Honda Fit Tops Consumer Reports Best New-Car Value List
Auto Issue names best new-car values in eight categories
YONKERS, N.Y. Feb. 28, 2011 Consumer Reports
Although the Jeep Wrangler is well known for its off-road capability, it was named as the overall worst value.
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In all, eight different categories of vehicles were evaluated including small cars, family cars, upscale sedans, luxury sedans, sporty cars, wagons and minivans, small SUVs and midsized SUVs. Within categories models are ranked by value score, above or below the average.
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Where to find the best values
$16,000 $3,000
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Kia Sorento
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Best Value Small Car : Honda Fit |
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Worst Value Small Car : Chevrolet Aveo5 1LT |
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Best Value Family Car : Toyota Prius IV |
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Worst Value Family Car : Chevrolet Impala LT (3.5) |
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Best Value Upscale Sedan : Acura TSX (4-cyl.) |
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Worst Value Upscale Sedan : Buick Lucerne (V8) |
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Best Value Luxury Sedan : Hyundai Genesis 4.6 |
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Worst Value Luxury Sedan : BMW 750Li |
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Best Value Sporty Car : Mini Cooper (base) |
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Worst Value Sporty Car : Porsche 911 Carrera S |
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Best Value Wagons/Minivans : Mazda5 Grand Touring |
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Worst Value Wagons/Minivans : Kia Sedona EX |
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Best Value Small SUVs : Toyota RAV4 (base, 4-cyl.) |
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Worst Value Small SUVs : Jeep Liberty Sport |
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Best Value Midsized SUVs : Hyundai Santa Fe GLS (4-cyl.) |
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Worst Value Midsized SUVs : Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara |
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Consumer Reports www.ConsumerReports.org .
APRIL 2011
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