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Hybrids are uncommon among subcompact AWD SUVs.
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Mark Phelan, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
The Every1 appears to be even smaller than the subcompact ID Polo and ID Polo GTI.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 7 Oct. 2025
For personal protection, Huff carried two identical subcompact handguns that were easy to conceal.
—Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025
Renault said the accounting change wouldn’t affect its projects underway with Nissan, including the development of a new Nissan Micra subcompact based on the new electric Renault 5.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
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Mark Phelan, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
The Every1 appears to be even smaller than the subcompact ID Polo and ID Polo GTI.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 7 Oct. 2025
For personal protection, Huff carried two identical subcompact handguns that were easy to conceal.
—Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025
Renault said the accounting change wouldn’t affect its projects underway with Nissan, including the development of a new Nissan Micra subcompact based on the new electric Renault 5.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
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“Subcompact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subcompact. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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subcompact
noun
sub·com·pact
ˈsəb-ˈkäm-ˌpakt 
: an automobile smaller than a compact
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