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Compact cars

A blue Subaru Impreza hatchback parked inside a concrete parking structure

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Subaru cuts the 2027 Impreza's starting price by $2,000, to $24,595

The new base hatchback also gets the 180-hp 2.5-liter engine that was reserved for the RS last year, as Impreza sales run 42% behind 2025.

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2026 Mazda3 review: AWD, a 250-hp turbo and standard blind-spot alerts from $24,650

Mazda's compact sedan and hatchback add a standard eight-speaker stereo for 2026 and keep top NHTSA and IIHS results, but with no hybrid they trail on fuel economy.