Consumer Guide Automotive Announces the 2008 Best Buy and Recommended Awards
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LINCOLNWOOD, Ill., Oct. 23, 2007 -- Consumer Guide Automotive, the leading publisher of authoritative, objective new and used car reviews for 40 years, today announced the recipients of its 2008 Best Buy and Recommended Awards. The annual list, designed to make car buying easier for consumers, represents the best overall values in 18 categories and includes a total of 87 vehicles. The complete list of Consumer Guide's 2008 Best Buy and Recommended Awards
Since 1967, Consumer Guide's preeminent editorial team has used a comprehensive evaluation process based on varying factors that matter most to the average car buyer to arrive at the annual list of winners. Initially, the list is divided into 18 classes based on vehicle type, size, and price. These class segments span the entire automotive market and include hundreds of cars, SUVs, minivans, and trucks.
The editors then use objective criteria, such as price, features, performance, accommodations, fuel economy, reliability records and resale value, to assess each vehicle. The winners are divided into two categories: The Consumer Guide Automotive "Best Buy" and "Recommended" winners.
A "Best Buy" rating signifies that a vehicle is ranked at the top of its class and is strongly recommended by the editors. "Best Buy" vehicles represent the finest balance of attributes and price within their classes, and they are the best choices for the average consumer. This year's "Best Buy" winners include the Hyundai Accent, Honda Civic, Kia Rondo, Lexus LS, Chevrolet Corvette and the Audi A4.
Consumer Guide Automotive's "Recommended" list features cars that, though not ranked at the very top of their category, are still worth strong consideration by the consumer. This year's Consumer Guide Automotive "Recommended" vehicles include the Mazda 3, Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, Acura TL and the Jaguar XK.
The key to the Consumer Guide Automotive's annual Best Buy and Recommended Awards is the careful evaluation of every aspect of each vehicle as it relates to the average consumer.
"Our editorial team drives nearly 200,000 miles a year evaluating what these vehicles do well, and what they don't," stated Consumer Guide Automotive Managing Editor, Tom Appel. "Our process assures that our recommendations are based on experiences that best mimic the settings and conditions that the average car buyer encounters every day. Whether it is driving through the city, highways, rural areas, long trips or simply picking up the kids up at school, we test these vehicles in the same way the average car buyer will use theirs."
Complete reviews of the winning vehicles, as well as other pertinent information for in-market car buyers, are provided exclusively by HowStuffWorks.com (www.howstuffworks.com) and can be found online at http://consumerguideauto.howstuffworks.com/ .
ABOUT CONSUMER GUIDE AUTOMOTIVE
Since 1967, Consumer Guide has published authoritative, objective reviews of new and used cars and trucks. Its staff of 16 includes 10 full-time automotive editors with more than 150 years of combined automotive experience. Consumer Guide's singular focus is to make car shopping easier for consumers. Consumer Guide's editors provide professional, unbiased evaluations of nearly 1000 new and used vehicles as well as expert shopping advice, timely feature articles, and insightful automotive editorials. Consumer Guide is based in Lincolnwood, IL. It is published in print by Publications International, Ltd., and online by HowStuffworks.com. For more information, visit http://consumerguideauto.howstuffworks.com/ .
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THE 2008 BEST BUY AND RECOMMENDED AWARD WINNERS CARS Subcompact Car Best Buy Hyundai Accent Kia Rio Suzuki SX4 Recommended Honda Fit Compact Car Best Buy Honda Civic Nissan Versa Scion xB Recommended Hyundai Elantra Mazda 3 Premium Compact Car Audi A4 BMW 3-Series Recommended Audi A3 Saab 9-3 Midsize Car Best Buy Honda Accord Kia Rondo Recommended Ford Fusion Hyundai Sonata Kia Optima Mazda 5 Mercury Milan Nissan Altima Saturn Aura Toyota Camry Premium Midsize Car Best Buy Cadillac CTS Infiniti G Lexus ES 350 Recommended Acura TL Infiniti M Mercedes-Benz E-Class Large Car Best Buy Chrysler 300 Dodge Charger & Magnum Toyota Avalon Recommended Ford Taurus Mercury Sable Premium Large Car Best Buy Lexus LS Mercedes-Benz S-Class Recommended Audi A8 Cadillac DTS Sporty/Performance Car Best Buy Mazda MX-5 Scion tC Recommended Ford Mustang Mini Cooper Nissan 350Z Premium Sporty/Performance Car Best Buy Chevrolet Corvette BMW Z4 Recommended Jaguar XK Porsche Boxster & Cayman SPORT-UTILITY VEHICLES Compact SUV Best Buy Honda CR-V Suzuki Grand Vitara Recommended Hyundai Tucson Kia Sportage Toyota RAV4 Saturn Vue Premium Compact SUV Recommended Infiniti EX Midsize SUV Best Buy GMC Acadia Honda Pilot Mazda CX-9 Saturn Outlook Recommended Hyundai Santa Fe Hyundai Veracruz Nissan Murano Toyota Highlander Premium Midsize SUV Best Buy Acura MDX Buick Enclave Lexus RX Recommended Volvo XC90 Large SUV Best Buy Chevrolet Tahoe & Suburban Ford Expedition GMC Yukon Premium Large SUV Best Buy Cadillac Escalade Recommended Audi Q7 Mercedes-Benz GL-Class PICKUP TRUCKS & VANS Compact Pickup Best Buy Toyota Tacoma Recommended Dodge Dakota Honda Ridgeline Nissan Frontier Large Pickup Recommended Chevrolet Avalanche Chevrolet Silverado Ford F-150 GMC Sierra Toyota Tundra Minivan Best Buy Chrysler Town & Country Dodge Grand Caravan Honda Odyssey Recommended Hyundai Entourage Kia Sedona Toyota Sienna
