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Recent Examples of subcompact
Take, for example, a Hyundai venue, a subcompact crossover SUV, with an average current list price of $24,000.
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Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2025
Overall, the list of appreciating models consists of two Porsche sports cars and no fewer than eight SUVs, with the most-attainable model on the list being the subcompact Chevrolet Trax crossover; its $18,971 average transaction price represents a 9.8% jump from 2024 to 2025.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Even a subcompact Nissan Leaf Plus carries a 60-kWh pack, among the smallest batteries in any U.S.-market EV.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 July 2024
The company said the wrongdoing does not affect the safety of the vehicles already on roads, which include the Corolla subcompact and Lexus luxury vehicles.
—Yuri Kageyama, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024
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Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2025
Overall, the list of appreciating models consists of two Porsche sports cars and no fewer than eight SUVs, with the most-attainable model on the list being the subcompact Chevrolet Trax crossover; its $18,971 average transaction price represents a 9.8% jump from 2024 to 2025.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Even a subcompact Nissan Leaf Plus carries a 60-kWh pack, among the smallest batteries in any U.S.-market EV.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 July 2024
The company said the wrongdoing does not affect the safety of the vehicles already on roads, which include the Corolla subcompact and Lexus luxury vehicles.
—Yuri Kageyama, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcompact
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The shimmying scramble off the line as the coupe tries to best translate 755 ponies to the road is equal parts satisfying and exhilarating.—
Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
9 Sep. 2025
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Xpeng launched the Mona series in China last year with the debut of the Mona M03 electric coupe.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
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About 18 vehicles, including a number of rare barn find cars, were auctioned from the collection.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Take Tesla, Elon Musk's car company last week delivered its first electric SUV, Model Y, from its showroom in Mumbai.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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Many leading automobile companies, like Tata Motors and Maruti Suzuki, have already declared price cuts, passing on the benefits of the tax cuts to customers.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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But consider our electric lights, our automobiles, our refrigerators and washing machines, our televisions, our computers and smartphones.—
Alan Lightman
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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Global compacts signed by most of the world's countries in 1951 and 1967 established a framework for someone fleeing persecution to seek asylum at another country's borders.—
Ted Hesson,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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More liberal states are considering forming compacts and creating their own regulations that require vaccines to protect their communities.—
Judy Stone,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Looking for a free mini puzzle?—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Slip dresses and pleated minis added a youthful, feminine energy, while the tailoring remained crisp and assertive–a nod to the brand’s legacy in professional womenswear.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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In Munich this week, however, BMW CEO Oliver Zipse said the IAA Mobility conference would showcase the strength of the German and European auto industry.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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More than 300 of those detained were South Korean nationals working at the factory, which is co-owned by South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution and auto company Hyundai.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
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Togg announced the European launch of its T10X electric SUV, and unveiled the T10F, an electric five-door sedan.—
Bernadette Baum,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Blending the best parts of a sedan, hatchback and crossover, the all-electric fastback will again be offered in two power-train options.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
9 Sep. 2025
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On another leg of the tour, Sanders spent $260 on a limousine service in Montana.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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Xi also rode by the length of the formations along Beijing's central Chang'an Avenue in a classic-style black limousine.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Subcompact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcompact. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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