CHICAGO, Dec. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/
-- Cars.com, the premier online resource for buying and
selling new and used cars, today announced nominees for the site's
highest honor, the "Best of 2014" award. Nominees for the
annual award must achieve the highest in quality, innovation and
value.
"Each year we are tasked with the very difficult job of
identifying the best of the best," said Patrick Olsen, Cars.com's Editor-in-Chief. "With
over 70 new or redesigned cars introduced annually, combined with
cars becoming more and more impressive each year, our job continues
to get harder. The six nominees for our 'Best of 2014' award
represent a variety of car segments and buyers that are all
impressive and deserving of recognition."
This year's "Best of 2014" finalists and the reasons for its
nomination according to Cars.com editors are (listed
alphabetically):
2014 Acura MDX: The MDX is the best example of
where Acura excels most: luxury feel at not-quite-luxury prices,
with a bit of innovation thrown in. It is the all-around
high-level of performance that makes the MDX so appealing to
shoppers and so impressive to experts.
2014 Chevrolet Impala: The changes from the
previous generation of the Impala are truly astonishing: styling,
powertrains, build quality, ride refinement, handling response,
materials, fuel economy; you name it, and it's been dramatically
improved.
2014 Hyundai Santa Fe: The Santa Fe is one of
those few vehicles that blew away nearly every member of the
Cars.com editorial staff. With flexible seating for up to seven
passengers, high quality features and finishes, and an unbeatable
standard warranty, the Santa Fe is a great option for the
value-conscious family shopper.
2014 Kia Forte:
People buy compact cars because they are affordable and efficient,
but that doesn't mean they have to be boring. The Forte breaks the
mold with its head-turning styling outside and an interior full of
affordable creature comforts.
2014 Mazda3 (hatchback): The redesigned hatchback
gets improved cabin quality and plenty of new high-tech features
combined with Mazda's signature fun-to-drive personality. All of
that is combined with competitive fuel efficiency for the
category.
2014 Mazda6: The Mazda6's styling combined with
impressive driving ability, comfortable road manners, high cabin
quality, and best-in-class fuel economy make this one well-rounded
car.
For more information on Cars.com's Best of 2014 award nominees
and lifestyle award, visit www.Cars.com/awards. Winners will be
announced on January 14, 2014 at the
Cars.com Best of 2014 event in Detroit during the North American
International Auto Show.
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that offers information from consumers and experts to help buyers
formulate opinions on what to buy, where to buy and how much to pay
for a car. Cars.com offers thousands of new and used vehicle
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galleries, videos, unbiased editorial content and many other tools
to take the drama out of car shopping. Cars.com puts millions of
car buyers in control of their shopping process with the
information they need to make confident buying decisions. Launched
in June 1998, Cars.com is a division
of Classified Ventures LLC, which is owned by leading media
companies, including A.H. Belo
(NYSE: AHC), Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), The McClatchy Company
(NYSE: MNI), Tribune Company and The Washington Post Company (NYSE:
WPO).
SOURCE Cars.com