Car and Driver 10 best cars list

[AAA]

2010 Audi S4
2010 BMW 3 Series / M3
2010 Cadillac CTS / CTS-V
2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid
2010 Honda Accord
2010 Honda Fit
2010 Mazda Miata MX-5
2010 Mazda3 / MazdaSpeed3
2010 Porsche Boxster / Cayman
2010 Volkswagen GTI

[kap]

Umm, Toyota fell of the earth?

[AAA]

Well, these things kind of have a narrow focus. New or major revision OR last year's winners are the only pool of candidates they look at. And, below $80k or so.

[the_poochies]

I rented a new CTS last month and was amazed how sharp and snappy it handled. It was a smooth ride but unlike the old DeVilles of old when it felt as if you were driving on a fluffy cloud. My 6'2" frame fit in the Caddy much more comfortably than an Audi A6.

If I had $50k to blow I would seriously take a look at the CTS. And I'm happy that someone is trying to bring back the station wagon from the dead!

[Thrift Store Scott]

kap wrote:
Umm, Toyota fell of the earth?

Apparently none of the new Toyotas are the best in their individual category. Within each category there are usually "honorable mentions" of the second-place vehicles, so perhaps some Toyota vehicles placed second.

[AAA]

Or, look for a nicely used one. I like the refresh they did. Still Caddy needs a bit smaller one, imo. Though, for taller lads like you, that might not work.

[OWC Jamie]

kap wrote:
Umm, Toyota fell of the earth?

C'mon, they've got paper to sell, not cars.

[guod]

kap wrote:
Umm, Toyota fell of the earth?

No, they've just become EXTREMELY boring.

Soft, mushy handling
Styling that could put an insomniac to sleep
Performance that only a grandmother could love.

Hopefully they've got a grown up version of the ft86 project coming out. Even the Lexus is250 is a step down from the previous is300 model.

They still have great quality, but that's not the sole criteria for this list.

[mikebw]

kap wrote:
Umm, Toyota fell of the earth?

Only 2 models were even nominated:

"Nominees consist of all-new cars, 2009 10Best winners, cars that were not available for the 2009 competition, and those with significant updates. All cars must fall under our base-price cap of $80,000 and be on sale in January 2010.

Acura TL 6-sp manual • Acura ZDX • Audi A5 2.0T • Audi A6 3.0T • Audi S4 • Audi S5 Cabriolet • Audi TTS • BMW Z4 • BMW 3-series/M3 • Buick LaCrosse • Cadillac CTS/CTS-V • Chevrolet Camaro • Chevrolet Corvette/Grand Sport/Z06 • Ford Fusion/Fusion hybrid • Ford Mustang/Shelby GT500 • Ford Taurus/Taurus SHO • Honda Accord • Honda Fit • Honda Insight • Hyundai Genesis coupe • Infiniti G37 • Jaguar XF/XFR • Kia Forte/Forte Koup • Kia Soul • Lexus HS250h • Lexus IS convertible • Lincoln MKS EcoBoost • Lotus Evora* • Lotus Exige S 260 Sport • Mazda MX-5 Miata • Mazda 3/Mazdaspeed 3 • Mercedes-Benz E-class • Nissan Cube • Nissan 370Z • Pontiac G8 GXP* • Pontiac Solstice coupe* • Porsche Boxster / Cayman • Porsche 911 Carrera • Subaru Legacy • Subaru Outback • Suzuki Kizashi • Toyota Prius • Toyota Venza • Volkswagen Golf*/GTI"

[Grateful11]

guod wrote:
[quote=kap]
Umm, Toyota fell of the earth?

No, they've just become EXTREMELY boring.

Soft, mushy handling
Styling that could put an insomniac to sleep
Performance that only a grandmother could love.

Hopefully they've got a grown up version of the ft86 project coming out. Even the Lexus is250 is a step down from the previous is300 model.

They still have great quality, but that's not the sole criteria for this list.
We'll take our 51mpg '10 Prius over performance ;-)

When not in that we'll take our behemoth '02 Tahoe Z71 ;-) It only gets 20 on the highway.