Best New Car To Buy
If you are looking for the best new car to buy, there are many choices for 2011 from many appreciated manufacturers. One of these automakers is Honda which recently launched the 2011 model of the Pilot which is a four-door, seven-seat sport utility vehicle that is available in 12 different levels of trims, starting with the entry-level LX FW and ending with the top-of-the-line Touring w/Rear Entertainment/Navi 4×4. The base model has a starting price of $28,045 and comes with a 3.5-liter six-cylinder that can do 17 mpg in the city and 23 mpg on the highway. The Pilot comes as standard with automatic transmission.
For those of you that need a more spacious automobile, the 2011 Toyota Sienna can be exactly what you are looking for. It is a four-door seven-seat passenger van that can be purchased in 12 trim configurations, starting with the Base FWD and ending with the most expensive one, the Limited AWD. The starting price for the entry-level model is $24,560 and you get a 2.7-liter four-cylinder engine that will do 19 mpg in the city and 24 mpg on the highway. As standard, the Sienna is offered with an automatic gearbox. The Limited AWD will set you back $40,070 and is equipped with a more powerful 3.5-liter 6-cylinder engine also linked to an automatic transmission.
One of the most popular cars of this year will be the new generation of the Hyundai Elantra which is a spacious four-door / five-seat sedan that can be had in five different trim levels, from the most affordable one – the GLS (M6) to the Limited w/PZEV (A6). The base model has a price tag of $14,830 and has a 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine that will do a remarkable 29 mpg in the city and 40 mpg on the highway, one of the best in its class. The engine is linked to a modern automatic gearbox.
The biggest rival for the Elantra is the 2011 Toyota Camry, a very popular model in the United States in the last 2-3 decades. The four-door / five-seat sedan is available in 10 trims and the entry-level one, dubbed Base, costs starting from $19,820. For this money you get a 2.5-liter four-cylinder power unit that will do 22 mpg in the city and 33 mpg on the highway, significantly less than the Elantra. In addition, the Camry packs only a manual gearbox as standard. The most expensive trim costs $29,470 and has a more powerful 3.5-liter six-cylinder engine that does 20 mpg / 29 mpg and is linked to an automatic transmission.
Another popular model in North America for the last couple of decades is the Honda Civic which is available in both coupe and sedan versions. The most affordable one is the DX Coupe which has a starting price of $15,065 which will get you a 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine that does 26 mpg in the city and 34 mpg on the highway, linked to a manual gearbox. The GX Sedan is the most expensive Civic money can buy with a price tag of $25,490 and features all of the goodies you can think of. In addition, the engine is linked this time to an automatic transmission for a more pleasurable drive.
Considered by many as the best new car to buy in the van section, the Honda Odyssey is offered for 2011 in a new generation which is available with 7 different trims, starting with the LX and ending with the most expensive one, the Touring Elite. The base model offers as standard a 3.5-liter six-cylinder engine linked to an automatic gearbox which will do 18 mpg in the city and 27 mpg on the highway.
The Toyota Prius has been renewed for this year and the five-door / five-seat hatchback can be purchased in five different trims, from I to V. The most affordable variant is the I which will cost you $21,650. For this money you will get a 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine that will do a whopping 51 mpg in the city and 48 mpg on the highway, the best in its class. All models come as standard with an automatic gearbox.
In the SUV – Sport Utility Vehicle section we find another Honda, this time the CR-V which is a four-door / five-seater that is available in 10 trims, from the entry-level LX FWD to the top-of-the-line EX-L with Navigation 4×4. The most affordable CR-V comes as standard with a 2.4-liter, four-cylinder power unit that does 21 mpg in the city and 28 mpg on the highway, pretty good for a car of this size.
One of the top 3 most successful cars in North America is the highly-acclaimed Accord model from Honda, a four-door / five-seat sedan that is available in 21 trims, starting with the 2.4 LX base models and ending with the 3.5 EX-L with navigation Coupe. The entry-level model offers a 2.4-liter, four-cylinder engine that can do 23 mpg in the city and 33 mpg on the highway. This model costs $21,180 while the 3.5 EX-L will set you back $31,730. For this money you will get a more powerful 3.5-liter, six-cylinder engine linked to a manual gearbox which will do 17 mpg / 26 mpg.
2011 will certainly be a good year for electric cars with Tesla, Nissan, GM, Ford and other automakers rolling new EV models. The most popular one will be the Nissan Leaf which is a five-door / five-seat hatchback that can do almost 100 miles, the best in its class. It has a starting price of $32,780 and Nissan is planning on selling more than 20,000 cars this year. General Motors have already launched their very attractive Chevrolet Volt model which is a plug-in hybrid that can do 40 miles running only on the electric engine and an additional 300 miles with the help of a conventional small gasoline power unit. Chevrolet is planning on selling more than 10,000 units this year.
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