Car and Driver Ten Best

Car and Driver Ten Best

"Car and Driver" magazine annually nominates a list of what it considers the Ten Best cars and Five Best trucks.

All production vehicles for sale in that calendar year are considered with these restrictions:
# The vehicle must be on sale by January
# It must be priced below 2.5 times the average car price for that year
# The manufacturer must provide an example for testing
# Only substantially changed vehicles and the past year's 10 best winners are nominated

The magazine sometimes selects a specific trim and other times a whole family of vehicles.

See also: Car of the Year

Top Ten Marques

From 1983 through 2008, the following marques were represented on the list the most times, including both the car and truck lists (except for the 2008 trucks).

1983

For the 1980s, Car and Driver picked four domestic and six import cars.

Fastest car tested: Chevrolet Corvette, 150 mph

Top-selling cars:
# Chevrolet Cavalier
# Ford Escort
# Chevrolet Celebrity

1986

Price c

Volvo 740|

Fastest car tested: Ferrari Testarossa, 176 mph

Top-selling cars:
# Ford Escort
# Ford Taurus
# Chevrolet Cavalier

1988

Price c

Fastest car tested: Chevrolet Corvette "ZR-1", 175 mph

Top-selling cars:
# Honda Accord
# Ford Taurus
# Chevrolet Cavalier

1991

New rule: No more than two places per marque.

Price c

Fastest car tested: Lamborghini Diablo, 204 mph

Top-selling cars:
# Ford Taurus
# Honda Accord
# Toyota Camry

1994

Institution of the 2.5x price cap, now at $43,000.

Fastest car tested: Ferrari F355, 179 mph

Top-selling cars:
# Ford Taurus
# Honda Accord
# Toyota Camry

1997

Price c

Top-selling cars:
# Toyota Camry
# Honda Accord
# Ford Taurus

2000

Price c

2002

Top-selling cars:
# Ford F-Series
# Chevrolet Silverado
# Toyota Camry

10Best Cars

Price c

5Best Trucks

2005

10Best Cars

Price c

For 2005 and 2006, the magazine named one winner in each category.

5Best Trucks

2008

10Best Cars

Price c

It should be noted that Car and Driver considers the Porsche Boxster and Cayman to be the same car.

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