Automotive Best Buys 2010

Four "Pickups" and five "Minivans" earned Best Buys:

Pickup
1. Chevrolet Silverado 1500
2. Dodge Ram 1500
3. Ford F-150
4. GMC Sierra 1500

Minivan
1. Chrysler's Town & Country
2. Dodge's Grand Caravan
3. Honda's Odyssey
4. Kia's Sedona
5. Volkswagen's Routan

Six "Compact SUV" Best Buys include:

1. Chevrolet Equinox,
2. Ford Escape,
3. GMC Terrain,
4. Mazda Tribute,
5. Mercury Mariner and
6. Nissan Rogue.

Five "Midsize SUV" Best Buys include:

1. Buick Enclave
2. Chevrolet Traverse
3.  Ford Flex
4.  GMC Acadia
5. Mazda CX-7.

"Full-size/Luxury SUV" Best Buys include:

1.  Cadillac SRX
2.  Chevrolet Tahoe
3. GMC Yukon
4. Volvo XC60.

All this is connsidering automotive "value" to be based on purchase price and ownership costs relative to quality, performance and subjective factors like comfort and design.

SOURCE Consumers Digest Communications