10 Biggest News Stories of the Month: ‘Cheapest’ Kia Soul, Nissan Kicks Take Toll on Toyota Camry
Cue the tired, creaky voice of a person sitting on a porch in a rocking chair, waxing nostalgic: “In my day, we could buy a car for less than $10,000!” Let us interrupt before they get to the part about how they paid for their car in nickels they earned on their snowy paper route to agree that the days of a four-figure vehicle are decidedly “olden” and move on to more constructive topics — namely, what’s the best you do on the price of a new car, like, nowadays. It should come as no surprise that Cars.com is prepared for that very conversation, with our up-to-date update on the cheapest new cars you can buy right now — also unsurprisingly one of the most popular articles of the past month because, who couldn’t benefit from a break these days?
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This latest list of 10 comprises entirely subcompact and compact sedans, hatchbacks and SUVs, ranging from just over $18,000 to just over $23,000 (including destination charges). These 2024 models — listed here from cheapest to least cheapest — include specified trim levels of the Mitsubishi Mirage, Nissan Versa, Kia Forte, Hyundai Venue, Chevrolet Trax, Kia Soul, Nissan Sentra, Nissan Kicks, Hyundai Elantra and Toyota Corolla.
For full details on each of these modestly priced models — including specific trim level, fuel economy estimates, and other specs and equipment — follow the link below to the No. 2 news story of the past month.
Also popular in April was Cars.com reviewer Conner Golden’s comprehensive critique of the refreshed-for-2025 Toyota Camry, which above all argues that reports of the sedan body style’s death have been greatly exaggerated. Evidently, someone forgot to tell this bestselling mid-size sedan — back for the new model year and further challenging the SUV status quo with its hybrid-only four-cylinder engine offering — that four-door family cars were out of fashion. The trade-off for the powertrain purge is that you get splendid gas mileage (53/50/51 mpg city/highway/combined, up 20 mpg or more for the city and combined figures compared to the old gas-only powertrains) at the expense of abundant acceleration, particularly amid the absence of the V-6 engine option. Otherwise, generally speaking in terms of size, styling, driving experience, equipment and safety considerations, the new Camry maintains or improves upon a winning formula as a credit to its beleaguered body style.
“Toyota’s latest mid-size sedan is an impressive and well-executed update to an automotive touchstone that should (read: hopefully) give the shrinking sedan segment a shot in the arm,” Golden concludes in his review.
For our full take on the 2025 Toyota Camry, follow the link below to the No. 10 article on our countdown of the month’s most read stories.
Beyond all that, we’ve got headlines on the Tesla Model X and Model Y, Toyota Land Cruiser, Tacoma and 4Runner, GMC Acadia and much more — so don’t stop reading till the digits double. Here are the top 10 news stories Cars.com readers couldn’t get enough of in the past month:
1. Tesla Slashes Full Self-Driving Cost by a Third, Drops Prices for Model X and Y
2. Here Are the 10 Cheapest New Cars You Can Buy Right Now
3. Toyota Lays Out Full Trim Level Details and Pricing for 2024 Land Cruiser
4. Which Electric Cars Are Still Eligible for the $7,500 Federal Tax Credit?
5. Here Are the 10 Cheapest New SUVs You Can Buy Right Now
6. Is the 2024 Toyota Tacoma a Good Pickup Truck? 6 Pros, 3 Cons
7. 2024 Cars.com Affordability Report: Best Value New Cars
8. 2025 Toyota 4Runner Up Close: Took Ya Long Enough!
9. New, Larger 2024 GMC Acadia Priced From $43,995
10. 2025 Toyota Camry Review: Thank Goodness for Sedans
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