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Subcompact car
A subcompact car is an automobile in a North American vehicle size class, encompassing vehicles smaller than compact cars (usually not exceeding 165 inches (4,191 mm) in length). According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a passenger car is classified as subcompact if it...
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AMC Gremlin
The AMC Gremlin is a subcompact car that was made by the American Motors Corporation (AMC) for nine model years. Compared to its competition, The Gremlin reduced development and manufacturing costs by adapting the distinctive abbreviated tail to the...
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Volkswagen Beetle
The Volkswagen Type 1 was an economy car produced by the German auto maker Volkswagen (VW) from 1938 until 2003. It used an air cooled rear engined rear wheel drive (RR layout).
In the 1950s, it was more comfortable and powerful than most European...
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Ford Pinto
The Ford Pinto was Ford Motor Company's first domestic North American subcompact automobile marketed beginning on September 11, 1970. It competed with the AMC Gremlin and Chevrolet Vega, along with imports from makes such as Volkwagen, Datsun and...
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Volkswagen Golf
The Volkswagen Golf is a hatchback / small family car manufactured by Volkswagen since 1974 and marketed worldwide across six generations, in various body configurations and under various nameplates - as the Volkswagen Rabbit in the United States...
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- 1976 Volkswagen Golf ,
- 1985 Volkswagen Golf ,
- 1986 Volkswagen Golf Hatchback ,
- 1987 Volkswagen Golf Hatchback GT
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Volkswagen Jetta
The Volkswagen Jetta is a mid range family automobile, produced by German automaker Volkswagen Group for the Volkswagen Passenger Cars marque since 1979. Positioned to fill a saloon/sedan niche above the firm's compact / small family car Golf...
Ford Aspire
The Ford Aspire was the second-generation of the Ford Festiva subcompact car sold by Ford Motor Company in the US and Canada from 1994 to 1997. The Aspire was available as a three- or five-door hatchback. The vehicles were manufactured by Kia Motors...
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Honda Civic
The Honda Civic is a line of compact cars developed and manufactured by Honda. In North America, the Civic is the second-longest continuously-running nameplate from a Japanese manufacturer; only the Toyota Corolla, introduced in 1968, has been in...
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Volkswagen Polo
The Volkswagen Polo is a supermini car manufactured by Volkswagen. It is sold in Europe and other markets worldwide in hatchback, saloon, coupé and estate variants.
As of 2009, there have been five separate generations of the Polo, usually...
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Pontiac Sunbird
The Pontiac Sunbird, produced by the Pontiac division of General Motors, was Pontiac's second small-car offering of the 70's. The Sunbird model ran for 18 years (with a lapse during the 1981 & 1982 model years, as the 1982 model was called J2000)...
Ford Festiva
The Ford Festiva was a subcompact car sold by the Ford Motor Company in North America, Asia and Australasia, introduced in 1986 in Japan. The car was manufactured by South Korean automaker Kia, which at the time was part-owned by Ford, and was based...
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Honda Fit
The Honda Fit is a five-door hatchback subcompact car, manufactured by the Honda Motor Company of Japan, first introduced in June 2001 and now in its second generation. The Fit uses Honda's Global Small Car platform, also used by the City/Fit Aria,...
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Honda Insight
The Honda Insight is a hybrid electric vehicle manufactured by Honda and the first production vehicle to feature Honda's Integrated Motor Assist system. The first-generation Insight was produced from 1999 to 2006 as a three-door hatchback.
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Chevrolet Chevette
The Chevrolet Chevette was introduced in September, 1975 and produced for the 1976 through 1987 model years. It is Chevrolet's version of GM's worldwide T platform which was also sold as the Vauxhall Chevette, Opel Kadett, Isuzu Gemini and the...
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Volkswagen Gol
The Volkswagen Gol is a low cost subcompact car designed in Brazil and sold by German automaker Volkswagen since 1980. It is Volkswagen's entry-level car in the South American market, beneath the other superminis, the Fox and Polo. It has...
Ford Ikon
The Ford Ikon is a sedan version of the Ford Fiesta Mark V on the Ford B3 platform. It is manufactured and sold in India. It used to be manufactured and sold in South Africa, Mexico and China where production ended in December 2006, September 2007...
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Renault 4
The Renault 4, also known as the 4L (pronounced "Quatrelle"), is a hatchback economy car produced by the French automaker Renault between 1961 and 1994. It was the first front-wheel drive family car produced by Renault.
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Chevrolet Cavalier
The Chevrolet Cavalier was a compact automobile produced from 1982 to 2005 by General Motors. Built on the company's J platform, the Cavalier was one of the best-selling cars in the United States throughout its life.
The Cavalier replaced the Monza,...
Volkswagen Fox
The Volkswagen Fox is a city car produced and designed by Volkswagen do Brasil and sold in Latin America since 2004 and Europe since 2005. Currently the Fox is produced as a three-door and five-door hatchback. There is also a mini SUV version called...
Toyota Corolla
The Corolla is a line of subcompact/compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling...
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Fiat Siena
The Fiat Siena is the four-door sedan version of the Fiat Palio, a small family car especially designed for developing countries. The car is similar to Fiat Albea
It is produced in Brazil (Betim Plant), Argentina (Ferreyra), Turkey (Bursa), Poland ...
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Chrysler Horizon
The Horizon, was a subcompact automobile developed by Chrysler Europe and was sold in Europe between 1977 and 1985 under the Chrysler, Simca and Talbot nameplates. A derivative version of the Horizon was also in the United States under the Dodge and...
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Renault Alliance
The Renault Alliance is a subcompact automobile that was built and marketed in North America by the American Motors Corporation (AMC) through its partnership with its majority owner Renault between 1982 and 1987, when the Chrysler Corporation...
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Mazda Demio
The Demio (also sold as the Mazda 121, Mazda Metro, Mazda2 and Ford Festiva Mini Wagon) was originally a small minivan or tall station wagon which debuted in 1996. Introduced in 2007, the third generation Demio which is a supermini car, earned the...
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Dodge Omni
The Dodge Omni and the similar Plymouth Horizon were front wheel drive cars introduced by the Dodge and Plymouth divisions of Chrysler Corporation in North America in 1978, and were based on a European Simca-based design of the same name. While they...
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General Motors EV1
The General Motors EV1 was an electric car produced and leased by the General Motors Corporation from 1996 to 1999. It was the first mass-produced and purpose-designed electric vehicle of the modern era from a major automaker, and the first GM car...
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Dodge Colt
The Dodge Colt and the similar Plymouth Champ and Plymouth Colt, were subcompact cars sold by Dodge and Plymouth from 1970 (1971 MY) to 1994. They were captive imports from Mitsubishi Motors, and initially were twins of the Mitsubishi Galant and...
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Shelby Charger
The Shelby Charger was a modified 1980s Dodge Charger. Carroll Shelby had tuned the Dodge Omni-based Charger for Dodge from 1983 1/2 to 1987, with the resulting car sold as the Dodge Shelby Charger. When the Charger was discontinued, Shelby bought...
Toyota Vitz
The Toyota Vitz a 3 and 5-door hatchback (sold in different markets as the Toyota Yaris and formerly as the Toyota Echo) is a line of subcompact cars first launched by Toyota in 1999, designed by Sotiris Kovos. In Europe, the Americas, Australia,...
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Buick Skyhawk
The Buick Skyhawk is an automobile that was manufactured by the Buick division of General Motors for the 1975 through 1989 model years. It replaced a captive import, the Opel Manta that was marketed in the U.S. by Buick dealers. The first generation...
Chevrolet Vega
The Chevrolet Vega is a subcompact, four passenger automobile produced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors for the 1971–1977 model years. Designed from scratch by a corporate design team headed by GM President Ed Cole, the Vega was brought...
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Chevrolet Monza
The Chevrolet Monza is a subcompact, four-passenger automobile that was introduced September 1974, and produced for the 1975 through 1980 model years. Monza is based on the Chevrolet Vega, and shares Vega's wheelbase and width, and was produced with...
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Honda City
The Honda City is a subcompact car manufactured by the Japanese manufacturer Honda since 1981 for the Asian market.
Since 2002, the City is also known as the Honda Fit Aria. It is a subcompact sedan that uses Honda's Global Small Car platform, which...
Nash Metropolitan
The Nash Metropolitan is a car that was sold, initially only in the United States and Canada, from 1954 to 1962.
It conforms to two classes of vehicle: economy car and subcompact car. In today’s terminology the Metropolitan is a “subcompact”, but...
Daewoo Kalos
The Daewoo Kalos is a subcompact automobile manufactured by GM Daewoo (the South Korean subsidiary of General Motors) introduced in 2002 and marketed globally in 120 countries – prominently as the Chevrolet Aveo (ah-VAY-o).
Marketed worldwide under...
Scion xA
Scion xA was a five-door hatchback subcompact marketed in the US from 2004-2006 — as an export model of the Japanese Domestic Market Toyota ist. Based on the first generation Toyota Vitz hatchback, the xA shared a platform with the Toyota Platz...
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Scion xB
The Scion xB is a vehicle made by Toyota for the United States market and sold under their youth-oriented Scion brand. It is a box-shaped, 5-door compact station wagon.
The first-generation xB was a lightly-modified and rebadged version of the...
Nissan Sunny
The Nissan Sunny is a small car from Nissan. It was launched in 1966 as the Datsun 1000 and although production in Japan ended in 2004, it remains in production today for the African and American markets. In the US, the later models were known as...
Mitsubishi Galant Lambda
The Mitsubishi Galant Λ (Lambda) is a two-door hardtop coupé built by Mitsubishi Motors from 1976 to 1983. From 1978 it was exported under various names; as the Mitsubishi Sapporo in Europe and South America (named for the Japanese city of Sapporo,...
Autozam Revue
The Autozam Revue was a subcompact car from Mazda's Autozam marque. The demise of that marque led to the car's being renamed the Mazda Revue from 1994 until 1998. The car was also sold in Europe, Australia, Chile and some other export markets as the...
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Geo Metro
The Geo Metro first appeared in Chevrolet-Geo showrooms in 1989. It was a rebadged version of the Suzuki Swift, sharing many of the drivetrain and interior components. The Metro was a direct replacement for the Chevrolet Sprint, a subcompact...
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Suzuki Alto
The Suzuki Alto is a very small car (kei car) designed by Suzuki. Its selling points include low price and good fuel economy. The model was introduced in 1979 and has been built in many countries worldwide.
The 1st generation (SS30/40), introduced...
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Nissan Sentra
The Nissan Sentra is a compact car produced by automaker Nissan Motors and is generally a rebadged export version of the Japanese Nissan Sunny. The name "Sentra" is not used in Japan.
In the United States, the Nissan Sentra currently serves as...
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Geo Prizm
The Geo/Chevrolet Prizm (Chevrolet Prizm starting 1998) was a United States-market entry-level compact car from model years 1989 through 2002. Like the 1985–1988 Chevrolet Nova it replaced, the Prizm was a rebadged version of the Toyota Sprinter, an...
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Chevrolet Nova
The Chevrolet Nova is an automobile produced in the United States from 1962 to 1979 by the Chevrolet division of General Motors and from 1985 to 1988 by the NUMMI, a joint venture between General Motors and Toyota. In its original form it was the...
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Subaru Leone
The Subaru Leone was a compact car produced by the Japanese car manufacturer Subaru from 1971 to 1994. The word "leone" is Italian for lion.
It was released as a replacement to the Subaru 1000 and was the predecessor to the Subaru Impreza. All...
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- 1985 Subaru Hatchback Hatchback ,
- 1985 Subaru Sedan Sedan ,
- 1985 Subaru Wagon Station Wagon 4WD ,
- 1986 Subaru Hatchback Hatchback 4WD
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Mitsubishi Lancer
The Mitsubishi Lancer is a family car built by Mitsubishi Motors. It has been known as the Colt Lancer, Dodge/Plymouth Colt, Chrysler Valiant Lancer, Chrysler Lancer, Eagle Summit, Hindustan Lancer, Soueast Lioncel, Mitsubishi Carisma, and...
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- 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer Station Wagon ,
- 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer Station Wagon ,
- 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer ,
- 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer
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Suzuki Aerio
The Suzuki Aerio (called the Liana (Life In A New Age) in Europe, South Asia and Australia) is a compact car that was built by Suzuki Motor Corporation. It was introduced in 2001 as a replacement for the Suzuki Esteem/Baleno, with a tall 5-door...
Daihatsu Sirion
The Daihatsu Sirion is a subcompact car/supermini produced by the Japanese automaker Daihatsu since 1998 and marketed variously as the Daihatsu Storia , Daihatsu Boon, Toyota Duet and Toyota Passo.
The Sirion was launched in 1998 and has since...
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Subaru Justy
Since 1984, Subaru has marketed the Justy, a subcompact hatchback, either manufacturing the vehicle itself or marketing a rebadged version by others. The company introduced the latest iteration, a rebadged Daihatsu Sirion (2nd generation), at the...
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Shelby GLHS
The Shelby GLHS was a limited production automobile from the mid 1980s. The main differentiator of these cars from their regular Dodge versions was their use of what would become the intercooled Turbo II engine as well as Shelby Centurian wheels and...
Renault 8
The Renault 8 (Renault R8 until 1964) and Renault 10 are two small family cars produced by the French vehicle manufactuer Renault in the 1960s and early 1970s. The 8 was launched in 1962, and the 10, a more upmarket version of the 8, was launched in...
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Hyundai Pony
The Hyundai Pony (Hangul: 현대 포니), was a small rear-wheel drive automobile produced by the Hyundai Motor Company from 1975 to 1988 (until 1990 in South Korea).
When Hyundai wanted to develop their own car, they hired George Turnbull, the former...
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Mitsubishi Mirage
The Mitsubishi Mirage is a subcompact car produced by Mitsubishi Motors from 1978 to 2002. It was also sold as the Mitsubishi Colt or Lancer Fiore.
Mitsubishi launched the Mirage as a three-door front wheel drive hatchback in 1978, as a response to...
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- 1985 Mitsubishi Mirage Station Wagon ,
- 1986 Mitsubishi Mirage Hatchback ,
- 1987 Mitsubishi Mirage Hatchback ,
- 1988 Mitsubishi Mirage Hatchback
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Nissan Tiida
The Nissan Tiida is a compact car produced in hatchback and sedan form by Japanese automaker Nissan. Marketed by its maker and classified by most reviewers as a subcompact car in the United States and Canada due to its exterior size, the U.S. EPA...
Alfa Romeo Arna
The Alfa Romeo Arna was a subcompact automobile produced by the Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo between 1983 and 1987.
Launched at the 1983 Frankfurt Motor Show, the Arna was a product of a short-lived partnership between Alfa Romeo and Japanese...
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Toyota bB
The Toyota bB is a small wagon produced by the Toyota Motor Corporation.
It is based on the Toyota Vitz.
While the box-shaped car was initially targeted towards Japanese men in their twenties, it is also popular with women buyers.
It is a version...
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Hyundai Getz
The Hyundai Click (also sold as the Hyundai Getz in most international markets, Hyundai Getz Prime in India, Hyundai TB in Japan, Inokom Getz in Malaysia and Dodge Brisa in Venezuela) is a supermini car produced by the Hyundai Motor Company, sold in...
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Kia Avella
The Kia Avella is a subcompact car produced by South Korean automaker Kia Motors from March 1994 to 1998. It was a five-seater available in sedan, three-door and five-door hatchback body styles. Sold worldwide as the Avella, it was rebadged as the...
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Proton Saga
The Proton Saga is the first car produced by Malaysian auto manufacturer Proton. Originally based on the 1983 Mitsubishi Lancer Fiore, to avoid R&D; costs, the Saga first debuted in September 1985 and retained its core Fiore external design for two...
AMC Spirit
The AMC Spirit was a subcompact marketed by American Motors Corporation from 1979 to 1983 as a restyled replacement for the AMC Gremlin. The Spirit shared the Gremlin's platform and was offered in two hatchback variations, each with two doors —...
