{"id":113628,"date":"2017-02-07T00:25:15","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T05:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=113628"},"modified":"2017-02-07T00:26:25","modified_gmt":"2017-02-07T05:26:25","slug":"toyota-honda-hanging-on-to-top-rankings-in-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2017\/02\/toyota-honda-hanging-on-to-top-rankings-in-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Toyota, Honda Hanging on to Top Rankings in 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The 2017 Honda HR-V is the Best Subcompact SUV for the money, says U.S. News & World Report.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For the better part of the last three years, Japanese automakers have been under assault by their competitors from the U.S., South Korea and Europe for the \u201cbest of the best\u201d title.<\/p>\n

However, the latest rankings from the U.S. News & World Reports shows that Toyota and Honda may still be king of the hill. In the magazine\u2019s 2017 Best Car for the Money rankings, Toyota and Lexus took five awards while Honda nabbed four.<\/p>\n

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Product News!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cMost consumers know to look to Toyota for value and reliability,\u201d says Jamie Page Deaton, managing editor of the U.S. News Best Car rankings.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, these wins show that Toyota and Lexus go beyond the basics and impress reviewers with the performance, comfort and connectivity of their products, while also providing compelling pricing and ownership costs versus the competition.\u201d<\/p>\n

(Toyota, Suzuki teaming up. <\/em>Click Here<\/a><\/span>\u00a0to find out why.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Despite the fact the \u201ckings\u201d weren\u2019t dethroned, some makers did get some good news in this year\u2019s listing. Kia earned its first awards in five years as the Sorento was named Best 3-Row SUV for the Money, while the Kia Soul won Best Compact Car for the Money.<\/p>\n

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The Kia Sorento nabbed top honors for 2-Row SUVs for 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cKia models tend to have lower starting prices and more standard features than the competition,\u201d said Page Deaton. \u201cWhat may surprise car shoppers, however, is that they also provide high levels of comfort and refinement.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Chevrolet Colorado, Chevrolet Impala, Nissan Murano and Acura MDX continue to be solid choices for consumers, winning their respective categories for three or more years in a row.<\/p>\n

Even the oft-maligned Fiat Chrysler earned a few nods with the Chrysler Pacifica, the Best Minivan for the Money, and Fiat 124 Spider, the Best Sports Car for the Money, winning honors for the first time. It marked the first year that any Chrysler or Fiat model has won a Best Car for the Money award.<\/p>\n

(<\/em>Click Here<\/a><\/span>\u00a0to see the finalists for this year’s World Car Awards.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Other winners include the Hyundai Sonata for Midsize Car, Honda HR-V for Subcompcat SUV and Ford F-150 for Full-size Trucks. The rest include:<\/p>\n