Cars.com recently sat down with some experts from MotorWeek and USA Today, to find the best subcompact. The criteria: each much have four or more doors, seat at least four people, reach a minimum highway mpg of 35 and have an asking price of under $16,000. They managed to come up with a list of seven cars.
- 2012 Chevrolet Sonic
- 2012 Ford Fiesta
- 2012 Honda Fit
- 2012 Hyundai Accent
- 2012 Kia Rio
- 2012 Nissan Versa
- 2012 Toyota Yaris
From this varied and impressive list of candidates, it was the venerable Honda Fit that came out on top. The Fit was praised for its unsurpassed versatility and interior space, while everyone also lauded the way the little hatch drove. It did face some harsh criticism for its outdated interior and unacceptable interior noise levels. Considering the Fit is the oldest design in this group, it appears that the automakers better step up before a new model arrives on the scene to right these current wrongs.
Below is the finishing order of the rest of the field to see where they fall in comparison to the Fit. Feel free to peruse the high-resolution gallery below as well.
- 2012 Honda Fit
- 2012 Kia Rio
- 2012 Hyundai Accent
- 2012 Chevy Sonic
- 2012 Ford Fiesta
- 2012 Toyota Yaris
- 2012 Nissan Versa
