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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
China’s automakers are producing a full range of electric vehicles, from the subcompact, like the BYD Seagull, to full-size SUVs, like the Xpeng G9, and luxury cars, like the Zeekr 009.
—Jack Barkenbus, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
For personal protection, Huff carried two identical subcompact handguns that were easy to conceal.
—Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 28 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
China’s automakers are producing a full range of electric vehicles, from the subcompact, like the BYD Seagull, to full-size SUVs, like the Xpeng G9, and luxury cars, like the Zeekr 009.
—Jack Barkenbus, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
For personal protection, Huff carried two identical subcompact handguns that were easy to conceal.
—Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025
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“Subcompact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subcompact. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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subcompact
noun
sub·com·pact
ˈsəb-ˈkäm-ˌpakt 
: an automobile smaller than a compact
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