Hatchbacks are compact, inexpensive, and very practical. They represent a smart use of your money for a car that offers excellent value. And these are the best models that you can buy right now.
Honda Fit
This is the best subcompact to buy. It has a spacious and handsome cabin with split/folding rear seats that make hauling cargo easy. It’s also available with a plethora of safety features and offers great fuel economy.
Mazda 3
The Mazda 3 is an excellent hatchback with a refined engine, sporty handling, engaging performance, and a very upscale interior. It looks fantastic too. It has a long list of features and an intuitive infotainment system.
Honda Civic
The Honda Civic hatchback is known for its athletic handling, great fuel efficiency, powerful engine options, and spacious passenger and cargo area. It is also available in several trim levels to make it appealing to all budgets.
Volkswagen GTI
This is a sports car in the body of a small practical hatchback. It stands out for its thrilling handling, powerful acceleration from a muscular engine, and refined and spacious cabin. It manages to be fun without compromising practicality.
Hyundai Veloster
This hatchback offers lively handling from peppy turbocharged engines, an intuitive infotainment system, and decent interior quality. Despite its low base price, it comes with a long list of standard features.
Volkswagen Golf
The Golf features agile handling, upscale interiors, a quiet and comfortable cabin, a lot of cargo space, and a plethora of advanced safety features. The infotainment tech is also easy to use.
Toyota Corolla
The Toyota Corolla appeals to drivers looking for a hatchback that offers a gentle ride, good gas mileage, and excellent reliability ratings. It’s not meant to be sporty and doesn’t try to be.
Kia Rio
The Rio has an engaging ride, athletic handling, great fuel economy, a user-friendly infotainment system, and strong reliability ratings. Its advanced safety features are limited, but it offers excellent value.
Hyundai Elantra
This compact hatchback has a comfortable ride, a lot of tech features, great fuel economy, good reliability ratings, and ample cargo space. The cabin is also well built, and the seats are comfortable as well. The driving experience is a little dull.
