Economy Cars

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11 hrs ago Featured
Junkyard Gem: 1961 Volkswagen Baja Bug

You never know, maybe it raced the Baja 1000

Murilee Martin
2 days ago Featured
Junkyard Gem: 1987 Ford Escort GL 2-door hatchback

Loaded with options, including automatic transmission and air conditioning

Murilee Martin
5 days ago Featured
Junkyard Gem: 1984 Nissan Sentra Hatchback Coupe XE

A sporty early Sentra coupe, loaded with just about every possible option

Murilee Martin
Dec 22, 2023 Featured
Junkyard Gem: 1971 Volkswagen Super Beetle

The first model year for the updated and sort-of modern version of the 1938 KdF-Wagen.

Murilee Martin
Dec 4, 2023 Buying Guide
2024 Chevy Trax Review: Game-changer for its segment and Chevrolet

Objectively well-executed, subjectively great to look at and to drive. A real winner

James Riswick
Dec 2, 2023 Featured
Junkyard Gem: 1984 Volkswagen Rabbit L 4-door hatchback

If only its final owner had used that head gasket kit

Murilee Martin
Dec 1, 2023 Featured
Junkyard Gem: 1960 Renault Dauphine

The second-best-selling import in the United States during the late 1950s

Murilee Martin
Nov 29, 2023 Reveal
Third-generation Dacia Duster gets more rugged while staying cheap

It's still offered with four-wheel drive and a six-speed stick

Ronan Glon
Nov 28, 2023 Report
VW signs deal with Magna-Steyr to develop the Scout SUV and pickup

$500M contract for EV off-roaders due in 2026, to be built in South Carolina

Jonathon Ramsey
Nov 22, 2023 Podcast
Las Vegas Grand Prix, L.A. Auto Show, and driving Chevy Trax and Hyundai Ioniq 6 | Autoblog Podcast #808

Plus a Jeep Wrangler EV, GM Cruise woes, and NTSB urging speed limiters

Plus a Jeep Wrangler EV, GM Cruise woes, and NTSB urging speed limiters

Autoblog Staff
Nov 15, 2023 Featured
Junkyard Gem: 2000 Daewoo Lanos Hatchback

There's a lot of GM Empire history in the humble Lanos

Murilee Martin
Nov 4, 2023 Featured
Junkyard Gem: 1984 Chevrolet Chevette 2-Door Hatchback

Chevrolet's incredibly cheap rear-wheel-drive econobox

Murilee Martin
Nov 3, 2023 Podcast
Driving the Lotus Emira and Nissan Sakura | Autoblog Podcast #805

Plus Jaguar F-Type convertible, Mini Coper SE, a potential midsize Ram, SEMA news and more

Plus Jaguar F-Type convertible, Mini Coper SE, a potential midsize Ram, SEMA news and more

Autoblog Staff
Nov 3, 2023 Featured
Junkyard Gem: 1969 AMC Rambler 440 4-Door Sedan

The final model year for the Rambler American, now called the AMC Rambler

Murilee Martin
Oct 27, 2023 Featured
Junkyard Gem: 1951 Studebaker Champion De Luxe 4-Door Sedan

Paging Fozzie Bear!

Murilee Martin
Oct 26, 2023 Featured
Junkyard Gem: 1972 Chevrolet Vega Sedan

The General Motors rival to the Ford Pinto two-door sedan

Murilee Martin
Oct 6, 2023 Featured
Buick Envista, Mercedes C 43 and GLS, and Goodwood Revival | Autoblog Podcast #801

Plus Audi R8 and Alfa Romeo 4C successor rumors

Plus Audi R8 and Alfa Romeo 4C successor rumors

John Beltz Snyder
Oct 5, 2023
Junkyard Gem: 1990 Nissan Sentra with 440K miles

This Smyrna-built Nissan laughs at 300K-mile Hondas and Toyotas

Murilee Martin
Sep 27, 2023 Featured
Junkyard Gem: 1976 Oldsmobile Omega Sedan

Oldsmobile's version of the mid-1970s Chevrolet Nova

Murilee Martin
Sep 27, 2023 Official
2024 Nissan Versa still reigns as the cheapest new car in America

Prices up $150, but it undercuts the Mitsubishi Mirage by about $900

Jonathon Ramsey
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