- Car and Driver Ten Best
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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 nominatedThe 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 mphTop-selling cars:
#Chevrolet Cavalier
#Ford Escort
#Chevrolet Celebrity 1986
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Volvo 740 |Fastest car tested:
Ferrari Testarossa , 176 mphTop-selling cars:
#Ford Escort
#Ford Taurus
#Chevrolet Cavalier 1988
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Fastest car tested:
Chevrolet Corvette "ZR-1", 175 mphTop-selling cars:
#Honda Accord
#Ford Taurus
#Chevrolet Cavalier 1991
New rule: No more than two places per
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Fastest car tested:
Lamborghini Diablo , 204 mphTop-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 mphTop-selling cars:
#Ford Taurus
#Honda Accord
#Toyota Camry 1997
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Top-selling cars:
#Toyota Camry
#Honda Accord
#Ford Taurus 2000
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2002
Top-selling cars:
#Ford F-Series
#Chevrolet Silverado
#Toyota Camry 10Best Cars
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5Best Trucks
2005
10Best Cars
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For 2005 and 2006, the magazine named one winner in each category.
5Best Trucks
2008
10Best Cars
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It should be noted that Car and Driver considers the Porsche Boxster and Cayman to be the same car.
[http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/hot_lists/high_performance/best_worst_lists/2008_5best_trucks_5best_trucks 5Best Trucks]
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