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The 2023 Kia Soul is updated with fresh styling and more safety features, but it still lacks all-wheel drive and drops the turbocharged engine offered in previous model years.

Whether it’s in your best interest to take advantage of elevated trade-in values or wait for the inventory shortage to improve comes down to several factors.

The 2023 Crosstrek Special Edition shares most of its features with the Premium trim but stands out with an exclusive Desert Khaki paint color and dark gray 17-inch aluminum-alloy wheels.

Honda has updated the 2023 HR-V to include more standard safety tech, a larger engine with increased power and revised exterior styling.

Despite rising prices and the ongoing inventory shortage, shoppers looking for an affordable road-trip vehicle still have many options to choose from.

To help shoppers of all ages choose a budget-friendly, dependable and safe vehicle, IIHS and Consumer Reports identified the best new and used cars for teens in their annual report.

According to IIHS, the 2022 Taos fell short in the passenger-side small overlap and head restraint tests.

Cars.com surveyed consumers and dealers to see what trends are likely on the short-term horizon, resulting in our top trends for 2022.

Ford says it will cap orders for the optional turbocharged 2.0-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder 2022 Maverick by the end of January due to an inability to accommodate high demand.

While Honda is tight-lipped on most details, the automaker teased two images of the upcoming HR-V, which got us mulling over what we’d want to see for the 2023 model.