Hoovey689

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2013 Best Cars for Families rankings from U.S. News results in strong showing for GM

U.S. News Announces the 2013 Best Cars for Families

13 brands win awards across 19 categories; General Motors has the most winners

Washington, D.C. – March 12, 2013 – U.S. News & World Report today announced the 2013 Best
Cars for Families award winners, featured at www.usnews.com/cars-families. Covering 19 categories, the awards highlight the vehicles that provide the best combination of quality, features and space that today's families need.

The awards, and the U.S. News Best Cars website, are published by U.S. News & World Report, which has a long history of helping Americans make the best choices when it comes to higher education, healthcare, and other important consumer decisions. More than 27 million people researched vehicles on the website in 2012.

"We created the Best Cars for Families awards to make it easier for parents to find cars, SUVs and vans that will help make their lives easier," said Jamie Page Deaton, Managing Editor of U.S. News Best Cars. "With such a broad range of award winners, any family can find the best car for their lifestyle."

2013 BEST CARS FOR FAMILIES

Category Winning Vehicle
Compact Cars 2013 Chevrolet Cruze
Upscale Small Cars 2013 Buick Verano
Hatchbacks 2013 Toyota Prius
Midsize Cars 2013 Ford Fusion
Upscale Midsize Cars 2013 Acura TL
Full-Size Cars 2013 Buick LaCrosse
Luxury Full-Size Cars 2013 Mercedes-Benz E-Class
Hybrid Cars 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid
Wagons 2013 Subaru Outback
Compact SUVs 2013 Honda CR-V
Luxury Compact SUVs 2013 Audi Q5
2-Row Midsize SUVs 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee
3-Row Midsize SUVs 2013 Chevrolet Traverse
Luxury 2-Row Midsize SUVs 2013 Lexus RX350
Luxury 3-Row SUVs 2013 Lincoln MKT
Full-Size SUVs 2013 Chevrolet Suburban
Luxury Full-Size SUVs 2013 Cadillac Escalade
Hybrid SUVs 2013 Toyota Highlander Hybrid
Minivans 2013 Honda Odyssey

http://www.autoblog.com/2013/04/08/2...-s-news-resul/

Joeb427

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Ut-Oh!
Someone here will not agree or be happy!

RXSF

wonder why the RX didnt take the cake on the hybrid suv either seeing as how it gets better mpg than the highlander

mrraider

How the hell is an E class full size? It's the same size as a Malibu.

GS3Tek

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It's ok.
They called it "upscale" and not "luxury".

All of these auto mags/blogs is......I still wonder how on earth do they come up with these selections

mmarshall

I can agree with a number of these selections. But the Lincoln MKT, IMO, is not a very impressive vehicle, the Toyota Prius, IMO, has enough room for a small family only in the larger Prius-V version, and the Buick LaCrosse, though having a superbly-done chassis, is probably not built as well as the Toyota Avalon or Hyundai Azera.

balMaster

Prius gets the hatchback category but not the hybrid category...

mmarshall

Go sample a Fusion Hybrid and you'll find out why. That car is impressive.

blacksc400

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TL made it to the list?

UDel

LOL, wonder who that is.


Can't say I agree with all of them, the Fusion Hybrid if a pretty big offender in overstating mileage compared to real world driving and should not be number 1.
http://blogs.wsj.com/drivers-seat/20...-fuel-economy/

Lincoln MKT is not very impressive, it does not excel in anything and gets mostly lukewarm reviews.

Lexus LX or Infiniti QX are much nicer then the Caddy Escalade.

The E class is not a full size or large car, not even close. Should be the S class in the full size category.

Aron9000

The Lincoln MKT is uglier than a Pontiac Aztek. I sometimes wonder if cars like the Aztek or MKT are sick inside jokes by the car designers, they just throw this **** out there and see if management is dumb enough to greenlight it to production. I mean come on, the Aztek looks like a dumpster, the MKT looks like the designers were going to do a minvan crossed with a wagon then took a hit of acid.

mmarshall

The current TL is very competitive in its class if you can get past the parrot-beak grille and admittedly awkward styling.

mmarshall

I'd say that management accepted the a MKT design with a smile.

Kira X

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The list seems alright. I probably wouldn't buy any of those cars if I had a family though. An S600 or S65 would be my type of family car. The Escalade works too.

LexFather

Glad I'm on your minds

I don't know anyone with a new TL and my family wouldn't be caught dead in it so good for those with 1/20 eyesight that grew up in Civics and moved up to a TL. The TL has sold disastrously and needs people like you to BUY them not tell us how good they are. If it won, good for it, I'm not disagreeing with the ranking. Enjoy boys

http://www.leftlanenews.com/in-pictu...rnal&=obinsite

http://news.consumerreports.org/cars...to-excite.html