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Best Used Cars To Come…Intellichoice Awards -’08
The Motorist Choice Awards for ‘08 have been announced. This is always an excellent source of great vehicles to keep an eye on as they’ll be among the best used cars to choose from in a short while. Highly rated used vehicles with a clean history, low miles and high customer satisfaction rating are exactly what automotive consumer are seeking right now. Another key purchasing criteria important to consumers - low ownership costs.
This years leaders: Toyota with 10 awards. GM with nine. The top leader for lowest ownership costs and highest retained value: The Toyota Sequoia.
This years no-shows on the list: Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge & Mini. Ouch. Intellichoice rates four vehicle categories and over 25 vehicle models.
Category Winners
—Cars: Lexus LS
—Trucks: Chevrolet Avalanche
—SUV/Crossover: Toyota Sequoia
—Minivans: Toyota Sienna
Segment Winners
—Aspirational Luxury Car: Lexus IS
—Compact Car: Toyota Corolla
—Compact Pickup: Honda Ridgeline
—Compact SUV/Crossover SUV: Nissan Rogue
—Economy Car: Honda Fit
—Image Compact Car: Volkswagen GTI
—Large Heavy Duty Pickup: Chevrolet Silverado 2500/3500
—Large Light Duty Pickup: Chevrolet Avalanche
—Large SUV: Toyota Sequoia
—Large Crossover SUV: GMC Acadia
—Large/Luxury Car: Cadillac DTS
—Luxury Midsize Car: Lexus ES
—Luxury Crossover: Lexus RX
—Midsize Car: Subaru Outback
—Midsize SUV: Hummer H3
—Midsize Crossover SUV: Toyota RAV4
—Minivan: Toyota Sienna
—Premium Luxury Crossover SUV: BMW X5
—Premium Midsize Crossover SUV: Toyota Highlander
—Premium Luxury Car: Lexus LS
—Premium Luxury SUV: Cadillac Escalade
—Premium Midsize Car: Chevrolet Impala
—Premium Midsize SUV: Toyota 4Runner
—Premium Sports Car: Audi TT and Chevrolet Corvette (tie)
—Sports Car: Saturn Sky
—Sporty Car: Ford Mustang













