KBB Top Resale Awards

NYSpeed Automotive
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http://www.kbb.com/kbb/NewsAndReviews/BestResaleValueAwards.aspx

Compact Car: MINI Cooper
Mid-size Car: Lexus IS
Full-size Car: Cadillac CTS
Luxury Car: Audi A5
Hybrid Car: Honda Civic
Hybrid Crossover: Honda CR-V
Luxury Crossover: BMW X5
Hybrid Crossover: Toyota Highlander
Hybrid Van: Honda Odyssey
High-performance Car: Nissan GT-R
SUV: Jeep Wrangler
Hybrid SUV: Chevrolet Tahoe
Luxury SUV: Audi Q7 Quattro
Compact Pickup: Toyota Tacoma
Full-size Pickup: Toyota Tundra

Edit: Link now goes to the Mini, earth scattering news, a Mini holds it’s resale value.
Also how is the Tahoe hybrid on here? They could not move them off the lot for the first half of the year.

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OH THERE IS IT!

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How does the gtr get on a resale list?? It has barely been out a year??

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^ First thing I thought too. wtf?

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CTS has barely been out a year as well, and I know there not referring to the previous gen

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Available in 204-, 306- and 416-horsepower varieties (and next year, a convertible joins the lineup), the multi-pronged Lexus IS lineup is the automaker’s most comprehensive.

Whoa… an IS convertible eh. Weird.

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I do enjoy the fact that the link he posted … automatically indexes the CTS

“SelectedIndex=3” CTS = 3 of 15

WHY DOESN’T HE JUST SAY THE CTS IS ON THE LIST INSTEAD OF ELUDING TO IT SOO FUCKING MUCH

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how the fuck is it a resale list when the items say New KBB Value, and that is what it is ranked on

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Before I opened this I knew there would be something about a CTS. That’s the only time this guy post anything.

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gt-r and Audi, why do i find this list so hard to believe…

Well since you can pay $20K OVER STICKER FOR A GTR, i guess when you resell it used for almost sticker they claim it doesnt loose alot of value, but it does

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Partially true.
I post mainly on GM products, UFC fights, and electronics. With some euro car stuff mixed in like Porsche, Audi and BMW.
The things I am most familiar with.

I wish I was a valet then I could drive some different cars.

I actually found the Audi’s on the list the most interesting.

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not all its cracked up to be, here in buffalo :slight_smile:

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I still can’t figure out why Wranglers hold their value so well. They are neat, but not practical for anything. They aren’t very good on fuel, nor do they have a ton of cargo space. I’ve always thought they should have a small group of loyal followers that really wouldn’t drive the values up, similar to Saab enthusiasts.

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How’s a CTS a Full-size car(and humorously enough not a luxury car)?
And Tahoe is the only hybrid SUV out there, so it wins by default?

Edit: n/m there’s Durango as well…

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there’s an Escalade Hybrid… :lol:

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You complain about the CTS not being a luxury car but not the Lexus IS?
I think it went by price but I am not sure of the cirteria.

Also there are Luxus RX, Ford Escape, Saturn Vue, Chrysler Aspen, Toyota Highlander SUV hybrids, there might be more but that is all I could think of without researching it some.
Granted the Tahoe got the 2008 Green car of the year award.

Edit: they consider the highlander a cross over

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Here are the hybrid SUVs
http://www.kbb.com/kbb/green-cars/SUV.aspx

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the award was not for a crossover hybrid, it was for a body on frame suv hybrid

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Did you even read the link he posted? Seriously.

edit: here let me make it easier for you, these are what they considered hybrid suvs

Select an SUV to Learn More

Cadillac Escalade Hybrid Ford Escape Hybrid Mercury Mariner Hybrid
Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid GMC Yukon Hybrid Saturn VUE Hybrid
Chrysler Aspen Hybrid Lexus RX 400h Hybrid Toyota Highlander Hybrid
Dodge Durango Hybrid Mercedes-Benz GL-Class

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Looks like KBB changes their definition of SUV/crossover randomly.