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Cars.com scoured its current vehicle listings and found the best vehicles in different types and sizes with median list prices of around $10,000.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is tightening its crash-test requirements for its coveted Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick+ awards, resulting in fewer winners for 2025.

Wheel warming has gone mainstream, with the feature standard or optional not just on luxury vehicles, but on an increasing number of models with sticker prices of $40,000 or less.

An increasing number of vehicles with sticker prices of $40,000 or less, some much less, offer heated mirrors.

For 2025, a new entry-level trim for the Mazda3 hatchback drops the five-door model’s price of entry, but the 3 is otherwise little changed.

Find out which cars under $40,000 have received two of the industry’s best safety awards.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and Consumer Reports have released their annual list of recommended vehicles for teens, and the 2024 list offers more safety for less, as used- and new-car prices stabilize.

The 71 vehicles that qualified for the awards for 2024 is an increase of 23 over 2023, when stricter requirements began to take effect.

All three Mazdas qualify for the highest award in their standard configuration.

An increasing number of vehicles with sticker prices of $40,000 or less, some much less, offer heated mirrors.