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• December 2011
• PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHN ROE

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The Nominees

Nominees consist of all-new cars, 2011 10Best winners, cars that were not available for the 2011 competition, and those with significant updates. All cars must fall under our base-price cap of $80,000 and be on sale in January 2012.

Audi A6/A7 • Audi TT RS • BMW Z4 sDrive28i • BMW 1-series M • BMW 3-series/M3• BMW 528i* • Buick LaCrosse eAssist • Buick Regal GS • Buick Verano • Cadillac CTS/CTS-V • Chevrolet Camaro convertible • Chevrolet Sonic • Chevrolet Volt • Chrysler 200 • Chrysler 300 • Dodge Avenger • Dodge Charger • Fiat 500 • Ford Focus • Ford Mustang GT/Boss 302 • Honda Accord • Honda Civic • Honda Fit • Hyundai Accent • Hyundai Elantra • Hyundai Genesis • Hyundai Sonata • Hyundai Veloster • Infiniti G25 • Infiniti M35h • Kia Optima hybrid • Kia Rio • Lexus CT200h • Lotus Evora S • Mazda MX-5 Miata • Mazda 3 Skyactiv • Mercedes-Benz C-class • Mercedes-Benz CLS550 • Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG • Mercedes-Benz E-class* • Mercedes-Benz SLK-class • Mini Cooper Coupe • Mitsubishi i* • Nissan Versa • Porsche Boxster/Boxster Spyder/Cayman/Cayman R • Scion iQ* • Scion tC • Subaru Impreza • Toyota Camry • Toyota Prius V* • Toyota Yaris* • Volkswagen Beetle • Volkswagen Golf/GTI • Volkswagen Golf R* • Volkswagen Jetta GLI • Volkswagen Passat • Volvo S60 R-Design

*These cars met our eligibility requirements but were not available for evaluation.

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Of the above selection of Top Ten Rides, I would choose the MX5 for the best Bang 4 your $'s...My g/f had a Miata & we had super fun with it & it took a beating & kept on going.

The new models are improved, and I love the driving dynamic's & balance of this ride, but I'd prefer to have a Vette, but the MX5 offers a lot of fun 4 the $ 4-Sure..

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