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#5 in Compact Cars Get Your Price |  2022 Hyundai Elantra#6 in Compact Cars Get Your Price |  2022 Mazda MAZDA3#23 in Compact Cars Get Your Price |  2022 Subaru Impreza#13 in Compact Cars Get Your Price |  2022 Toyota Corolla#11 in Compact Cars Get Your Price |  2022 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 2022 Hyundai Elantra excites us with its styling and gas mileage, but loses us with interior quality. |
The 2022 Mazda 3 makes a play for upscale compact-car buyers with a rich interior and cut-above handling. |
The 2022 Subaru Impreza pegs the rational meter, with standard all-wheel drive and excellent crash-test performance. |
With more interesting style, the 2022 Toyota Corolla is a wallflower no more; hybrids have Prius-like fuel economy. |
The 2022 VW GTI is a good hot hatch, but the Golf R fully realizes the platform’s potential. |
| MSRP From | |||||
| $22,550 | $20,200 | $21,150 | $19,295 | $20,425 | $29,880 |
| Gas Mileage | |||||
| 26 MPG City / 42 MPG Hwy | 20 MPG City / 56 MPG Hwy | 23 MPG City / 36 MPG Hwy | Coming Soon MPG City / Coming Soon MPG Hwy | 28 MPG City / 52 MPG Hwy | 20 MPG City / 34 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 |
| Style Name | |||||
| LX CVT | SE IVT | 2.0 FWD | N/A | L CVT (SE) | 2.0T S 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. 2022 Hyundai Elantra | 2022 Honda Civic vs. 2022 Mazda MAZDA3 | 2022 Honda Civic vs. 2022 Subaru Impreza | 2022 Honda Civic vs. 2022 Toyota Corolla | 2022 Honda Civic vs. 2022 Volkswagen Golf | |
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