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Car & Driver's 10 Best Cars for 2008
BMW 3 Series
Cadillac CTS
Chevrolet Corvette
Chevrolet Malibu
Honda Accord
Honda Fit
Mazda MX-5 Miata
Mazda Speed 3
Best Sports Coupe - Maxda RX-8
Porsche Boxster and Cayman
Source: Car and Driver, December 2007
JD Power 2007 Initial Quality Awards
Sub-Compact Car:
Kia Rio/Rio5, Honda Fit, Hyundai Accent
Compact Car:
Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, Hyundai Elantra
Compact Sporty Car:
Mazda MX-5 Miata, Scion tC, Subaru Impreza
Compact Premium Sporty Car:
Porsche Boxster, Mercedes-Benz CLK, Mercedes-Benz SLK
Entry Premium Car:
Lincoln MKZ, Acura TSX, Cadillac CTS
Midsize Premium Car:
Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Lexus GS/Lexus GS 450h, Infiniti M (tie), Volvo S80 (tie)
Large Premium Car:
Mercedes-Benz S-Class (tie), Audi A8 (tie), Lexus LS460
Premium Sporty Car:
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class, Porsche 911, Lexus SC 430
Midsize Sporty Car:
Ford Mustang, Toyota Camry Solara, Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Midsize Car:
Mercury Milan, Honda Accord, Ford Fusion (tie), Mitsubishi Galant (tie)
Large Car:
Pontiac Grand Prix, Toyota Avalon, Ford Five Hundred (tie), Mercury Montego (tie)
Compact Multi-Activity Vehicle:
Honda CR-V, Nissan Xterra, Hyundai Tucson
Midsize Multi-Activity Vehicle:
Toyota 4Runner, Toyota Highlander, Mercury Mountaineer
Large Multi-Activity Vehicle:
Toyota Sequoia, Chevrolet Suburban, GMC Yukon
Midsize Premium Multi-Activity Vehicle :
Lexus RX 350/Lexus RX 400h, Lexus GX 470, Lincoln MKX
Large Premium Multi-Activity Vehicle: Lincoln Mark LT, Lincoln Navigator, Hummer H2
Large Pickup:
Chevrolet Silverado Classic 2500HD, Ford F-150, GMC Sierra 1500
Midsize Pickup:
Toyota Tacoma, Honda Ridgeline (tie), Dodge Dakota (tie)
Source: J.D. Power and Associates
December 2007
2007 Residual Value Awards (alphabetical)
Acura TSX
BMS 5 Series
Honda Civic
Lexus IS
Mini Cooper
Pontiac Solstice
Scion tC
Toyota Prius
Volkswagon GTI
Volkswagon Eos
Source: Kelley Blue Book, December 2007
Best Selling Vehicles in the U.S. 2007
1. Ford F-Series
2. Chevrolet Silverado
3. Toyota Camry
4. Honda Accord
5. Toyota Corolla/Matrix
6. Honda Civic
7. Chevrolet Impala
8. Nissan Altima
9. Dodge Ram
10. Honda CR-V
Source: Forbes.com, December 2007
Worst Selling Cars 2007
Cadillac XLR
Mazda B-Series
Isuzu Ascender
Jaguar X-Type
Jaguar S-Type
Audi A8/S8
Porsche Boxster
Lexus SC430
Isuzu i-290/370
Jaguar XJ
Source: Forbes.com, December 2007
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