2014 Design Reviews

2013 Year End Review

3/25/2021

Year End Review

Yes, 2013 has been the year of a few big things and few pinnacle moments. But 2013 can also be remembered as the year that the auto industry came back to life. With a return to stability in Europe, to the turn around of the industry in the U.S., the auto industry as a whole has made its way back to a normal running year.

2014 Honda Brio Amaze

6/11/2020

Sub-Compact - Sedan (Rusty Award)

Honda Brio Amaze

With a final score of 45%, the new Brio Amaze is a sure fire winner of our Rusty Award. Next time Honda should take a history lesson and look back their most successful cars. They may see a pattern between design and profit.

2014 Mitsubishi Attrage

6/11/2020

Sub-compact - Sedan

With a final score of 52%, the new Attrage is better off than most sub-compacts. Mitsubishi needs to lower the height of the car and add in some hard edges. With these changes the Attrage should be able to attain a 70% score.

2014 Toyota Vios

6/11/2020

Sub-Compact - sedan

Toyota Vios

With a final score of 72%, the new Vios is sure to be one of the best looking sub-compacts in the world. Lets just hope that TRD gets their hands on this and makes a special edition.

2014 Honda Crider

6/11/2020

Compact - sedan

Honda Crider

With a final score of 51%, the new Honda Crider almost makes it into rusty territory. Good thing Honda added in that rear end from the Accord Coupe or they may have received another Rusty award.

2014 Toyota Corolla

6/11/2020

Compact - Sedan

Toyota Corolla

With a final grade of 53%, this new Corolla is a big change to the 2nd biggest car in Toyota's lineup. Too bad it's changes are tied to closely to its main competitors.

2014 Mazda 3

6/11/2020

Compact - sedan

Mazda 3

With a final score of 46%, the new 3 is just one point away from a Rusty award. I guess Mazda should have thought about making the 3 have its own identity, rather than stealing its brothers.

2014 Mazda 6

6/11/2020

Mid-Size - sedan

Mazda 6

With a final score of 66%, the new 6 has made some better and worse choices. Maybe next time they will lose the plastic and odd grilles.

2014 Chery Arrizo 7

6/11/2020

mid-size - Sedan

Chery Arrizo 7

With a final score of 49%, the new Arrizo 7 is sure to fill the mid-size slot for Chery. Too bad Chery didn't put more emphasis on style, then it may have had a trend setter.

2014 GAC Trumpchi GA5

6/11/2020

Mid-Size - Sedan

GAC Trumpchi GA5

With a final score of 62%, the new GA5 is sure to be a winner in the mid-size Chinese marketplace. It's great to see that GAC has learn that designing cars is not about designing them to be built, it's about giving them a soul so that they can live.