Sporty Compact Cars


Links to individual and comparative reviews and road tests of 2008-2010 hot hatch, sport compact, sports sedan, pocket rocket and best bang for the buck cars sold in the usa.

At Sporty Compact Cars we are excited about fast and fun "hot hatch", "sport compact" "sports sedan", "pocket rocket" and "bang for the buck" sedans, coupes and hatchbacks with an MSRP below $30,000. You can read the reviews just for fun or to help you shop for one.

Reading comparative reviews from Car & Driver January 2009, Motor Trend January 2009, and Road & Track September 2008, the top sporty compact cars in 2009 were the VW GTI, Chevy Cobalt SS, Mazdaspeed3, and the Subaru WRX.



The original pocket rocket was the VW GTI. Another well known one was the Honda CR-X Si. The CR-X Si TV commercial in the 1980's was done at the Bonneville Salt Flats with the car taking off vertically like a rocket. After years without the CR-X, Honda has a new hybrid version coming out in summer 2010 shown above.

Our preferred approach to rating these cars is to find the best available online comparative reviews and road tests. We also prefer reviews and road tests that are less than two years old which means those published in 2008 or later are OK for the time being.



Sporty Compact Cars


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