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Car and Driver Ten Best Car and Driver magazine nominates an annual list of Ten Best cars and Five Best trucks.
All production vehicles for sale in that calendar year are considered with these restrictions:# The vehicle must be on sale by January# It must be priced below 2.5 times the average car price for that year# The manufacturer must provide an example for testing# Only substantially changed vehicles and the past year's 10 best winners are nominated
The magazine sometimes selects a specific trim and other times a whole family of vehicles.
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Car of the Year From 1983 through 2006, the following marques were represented on the list the most times, including both the car and truck lists.
Further breaking down the marques into their controlling manufacturers amplifies
Honda 's dominance of the contest over the last 24 years.
Note that this number is skewed by the multiple products picked over the years. For example, the Chrysler minivans were picked three times, totalling 8 "points" for DaimlerChrysler from three wins. The
Diamond-Star cars were a similar problem, double-dipping "points" for both Mitsubishi, Plymouth, and Eagle. These situations were not "fixed"; rather, they are left as-is, skewing the totals.
Rank Manufacturer Number of wins Included marques 1 Honda 70 Honda and Acura 2 Ford 56 Ford , Mazda , Mercury , Lincoln and Merkur 3 DaimlerChrysler 46 Dodge , Chrysler , Plymouth , Mitsubishi , Eagle , Mercedes-Benz , AMC , and Jeep 4 General Motors 30 Chevrolet , Pontiac , Saab , and Cadillac 5 Toyota 24 Toyota , Subaru and Lexus 6 BMW 22 7 Volkswagen 19 Audi and Volkswagen 7 Renault 18 Nissan , Infiniti , and Renault 9 Porsche 11
From 1983 through 2006, the following individual models were represented on the list the most times:
Note: The
Acura RSX and
Acura Integra are similar models. The RSX's 2002 and 2003 wins would bring the Integra into 5th place if their numbers were combined.
For the 1980s, Car and Driver picked five domestic and five import cars.
Fastest car tested:
Jaguar XJ-S HE , 142 mph
Top-selling cars:#
Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme #
Ford Escort #
Ford LTD Instituted the price cap at $30,000.
Fastest car tested:
Ferrari 308 Quattrovalvole , 144 mph
Top-selling cars:#
Chevrolet Cavalier #
Ford Escort #
Ford LTD Price cap: $30,000
Fastest car tested:
Chevrolet Corvette , 150 mph
Top-selling cars:#
Chevrolet Cavalier #
Ford Escort #
Chevrolet Celebrity Price cap: $30,000
Fastest car tested:
Porsche 944 Turbo , 157 mph
Top-selling cars:#
Chevrolet Celebrity #
Ford Escort #
Chevrolet Cavalier Price cap: $30,000
Fastest car tested:
Ferrari Testarossa , 176 mph
Top-selling cars:#
Ford Escort #
Ford Taurus #
Chevrolet Cavalier Price cap: $35,000
Fastest car tested:
Ferrari Testarossa , 173 mph
Top-selling cars:#
Ford Escort #
Chevrolet Corsica /
Beretta #
Ford Taurus Imports and domestics chosen by marque, not by place of manufacture.
Price cap: $35,000
Fastest car tested:
750iL V12 , 158 mph
Top-selling cars:#
Honda Accord #
Ford Taurus #
Ford Escort Eliminated half domestic/half import rule as impractical.
Price cap: $35,000
Fastest car tested:
Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 , 175 mph
Top-selling cars:#
Honda Accord #
Ford Taurus #
Chevrolet Cavalier New rule: No more than two places per
marque .
Price cap: $35,000
Fastest car tested:
Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 , 176 mph
Top-selling cars:#
Honda Accord #
Ford Taurus #
Toyota Camry Price cap: $40,000
Fastest car tested:
Ferrari F40 , 197 mph
Top-selling cars:#
Ford Taurus #
Honda Accord #
Toyota Camry Price cap: $40,000
Fastest car tested:
Lamborghini Diablo , 204 mph
Top-selling cars:#
Ford Taurus #
Honda Accord #
Toyota Camry Institution of the 2.5x price cap, now at $43,000.
Fastest car tested:
Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 , 179 mph
Top-selling cars:#
Ford Taurus #
Honda Accord #
Ford Escort Price cap: $46,000.
Fastest car tested:
Lamborghini Diablo VT , 185 mph
Top-selling cars:#
Ford Taurus #
Honda Accord #
Toyota Camry Price cap: $48,000
Fastest car tested:
Ferrari F355 , 179 mph
Top-selling cars:#
Ford Taurus #
Honda Accord #
Toyota Camry Price cap: $54,000
Fastest car tested:
Dodge Viper GTS , 177 mph
Top-selling cars:#
Toyota Camry #
Honda Accord #
Ford Taurus Price cap: $55,000
Fastest car tested:
Ferrari F50 , 194 mph
Top-selling cars:#
Toyota Camry #
Honda Accord #
Ford Taurus Price cap: $59,000
Top-selling cars:#
Toyota Camry #
Honda Accord #
Ford Taurus Price cap: $61,000
Top speed recorded:
Ferrari 360 Modena , 173 mph
Top-selling cars:#
Toyota Camry #
Honda Accord #
Ford Taurus For 2001, Car and Driver created a separate "Five Best Trucks" award with a single winner in each of five categories.
Top-selling vehicles:#
Ford F-Series #
Chevrolet Silverado #
Ford Explorer Ten Best Cars Price cap: $62,000
Five Best Trucks Top-selling cars:#
Ford F-Series #
Chevrolet Silverado #
Toyota Camry Ten Best Cars Price cap: $66,000
Five Best Trucks Ten Best Cars Price cap: $66,000
Five Best Trucks Ten Best Cars Price cap: $69,000
Five Best Trucks Ten Best Cars Price cap: $70,000
Five Best Trucks Ten Best Cars Price cap: $70,000
Five Best Trucks
