Like the Elantra sedan, there are a great many things I liked as well as a few things I didn't particularly care for with the Elantra Coupe. First, here's the good news.

For the better part of its life it could best be described as Japan's nicest Buick - faint praise, indeed. Truth be told, until its third re-design in 2005 an Avalon could even be had with that most American of touches - a front bench seat. But that all changed on April 5, 2012 when the 2013 Toyota Avalon made its debut at the 2012 New York Auto Show. Two months later, Toyota announced that the new Avalon would be offered with a hybrid powertrain.

While we never had the chance to test a Genesis Coupe with either one of these engines, our tester, a 2013 3.8 Track model, is the recipient of a number of upgrades that were accomplished during a mid-cycle refresh for the 2013 model year.

The compact Kia Forte Koup already had a lot going for it even before it hit dealer showrooms in July of 2009. For starters, it was not only the company's first two-door, it also offered up a healthy dose of style with as much rear seat room as the Honda Accord coupe. Secondly, and probably just as relevant, it replaced the dowdy and mediocre Kia Spectra.

The newest Lincoln represents a radical transformation from the old model. Although its design was penned here in the U.S., its underpinnings are based on the European Ford Mondeo - bringing European driving dynamics to the Lincoln brand for the first time since the demise of the LS in 2006.

While the new Corolla won't steal away many style-conscious buyers from either the Ford Focus or the Hyundai Elantra, it's just edgy enough to attract new shoppers that may have been turned off by the previous gen's striking similarities to a Maytag.

Having severed its ties with Ford, the 2014 Mazda Mazda3 is a complete re-design from the ground up.

Mazda Motor Corporation has announced that the all-new Mazda3 will feature a next-generation car connectivity system, Mazda Connect

With the Los Angeles Auto Show just but days away, Honda tips its hand and shows the new Civic Coupe and Civic Coupe Si early.

Earlier this week a sketch was released of the Honda FCEV Concept in advance of its debut at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show on November 20. The concept model expresses a potential styling direction for Honda's next-generation fuel-cell electric vehicle (FCEV) launching in the U.S and Japan in 2015 and later in Europe.