2008 10Best Cars - Car and Driver

[basslover352]

police thought the honda fit was fast?????????????

[XR8xSHOCKWAVE]

Too bad you don't get the 'FPV F6 310' in the states.

[dammyousuck]

that malibu looks like a g35 and that one bmw that has that same design

[wiisaluteyou]

i have a Rabbit. its like the GTI without the turbo. its a fun little car. plenty of torque, great MPG, AWESOME!!!

[k66shogun]

I agree with you!

[Mixedbreed3]

That's amazing how as they were showing the outside of a 4-dr Honda Accord, under the hood a V-6 engine, but the gentleman is shifting a 6sp manual as he's driving. Well, the current Honda Accord is only offering the 6-sp manual for the V-6 coupe, not the sedan. Although, that would be nice to have the best of all worlds in one car..

[Ceedoub]

im suprised the fit iiz ur there....but you gotta love VOLKSWAGEN BABY.... and iit came b4 the maza speed 3

[memoPFP]

i like the Golf GTI a l0t! one of the bests

[Themadfarter1976]

I agree but those plaid seats need to go. I would only own one (which I plan to) with the leather package.

[memoPFP]

you are right about the seats but about the leather? well i ´don´t like to muchu because in the corners or stops u are always moving

[Cambaudio]

No way! Love em!

[Nebraskahusker23]

Not a chance...plaid seats is a part of the GTI's spirit. I have plaid seats in mine and they look great!

[ttraynor1]

Hah--Grattan Raceway. Love that track.

[IamInYourClosett]

usa cars are simply trash,thats why the us government has to bail them out

[Triomfator]

Volkswagen is great!

[IamInYourClosett]

Fix Or Repair Daily. they are simply trash

[joebobfickle]

drive one before u say that

[Maludan8]

german cars are simply the best.

[Blue387]

No Nissan? No Ford?

[kza7]

They forgot the best car, the Nissan Z!

[Grmcrsrlz]

That is awesome! haha Z's are sweet!

[hh818]

MINIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!

[bongborin]

The Honda Accord V6 is my favorite. Good interior, spaces, and 6 speeds manuel V6. Super reliable!!!!!!

[krist0fik]

...cars don't have feet

[okang]

I'm VERY happy to see the Mazdaspeed 3 on this list. Well deserved, imo.

[thuglife4ever721]

GTI FTW

[crazy4honda]

Plaid seats?? Was VW on crack when they came up with this?

[Grmcrsrlz]

You crazy for Honda, we wouldn't expect you to understand

[Bptsfinest]

08 ALTIMA

[skylineracr]

VW GTI>all (in this segment)

[homeslice2387]

lol.. great vid.. @ 2:00 the lady editor says about the corvette "very hard to keep it under posted speed limit, and I have the paperwork to prove it"... definitely at least 4 speeding tickets... minumum

[smoothvanillajoshy]

i heard $20 000

either way..

"lets go buy a new car so we can take it to the shop a week later"

[smoothvanillajoshy]

lmao 25k is "a bit more" when your already spending over $100 000 on a fucking car, thats when. expecially when you factor in how mucn a new tranny for the GTR is goonna cost when you blow it like everyone else has ben doing...im notsure but i heard around 20 to 25 000 for the fix lmao.

[adamslurch71]

in order to fix teh main problem witht he GTR tranny its a grand total of $1,758.36 out the door.

[musashi1865]

booooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­o honda

[qakaluk]

Nissan GT-R can wipe out the corvette anytime... and there the almost the same price.

P.S i think the Volvo c30 r-design is 10 times better then the Mazda speed3

[topografer]

Better in what way? looks? Well offcourse it is.. c30 is a very beatiful car. Driving? nhaa.. The five-cylinder is really cool but up to that. The driving of Mazdaspeed 3 is way much cooler than the C30 T5

[lujoebonjo]

the volvo c30 manages to be on the same platform as the mazdaspeed 3 but somehow gain an extra 1k pounds to the mazda's slightly heavy, reinforced 3200 curb weight. Ya i can see how that would take away from the driving experience.

[chevyvan10]

the corvette zr1 is faster than the GTR in the 1/4 mi.

[mucura1]

lol. no they are not. You have to take into account import tax, insurance fees, and reliability. The GTR is insanely more expensive than a ZR1 corvette. the insurance alone will rape you and some states wont allow you to have a car that fast without implanting a chip to gimp top acceleration speed. since the vette is domestic they get more priority, better insurance rates, and they are easier to find parts for. PS no one gives a shit about Volvo lol......

[KahluaBomb]

You might be surprised to find that there are a few people who give a shit about volvo...

[smoothvanillajoshy]

lol yea, and for a bit more(same in canada) you can get the new ZR1 corvette, with over 600 hp, and slap the gtr lol. "you sound like an import fanboy buddy"

lol

[pittmeister]

Since when is 25k USD "a bit more"? Not defending either car but that was a pretty dumb comment.

[tyronnezx]

no tyoyotas they are biased

[MotorSportGuru]

best all around of these cars would be the bmw 335i, they all got good traits im just sayin an all around package.

[hassan0098]

Back seat is not roomy for family life :(

[MotorSportGuru]

Get the 4 door then....

[hassan0098]

Back seat is not roomy for family life :(

I am talking about 4 door!

Which stupid buy coupe car for family?!

:))

[smoothvanillajoshy]

anyone who thinks there is a car out there that outperforms a vette for the same or less money....your an idiot...

[moosoo77]

wow, ever heard of a GTR buddy? it's around the SAME price as a Corvette Z06 and it crushes the car...you sound like a vette fanboy lol...

[TheAgent06]

i agree...The GTI is the best looking car out of all of them plus the VW owners never give up their cars...

[wtrdogg20]

How that crappy Malibu got into the list??, I have driven better cars than that one in that category. It is very ugly from behind, and the interiors looks very cheap. It wont put me a smile on my face, not at all.

[tigercrap]

All these douche bags are full of hot air...they think they are so knowledgeable about cars, yet they represent the "old" generation of drivers. They don't know how to think outside the box. They have absolutely no enthusiasm or anything interesting thing to say!

[rishigautam500]

" No other performance car on the planet can match it for its price" about the corvette.

THAT'S A COMPLETE LIE!!!!

dont even get me started on some jap shit that will kick the vette in the ass

[Alexsered]

for the price? Name one. remember, the base c6 corvette is still considered one of the best handling cars, and it's only around 40k. guess what though, it can even run in the 12s 1/4 mile stock. so please name one car from jap or anywhere else that competes with that.

[moosoo77]

have you seen the EVO X GSR, it beat the Z06 corvette on a DRAG strip, i can't even imagine the way it would butcher the base corvette on a drag strip AND on a proper track...and it costs around 33K, so there you go...

[Alexsered]

the EVO X GSR can run in the 11's stock? Wow, you must be an Evo fanboy if you believe that.

[6129golf]

yeah, some people believe anything.

[6129golf]

#1, you're wrong i've never heard of a stock evo beating a 500hp zo6. #2, the evo especially the evoX looks like shit. its a base lancer with a vented hood, bigger wheels, and a fmic. Even has the same gay pink taillights

[moosoo77]

looks are your opinion, and as for the video i was talking about see for yourself and then call me wrong: watch?v=eKDJFsTjomQ...

[xingfenzhen]

they forgot to say in a straight line. Still a good car though

[rishigautam500]

that's true, for stock the vette is damn good for the price. but let's just say you had 50,000 dollars sitting in your wallet and a supra in your garage lol

[rowsdower12]

Are you going for journalism??

[HardRocker10125]

these guys are fucking douches Lol they have a honda fit they picked outa. lotus's and porches are they high?

[GTRlover12591]

the honda fit fast??! hmmm well thats a new thought

[redhongkong]

haha i wonder why its fast :)

maybe there's no passengers and no cargos on it, and its light. so feels fast?

[rowsdower12]

I would love this job! To drive so many cars and experience them. It would be so fun.

[ayden1988]

Give us American's fuel efficient vehicles to buy! Gas is over $4.00's right now, for god sakes WHY produce these big engine vehicles.

[Soamsey]

"Give us American's fuel efficient vehicles to buy! Gas is over $4.00's right now, for god sakes WHY produce these big engine vehicles."

You realize that the Malibu is available with a 2.4 four and the Caddy is a 3.6 six?

There are piles and piles of other nice ones as well, such as the Saturn Astra.

[Mikew995]

Yes but why would I buy a malibu if I can buy an accord, or why would I buy an astra over an accord or altima.

[Soamsey]

Well, these are legitimate questions but I think I misunderstood your question to be about American car companies not offering small-engined, fuel-efficient cars.

Astra, by the way, while not an Accord competitor as you suggest, is a great handling and legitimately competitive car made by Opel in Belgium- one of the most successful and praised cars in Europe (though not without its problems in the American version, such as not being too fast & having good but not great mileage).

[jaybow666]

Opel can suck my Primera's c***.

[Soamsey]

Fantastic comment but the thread was dealing with fuel efficient American cars and we don't have the Primera available. Regarding the Opel comparison, we were talking about the Astra which is not in the same category as the Primera.

[mugenman6]

the saturn astra isn't american.

[Soamsey]

Depends on one's definition. By mine, it is. Either way it makes no substantive impact on the question at hand.

[Psihomodo]

The "Saturn" Astra is just a copy of the original Opel Astra with a different sticker and some details for the US market. So there is actually no definition that you can name that it is american in any way except that GM owns Opel. And BTW the Saturn logo is awful at best...

[Soamsey]

Sold by an American brand in America and designed and produced by an American-owned company is pretty American to me but the definition isn't so important; the context of the debate is the original statement "Give us Americans fuel efficient vehicles to buy" and the Astra accomodates (somewhat, anyway - it's not THAT efficient for its size).

[ilovenissan]

because big motors are fun and if you dont want to pay for fuel dont drive

[mrpacifists]

Cars are GREAT. They make it that I don't have to walk anywhere. I love cars!

[kabob983]

A few things. First off, the the narrators voices were any more monotonous I'd go postal. Second, most of their reasons for picking each car are a bit subjective. Corvette = "best sports car for the money??" A 2008 BMW M3 isn't much more and a GT-R has officially taken the price:performance "sweet spot."

[masterlee123]

3 GM cars made The Best 10 List, wow. Move over Lexus, AUDI, BMW, Toyota, Mercedes-Benz, Ford, Chrysler and... GM is coming for all of you.

[fiveironfrenzy1]

Wow, the review was housed in Michigan, home of GM? And three cars made the list? Google Bill Heard Chevy dealership closing overnight and firing all 148 employees with no warning. GM is coming all right, for our jobs. :(

[youmils03]

These are the cars that I'm surprised that they made it on to the list: Chevy Malibu, and Porsche Boxster. The Boxster is not a real luxurious car, it's not real fast, and yet it's $46,000 for 2008. Ridiculous. And the Audi TT is $35,000 to start? Interesting. And the Malibu, the 22mpg that lacks power and luxury, and is so boring inside and out. It is NOT fun to drive. I've driven my friend's. He said he thought it would be cool, but he was mistaken. All the others I am happy with.

[kevagonia]

but the malibu comes with a free turkey.

[youmils03]

1. Audi R8. 2. Cadillac XLR-V. 3. Cadillac STS-V. 4. Cadillac XLR. 5. Cadillac CTS-V. 6. BMW 765li. 7. Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG. 8. Cadillac Escalade ESV Platinum. 9. Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG. 10. CTS. That's considering price. If they were all $1, 1. Bugatti Veyron. 2. Lamborghini Murcielago LP640. 3. Lamborghini Gallardo LP640. 4. Lamborghini Murcielago. 5. Ferrari California. 6. Ferrari 599GTB. 7. Ferrari F430 Scuderia. 7. Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren. 8. Audi R8. 9. Cadillac XLR-V. 10. Cad STS-V.

[kabob983]

Your "considering price" list doesn't have a car under $35K on it...

[Soamsey]

Don't agree much with either list but particularly with your "all $1" list since it implies the only and best virtue of an automobile is to be like a race car. I wouldn't take most of these for $1. Why would I want some unreliable gas pig? Is that the best modern civilization can do? And I haven't even yet mentioned the actual ability to transport things (including people and other things), another strongly arguable function of a car not well served at all by your second list.

[youmils03]

You didn't understand. The first list was if I had to buy them. The second list is if they were free.

[Soamsey]

I think I still don't understand. You are saying that if cars are free then all that matters is how fast they are?

[vonOhzu]

The 1 series beats 3 series hands down with lower price tag better performance and even higher fuel economy not to mention better looking.

[sainifabulous]

no toyota camry?

haha

or any toyota?

[afrikanlova]

I said the SAME thing...

[gangstawanksta022]

WAT ABOUT THE AUDI A5

[gargamel6699]

INFINITI EX all the way!

[legr8est1234]

I've never heard value calculated that way: goodness divided by price. That's very creative!

[jle727]

that was Csaba Csere speaking. He's a genius.

[04tsxpower]

vw will have to do with no audi

[davinpilling]

lets have a electric race again!

[edo11111111]

wat about audi

[lesmcluffalot]

Kewlios