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Mazda & Lexus, Most Affordable 2014 Car Brands in USA


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Author: H. Guti[02-21-2014 10:56am]
Title: Mazda & Lexus, Most Affordable 2014 Car Brands in USA
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The renowned firm Kelley Blue Book (KBB) revealed its annual survey of the most affordable brands and vehicles over a period of five years. This 2014, the Japanese manufacturers, Mazda and Lexus, are the winners of the best brand, and best luxury brand prize, respectively.

General Motors won in eight segments[img3=/autoblog/photos/most-affordable-2014-cars-kbb-awards.jpg]Photo Credit: KBB
On the other hand, General Motors achieved with their vehicles, prizes in eight segments, for example, in the subcompact and plug-in category, they won with the gas-powered Chevrolet Spark and the Spark EV. The Chevrolet Camaro SS and the ZL1 received awards for high performance. While the manufacturer Toyota was well represented with five winners divided by its two brands, Toyota with the Corolla, Prius C and Tacoma, and Lexus with the LS and RX models.

To define the winners of the cheapest car to own over a 5 years period, KBB analyzed the depreciation of the vehicle, as well as fuel costs, insurance, financing, repair, maintenance and government fees that are generated when having a new car for more than five years. If you want to know more about this survey, and why KBB chose the cars selected as winners, please [url=https://www.kbb.com/new-cars/5-year-cost-to-own-awards/]check this link.

These vehicles are the winners in each category:

SEGMENT ---> CAR MODEL
Subcompact ---> [url=/carforum/sbbt92-cheap-new-2013-car-under-13000-small-+-efficient-chevrolet-spark.html]Chevrolet Spark
SUV Compact Crossover ---> [url=/carforum/sbbt76-jeep-patriot-2012,-the-cheapest-suv-for-sale-in-usa.html]Jeep Patriot
Compact Car ---> [url=/autoblog/new-toyota-corolla-2014-the-best-selling-car-for-under-17000]Toyota Corolla
Mid-size Crossover SUV ---> [url=/autoblog/mitsubishi-outlander-sport-2014-best-suv-for-women-under-20000]Mitsubishi Outlander
Compact Sports Car ---> Hyundai Veloster Turbo
Full-size Crossover SUV ---> Ford Explorer
Midsize Car ---> Honda Accord
Luxury Compact SUV/Crossover ---> [url=/carforum/sbbt132-buick-encore,-among-the-best-cheapest-luxury-suvs-below-25000.html]Buick Encore
Full-size Car ---> Chevrolet Impala
Luxury Midsize SUV/Crossover ---> Lincoln MKX
Luxury Entry Car ---> Buick Verano
Luxury Large SUV/Crossover ---> Buick Enclave
Luxury Car ---> Audi A5
Midsize Pickup ---> Toyota Tacoma Regular Cab
Ultraluxury Car ---> Lexus LS
Large Pickup ---> GMC Sierra 1500 Regular Cab
Sports Car ---> [url=/autoblog/ford-mustang-gt-2015-revolutionary-machine-coming-out-for-2014]Ford Mustang
Passenger Minivan/Van ---> Dodge Grand Caravan Passenger
High Performance Car ---> Chevrolet Camaro SS/ZL1
Hybrid SUV/Crossover ---> Lexus RX
Hybrid Car ---> [url=/autoblog/111711-cheapest-toyota-hybrid-prius-c]Toyota Prius C
Plug-In Car ---> Chevrolet Spark EV





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Author: TacoMAN[03-01-2014 11:14am]
Title: Mazda & Lexus, Most Affordable 2014 Car Brands in USA
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Mazda? This is a surprise. I'd love to own a Buick Enclave, luxury and elegant SUV with a lot of class.

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