The Jeep Renegade has genuine off-road capability, and in its size class that makes it an outlier.
The bigger Subaru Crosstrek approaches its dirty skills, with its added ground clearance, styling add-ons, and its off-road grip and poise.
The Chevy Trax is restyled and gets some new features for 2017, and while it's upright and functional, it lacks the Jeep cachet and really, anything more than all-weather utility.
The popular Honda HR-V and the sporty, low-slung Mazda CX-3 probably reach their limits on muddy soccer fields or gravel roads.
The Honda has class-leading fuel economy, along with excellent space usage and ride quality, while the Mazda has attractive lines and crisp road manners.
Finally, Nissan Rogue Sport downsizes that company’s popular mid-size crossover, carrying over mediocre performance while trimming down on rear-seat and cargo space.
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The 2018 Jeep Renegade mounts a spirited defense of its brand bona fides, but delivers a less convincing impression of a great economy car. |
The 2018 Chevrolet Trax, Chevy’s smallest utility vehicle, is straightforward: it’s plain on the outside but practical inside, not particularly fast but adequately fuel-efficient. |
The 2018 Honda HR-V blends great rear-seat flexibility and gas mileage, but it’s slow. |
The 2018 Mazda CX-3 is an attractive small crossover pick thanks to its good looks. We’d ask for more room, but fear that would spoil the CX-3’s low price. |
The 2018 Nissan Rogue Sport is comfortable as a small car with a tall ride height and affordable base models. Don’t venture too far from there. |
The 2018 Subaru Crosstrek smooths over the edges that we didn’t like with the last version. It’s smooth, quiet, and capable—all good things because it won’t be rushed. |
| MSRP From | |||||
| $18,750 | $21,000 | $19,670 | $20,110 | $21,640 | $21,795 |
| Gas Mileage | |||||
| 21 MPG City / 31 MPG Hwy | 24 MPG City / 33 MPG Hwy | 25 MPG City / 34 MPG Hwy | 27 MPG City / 34 MPG Hwy | 24 MPG City / 32 MPG Hwy | 23 MPG City / 33 MPG Hwy |
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| Intercooled Turbo Premium Unleaded I-4 | Turbocharged Gas 4-Cyl | Regular Unleaded I-4 | Regular Unleaded I-4 | Regular Unleaded I-4 | Regular Unleaded H-4 |
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| Small Sport Utility Vehicles 2WD | Special Purpose | Small Sport Utility Vehicles 2WD | Small Sport Utility Vehicles 2WD | Small Sport Utility Vehicles 2WD | Small Sport Utility Vehicles 4WD |
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| Sport FWD *Ltd Avail* | FWD 4-Door LS | LX 2WD Manual | Sport FWD | FWD S | 2.0i Manual |
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| Front Wheel Drive | Front Wheel Drive | Front Wheel Drive | Front Wheel Drive | Front Wheel Drive | All Wheel Drive |
| Passenger Capacity | |||||
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Passenger Doors | |||||
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Body Style | |||||
| Sport Utility | Sport Utility Vehicle | Sport Utility | Sport Utility | Sport Utility | Sport Utility |
| Transmission | |||||
| Manual w/OD | Automatic | Manual w/OD | Automatic w/OD | CVT w/OD | Manual w/OD |
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| 2018 Jeep Renegade vs. 2018 Chevrolet Trax | 2018 Jeep Renegade vs. 2018 Honda HR-V | 2018 Jeep Renegade vs. 2018 Mazda CX-3 | 2018 Jeep Renegade vs. 2018 Nissan Rogue Sport | 2018 Jeep Renegade vs. 2018 Subaru Crosstrek | |
