Best Cars of January 2010

With stricter requirements on what qualifies as a viable car, I only had a list of 4 to shortlist from... these are the three that came out top (and these are including cars from the Light class).

#1 Subaru Impreza R

Base Model Estimated Price: $24,990

Pros:

• All-Wheel Drive


• Subaru's good resale value


• Larger class

Cons:

• Space Saver Spare

#2 Toyota Yaris YRX Sedan 1.5i

Base Model Estimated Price: $23,998

Pros:

• Good Fuel Economy


• Full Size Spare

Cons:

• Smaller Class

Base Model Estimated Price: $23,990

Pros:

• None

Cons:

• Space Saver spare


• Smaller Class

New Year and New Criteria

With the arrival of 2010 I've decided I'll change the criteria somewhat to even further limit options - I'll now only look at assessing 5-star ANCAP cars, however I will include Light cars as well.

The reason for the change is that I want to ensure whatever our next car is will be safe foremost and I don't mind the downgrading of size since some Light Cars are actually getting larger in size (almost to the point where they are the same size as smaller Compact Cars).