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Mar 30, 2008 | 09:39 PM

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Car & Driver - 10 Best Cars of 2008

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...rs_10best_cars

BMW 3-Series
Cadillac CTS
Chevy Corvette
Chevy Malibu
Honda Accord
Honda Fit
Mazda MX-5 Miata
Mazdaspeed3
Porsche Boxster & Cayman
VW GTI

Mar 30, 2008 | 09:57 PM

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no love for toyota or lexus?

Mar 30, 2008 | 10:36 PM

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It's C/D, what'd you expect.

I'm surprised the Malibu beat the Accord in standings lol.

Mar 30, 2008 | 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by 97-SC300

no love for toyota or lexus?

Toyota's too boring for C&D and Lexus is too for the most part except the IS but that gets beat (from C&D's perspective) by the 3 series.

Actually the Malibu and Accord may be boring too but they both seem a lot more upscale than the ultra bland Camry.

Mar 31, 2008 | 01:16 AM

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Having driven all 10 of these cars myself, I can understand where C&D is coming from, and why they were chosen, although the choice of the Miata over the S2000 is an interesting one. Perhaps they felt that the Miata's lower price justified the HP difference, and the fact that with little low-end torque, the S2000 doesn't respond much below stratospheric RPM levels.

I can also agree with them on the V6 Malibu, but I disagree with their conclusion that the Malibu's 4-cylinder is quieter than the Accord's 4.

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Mar 31, 2008 | 01:18 AM

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No love for Toyota or Lexus? If I remember correctly, the 5 speed manual SC300 was on this list every year it was produced. I think I agree with their list this year.

Mar 31, 2008 | 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by T0ked

No love for Toyota or Lexus? If I remember correctly, the 5 speed manual SC300 was on this list every year it was produced. I think I agree with their list this year.

Maybe it's another list Im thinking of but I thought they only reviewed new cars or mildly redesigned cars

Mar 31, 2008 | 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by jwong77

Geeze, from looking at the back row, the Honda Accord looks like the biggest car! I had no idea it was that big now.

Anything bigger than an Accord probably wouldn't be agile enough for C&D's tastes. And the new Accord, by today's standards, is a pretty good-sized car. It has gone from mid-sized to borderline full-sized, especially the sedan.

Mar 31, 2008 | 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Nextourer

I'm surprised the Malibu beat the Accord in standings lol.

Where did you get that from? It's listed in alphabetical order, not from 1-10

Mar 31, 2008 | 11:47 AM

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The Honda Fit is one choice I will never understand...especially when you can get a Camry LE or nice Corolla/Civic for the same price as one with normal options.

Mar 31, 2008 | 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by EDGE2

Maybe it's another list Im thinking of but I thought they only reviewed new cars or mildly redesigned cars

Cars that made the list last year as well as cars that are new or substantially revised all qualify to compete.

Mar 31, 2008 | 05:17 PM

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The usual suspects!

Mar 31, 2008 | 05:58 PM

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The usual suspects!

Ha!
Exactly.

Mar 31, 2008 | 06:58 PM

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Yeah these lists are not really surprising whatsoever

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