Toyota, Ford Come out On Top of U.S. News’ ‘2014 Best Cars for the Money’
If dealers are trying to lure customers to their lots with deals, they might want to take a look at this recent list from U.S. News & World Report.
The company released its choices for the "2014 Best Cars for the Money," which highlighted cars vehicles in 21 categories — from subcompact cars to full size pickup trucks.
"Finding a great car that's also a great deal is a challenge," said Jamie Page Deaton, managing editor of U.S. News Best Cars. "Our awards are designed to help consumers identify great value cars that have also received critical acclaim and high safety and reliability scores. A good value car doesn't have to be boring — cars with the latest features, great performance and comfortable interiors can also be smart financial choices."
Overall, import automakers have more vehicles on the list than their domestic counterparts, winning 13 of this year’s awards.
Toyota, with its Scion and Lexus brands, won the most awards of any automaker with wins in five categories: Sports Cars, Hybrid SUVs, Midsize Sedans, Luxury 2-Row Midsize SUVs and Compact Pickup Trucks.
And the Lexus RX-350 has won a Best Car for the Money award six years in a row, U.S. News & World Report noted.
Ford took home the most awards of any domestic automaker and any single brand, winning four awards in these categories: Subcompact Cars, Hatchbacks, Hybrid Cars and 2-Row Midsize SUVs.
The full list is as follows:
Subcompact Cars: 2014 Ford Fiesta
Compact Cars: 2014 Mazda3
Hatchbacks: 2014 Ford Fiesta
Sports Cars: 2014 Scion FR-S
Upscale Small Cars: 2014 Volkswagen GTI
Midsize Cars: 2014 Toyota Camry
Upscale Midsize Cars: 2014 Chevrolet Volt
Hybrid Cars: 2014 Ford Fusion Hybrid
Large Cars: 2014 Chevrolet Impala
Wagons: 2014 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen
Compact SUVs: 2014 Honda CR-V
2-Row Midsize SUVs: 2014 Ford Edge
3-Row Midsize SUVs: 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe
Hybrid SUVs: 2014 Lexus RX Hybrid
Luxury Compact SUVs: 2014 Acura RDX
Luxury 2-Row Midsize SUVs: 2014 Lexus RX 350
Luxury 3-Row Midsize SUVs: 2014 Acura MDX
Large SUVs: 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe
Minivans: 2014 Mazda Mazda5
Compact Pickup Trucks: 2014 Toyota Tacoma
Full Size Pickup Trucks: 2014 Ram 1500