American makes may have pulled out of the compact car segment, but this field bursting with redesigned models has never been as fun to drive or as loaded with safety and convenience features.
The redesigned Elantra gets longer and better equipped, but doesn’t have a hatch counterpart.
The Mazda 3 sedan and hatch aspires to be upscale inside but struggles to get infotainment right.
The Toyota Corolla hybrid gets 52 mpg combined.
Standard all-wheel drive and high safety ratings highlight the Subaru Impreza hatch and sedan.
A new Golf arrives for 2022, but only in performance-oriented GTI and Golf R trims.
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 2022 Honda Civic#3 in Compact Cars Get Your Price |  2021 Hyundai Elantra#6 in Compact Cars Get Your Price |  2021 Mazda MAZDA3#6 in Compact Cars Get Your Price |  2021 Subaru ImprezaGet Your Price |  2021 Toyota Corolla#6 in Compact Cars |  2021 Volkswagen Golf#6 in Compact Cars |
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The 2022 Honda Civic remains a go-to economy car, with low-key performance and high-economy powertrains. |
The 2021 Hyundai Elantra has big style, big available tech, and big range from a hybrid powertrain. |
The 2021 Mazda 3 straddles the mainstream and upscale markets with a quality cabin, power that ranges from pedestrian to plentiful, and available all-wheel drive. |
The 2021 Subaru Impreza excels at foul-weather traction and value; it’s an exceedingly rational choice among economy cars. |
With the 2021 Corolla, Toyota has almost excised all the bland from its diet. |
The 2021 VW Golf TSI compels shoppers for its overall value, but the GTI is a hole in one. |
| MSRP From | |||||
| $21,700 | $19,650 | $20,650 | $18,795 | $20,025 | $23,195 |
| Gas Mileage | |||||
| 26 MPG City / 42 MPG Hwy | 25 MPG City / 52 MPG Hwy | 23 MPG City / 36 MPG Hwy | Coming Soon MPG City / Coming Soon MPG Hwy | 28 MPG City / 52 MPG Hwy | 23 MPG City / 39 MPG Hwy |
| Engine | |||||
| Regular Unleaded I-4 | Regular Unleaded I-4 | Regular Unleaded I-4 | N/A | Regular Unleaded I-4 | Intercooled Turbo Regular Unleaded I-4 |
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| Midsize Cars | Midsize Cars | Compact Cars | N/A | Compact Cars | Compact Cars |
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| LX CVT | SE IVT SULEV *Ltd Avail* | 2.0 FWD | N/A | L CVT (SE) | 1.4T TSI Manual |
| Drivetrain | |||||
| Front Wheel Drive | Front Wheel Drive | Front Wheel Drive | N/A | Front Wheel Drive | Front Wheel Drive |
| Passenger Capacity | |||||
| 5 | 5 | 5 | N/A | 5 | 5 |
| Passenger Doors | |||||
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Body Style | |||||
| Sedan | Sedan | Sedan | N/A | Sedan | Hatchback |
| Transmission | |||||
| CVT w/OD | CVT w/OD | Automatic w/OD | N/A | CVT w/OD | Manual w/OD |
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| 2022 Honda Civic vs. 2021 Hyundai Elantra | 2022 Honda Civic vs. 2021 Mazda MAZDA3 | 2022 Honda Civic vs. 2021 Subaru Impreza | 2022 Honda Civic vs. 2021 Toyota Corolla | 2022 Honda Civic vs. 2021 Volkswagen Golf | |
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