God could have made the heavens and earth to start with, however it was the Cambrian metazoan hookup culture which provided us with the majority of life-forms that we know now. Science has told us that in the 550 million or so years since the Cambrian explosion took place, almost every organism that there has ever been has become extinct. The few that did sdap and survive were the lucky ones and, fast forward to the best bit, this resulted in you and me. Future Automotive archeologists will discover evidence in the fossil record of the early-21st-century of a similar explosion of new life-forms, with the developing tiny-ute class being one fascinating distinct phylum.
These six small boxes here all have traces of subcompact-hatchback DNA. Kia Soul, the segment leader, shares underpinnings with the Kia Rio. The Soul was renewed in 2014 and in a previous comparison test it took first place and is the market’s top choice as well with the Americanpublic purchasing over 100,000 of these Korean motors every year. Prices for the Soul begin at just above $16,000 and the Soul + tested here will set you back $24,750 due to its 164-hp 2.0-liter four, heated and ventilated front seats, keyless entry and starting and panoramic sunroof. This vehicle is the onle one in this range which is not a four-wheel drive and the reason for that is that it’s not something that Kia offer.
If provenance were to exist in the $16,000-economy-car gene pool then the Honda HR-V would have it. It has been based on the Fit and comes with its enormous amount of space on the interior and flexibility. In 2015 the Fit was redone and the interior which was already large for its class was given a 1.2-inch wheelbase stretch. The HR-V pulls the axles an extrs 3.2 inches apart so we are likely to see the space stretched out almost like a limousine. The Honda borders on Korean value standards with a fully loaded pricetag of $26,720.
It could be that the Maxda CX-3 has the ticket to success, it takes a lot from the Mazda 2, is plenty of fun and won’t be sold in the U.S anymore as of the 2016 model year. Therefore if you would like to get your hands on one, this is it’s current form – and not a bad one at that. The CX-3 definitely looks the most sporty thanks to its long hood stretching in front of a cab-rearward greenhouse. Pricetags begin at only just above $20,000, however this reasonably optioned four-wheel-drive Touring model comes at a cost of $25,500.
Due to the Nissan Juke losing in comparison test to the Mini Countryman in that strange, early subcompact-crossover experiment, we don’t have one here. We don’t have a Countryman here as Mini could not give us a competitively priced example. Our roster is already overflowing withe interest without having these here though.
