Compact Car Reviews

Compact cars as an automobile class are slightly smaller than mid-size cars and usually have a wheelbase between 100-105 inches. In Europe they are often referred as “small family cars” as the term compact cars is mostly North American. The European Car Magazine crew has extensive experience with these cars and we've been putting them to the test for you to review.

Compact Car Test Drives

	2010 Alfa Romeo Giulietta - Web Exclusive Check out the details on the new Alfa Romeo Giulietta. - Web Exclusive more


	2006 Audi A3 Quattro - Seat Time When this 2006 Audi A3 Quattro showed up at the office, it was an instant excuse to go driving in the mountains. Read our short Seat Time... more


	2006 Volkswagen Passat 2.0T - First Drive We go to Europe to test drive the latest 2006 Volkswagen Passat with the celebrated 2.0T engine. more


	2005 MINI Cooper S Steptronic - Seat Time Our man Kerry Morse spends some quality freeway time in the MINI Cooper S Steptronic. Read the review of its Steptronic transmission in LA... more


	2006 Volkswagen GTI Mk V - First Drive I tap the brake, downshift to second and throttle through rounding the Grand (formally Loews) hairpin with, if not the same precision of an... more


	First Look: 2005 Volkswagen Jetta 2.5 Read the 2005 Volkswagen Jetta 2.5 first look review, brought to you exclusively by the experts at European Car Magazine. more


	First Look: 2005 Volkswagen Golf GTI Predicting what will and will not become a cult classic is an exercise in educated guessing. Who knew when a film, a book, an album or a... more


	First Look: 2005 Audi A4 The B6 A4, launched in 2002, is a mere 3 years old. So, imagine our surprise when Audi AG announced the all-new B7 for 2005. All new?... more


	First Look: Volvo S60, V70, XC70 "From a historical perspective, Volvo Cars is often linked with the image of spacious sport wagons for families with young children." Taken... more


	Driving Experience: Saab 9-3 The numbers from the first three months are in, and despite much gnashing of teeth and rending of garments among the faithful, it appears... more


	First Test: 2004 Volkswagen R32 Imagine having access to Volkswagen's enormous parts bins, a team of engineers and a Golf. Imagine being able to buy that dream. Well,... more


	First Look: 2003 Volkswagen New Beetle Convertible It's been nearly 5 years since the New Beetle began turning heads with its smile-inducing looks. To this day, it still gathers appreciative... more


	First Look: MINI Cooper S The new MINI Cooper S has a number of attractive qualities, but it all begins with the platform's long wheelbase combined with wide tracks,... more

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	$75 Track day at Willow Springs- Horse Thief Mile -Feb 18-19 in SoCal Extremespeedtrackevents will be at Willow Springs-Willow Springs Horse Thief Mile Race Course in... more
	Audi Service/Repair recommendation in Philadelphia? Hi folks. Have a friend running an 2005 A4 1.8T quattro auto that needs a bunch of work done to it.... more
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	$112 WSIR on Jan 21-22 Anyone going to attend at WSIR Jan 21-22? TCRA charge $112 for non member and $102 for members per... more

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