this is the largest Civic ever made and actually bigger than some Accords you may remember from the eighties and nineties, it’s still a high-quality, high-fun small car. ![]() With slick new styling, an upscale interior and fun driving dynamics, the redesigned 11th-generation Civic took the compact car class by storm last year, and continues its domination for 2023. Our top picks, considered for their lengths, from 167 to 179 inches for hatchbacks and 174 to 186 inches for corresponding sedans, offer lots of practicality, style, tech and driving enjoyment. Levels of safety equipment have also consistently improved in the compact class, and models like the Impreza and Civic come standard with gear that sometimes costs thousands more on premium models.įor our list of the best compact cars of 2023, which includes some 2024 models that are on sale early, we’ve focused on the mainstream models, leaving out stand-alone performance vehicles (like the Volkswagen Golf GTI and Subaru WRX). Supply chain issues held back the Civic last year, which made the Corolla 2022’s best-selling compact (199,959 were sold, according to Motor Intelligence data), but the Civic may come roaring back this year as supply becomes less of a concern.Īll of these cars provide better gas mileage and usually better driving experiences than their crossover siblings, and the best provide room and amenities on par with midsize models. Nissan, Kia, Toyota and Volkswagen all offer competitive entries in this class, though apart from the Toyota they lack the breadth of choices of the top-tier trio. These three players dominate the rankings of quality choices even if the Mazda’s fuel economy holds back it’s overall rating, but they’re joined this year by a redesigned 2024 Subaru Impreza, now available only as a hatchback. That followed the 2021 redesign of the Hyundai Elantra into its largest and best iteration ever, and the 2020 rebirth of the Mazda3 into the segment’s most refined entry. ![]() The Honda Civic’s 2022 redesign yielded the nicest example of that long-running name in many years, with slick styling, lots of features and nearly midsize interior space. As the field has narrowed, and there are no more domestic compact cars, the remaining players have gotten much, much better. The dearth of affordable vehicles has also helped compact models weather the SUV storm better than larger, more expensive cars or the very smallest ones. Compact cars have been losing ground to small crossovers in recent years, but long-established favorites like the Honda Civic and Hyundai Elantra still command strong followings.
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