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It’s the second year in a row for the Toyota Prius to get recognized as the best overall value for the automotive dollar by Consumer Reports in its annual Best New-Car Value analysis.
The popular Toyota Prius hybrid has the right combination of performance, reliability and low estimated five-year ownership costs of 47 cents per mile.
"The Prius' 44 mpg overall is the best fuel economy of any non-plug-in car that Consumer Reports has tested," said Consumer Reports Automotive Editor Rik Paul. "Though it's not particularly cheap to buy, the Prius' depreciation is so low that it costs less to own over the first five years than its initial MSRP. We call that a bargain."
The results are based on the five-year owner cost for each vehicle in the analysis, along with Consumer Reports’ road-test score and the organization’s own predicted-reliability score from the latest Annual Auto Survey.
"The Prius' 44 mpg overall is the best fuel economy of any non-plug-in car that Consumer Reports has tested," said Consumer Reports Automotive Editor Rik Paul. "Though it's not particularly cheap to buy, the Prius' depreciation is so low that it costs less to own over the first five years than its initial MSRP. We call that a bargain."
The results are based on the five-year owner cost for each vehicle in the analysis, along with Consumer Reports’ road-test score and the organization’s own predicted-reliability score from the latest Annual Auto Survey.
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