Hatchback

The 2022 Honda Civic Hatchback sees a price increase of $700 over the previous generation.

The 2021 Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition, an entertaining, raucous and unhinged beast, has slightly better steering feel and is a bit louder inside than other versions of the CTR.

Combine a high trade with one of the few new cars still offering sizable discounts this Labor Day weekend, and you might score a decent deal.

According to Mazda, the 2022 MX-30 will be exclusive to California, though the automaker “will pursue a national roll out over the coming years.”

The new 2023 Nissan Z will officially go on sale in the spring of next year, with pricing to be announced closer to the car’s on-sale date.

Bolt EV owners enjoy its value, quick acceleration, agile handling, generous range and one-pedal driving (otherwise known as regenerative braking).

In the third major recall of its kind in the first half of August, more than 45,000 Audi and VW cars and SUVs are being recalled for a malfunctioning seat belt retractor.

Subaru is issuing a recall for more than 165,000 vehicles from its 2018-20 model-year lineup, as well as the 2018-19 Toyota 86, over a faulty fuel pump.

Seat belts are the focus of a recall affecting more than 21,000 BMW, Mini, Rolls-Royce and Toyota vehicles. Read more on the issue here.

The 2021 Hyundai Veloster N is fun to drive and now comes with more standard performance features, not to mention an available eight-speed automatic transmission.