Economy Cars

Junkyard Gem: 1995 Mercury Tracer sedan with 319k miles

A Mercurized Ford Escort with manual transmission and a big final odometer reading

Junkyard Gem: 2000 Suzuki Swift

Built for those who wanted to buy a Chevrolet Metro with Suzuki badges

2025 Nissan Sentra starts at $22,730, prices up at least $775

No changes after the big update for 2024, but it's still a bargain

Junkyard Gem: 1995 Mitsubishi Mirage S Coupe

The Colt was gone after 1994, but Americans could buy its Mitsubishi-badged twin for another year

Junkyard Gem: 1987 Mazda 323 DX 1.6i Hatchback

Just 70k miles on the clock and looks like it left the showroom a month ago

Junkyard Gem: 1960 Mercury Comet Sedan

The first model year for the Mercurized Ford Falcon

Junkyard Gem: 2002 Daewoo Nubira SE Sedan

If you sought a cheap Corolla competitor from a bankrupt manufacturer, the Nubira was for you!

2025 Buick Envista Review: Looks expensive, isn't. A hidden gem

Great value and fuel economy, surprising practicality and sharp looks add up to a winner

Junkyard Gem: 2014 Nissan Leaf

Yes, EVs have now been around long enough to show up in the big self-service junkyards

Junkyard Gem: 2008 Volkswagen Rabbit

Remember when Volkswagen of America brought back the Rabbit name for a few years?

2025 Kia Seltos sees equipment and price shuffles

It gets nicer interior materials across the lineup

Vietnam's VinFast looks to tiny EV, priced at less than $10,000, to change its fortunes

VinFast hopes VF3 will become Vietnam's 'national car'

Junkyard Gem: 1993 Ford Escort LX Wagon

Yes, it was once possible to buy Detroit wagons with manual transmissions

Junkyard Gem: 2003 Ford Focus ZTS Centennial Edition

Celebrating 100 years of Ford, available in any color (as long as it's black)

Junkyard Gem: 2008 Suzuki SX4 Crossover

When it was new, the cheapest all-wheel-drive car available in the U.S.

The Autoblog 20: The most significant new cars of the past two decades

These 20 cars shaped the modern automotive landscape

Junkyard Gem: 1995 Kia Sephia RS

One of the first Kias ever sold in the United States

Junkyard Gem: 1962 Chevrolet Corvair 700 4-Door Sedan

One of eight discarded Corvairs now residing in a car graveyard near Pikes Peak

Stellantis CEO pledges a $25,000 Jeep EV coming to the U.S. 'very soon'

The Jeep Avenger EV costs about $41,000. So what's a $25K Jeep EV look like?

Junkyard Gem: 1987 Ford Mustang LX Hatchback

A commuter-grade Fox Mustang with 2.3-liter engine and automatic transmission