Compact sedan

Read here for a look at four things we like about the 2025 Subaru WRX tS and two things we don’t after being among the first to drive one.

Read on for a quick look at six things we like about the 2025 Volkswagen Jetta and three things we don’t after driving one.

A new Nissan Sentra bowed for the 2026 model year, sporting refined, upscale styling and more standard equipment. Plus, the range-topping SL trim returns.

For 2026, the Nissan Sentra gets significantly changed exterior and interior styling, but its powertrain carries over.

Hyundai’s Elantra sedan adds an SEL Sport Premium trim for the 2026 model year and will start at $23,870 for the base SE trim.

The 2026 Nissan Sentra compact sedan wears a new body and updated interior, is flush with new technology and (hopefully) comes in around the same starting price that the 2025 version enjoyed.

We racked up 1,000 miles of varied driving in a WRX TR and found that the upgrades bring back at least some of that classic WRX feel.

The current-generation Mazda3 sedan and hatchback are getting a little long in the tooth, but with such a strong resume, not much is changing for the 2026 model year.

Acura updated its compact Integra sedan for 2026 with a new body kit for the A-Spec trim, three new paint colors and a larger infotainment touchscreen.

For 2026, Toyota isn’t changing much beyond dropping the 2025 Corolla sedan’s sporty-looking FX Edition but adding standard blind spot monitors and rear cross-traffic alert across the lineup, as well as a new 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster on the XSE and hybrid XLE trim levels.