Though there is an assortment of brand-new and fully redesigned passenger cars hitting the road for 2020 model year, their numbers are dwindling as buyers are instead choosing sport-utility vehicles as their rides of choice. Stalwart sedans like the Chevrolet Impala and Ford Taurus are being discontinued, with the number of small cars in particular thinning rapidly. While there were 26 subcompact models on the market as recently as 2016, they’re down to just 17 for 2019, with the Ford Fiesta and Chevrolet Sonic reportedly bowing out at the end of the current model year.
Here’s a look at some of the most prominent introductions reaching dealers’ showrooms for 2020 for those who still aren’t averse to driving a sedan or coupe. We’ll catch up with the hottest new SUVs for the rest of you in a separate post.
We are driving up and down the Las Vegas strip, and people on the sidewalk are hooting and screaming at us to rev the motor of the sports car we’re piloting. I oblige them and cheering ensues. I’m not even piloting European metal, just the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray.
Well, I shouldn’t say “just.” The latest Corvette looks pretty exotic thanks to its transition to a mid-engine layout. While the past ’Vette managed to exceed expectations with its front-engine layout, the change here is to rewrite expectations and align the potential of the new vehicle with the likes of an exotic supercar. But it may have missed the mark in a few ways.