To assist car buyers in making the best informed decision when selecting a model for purchase, Kelley Blue Book, the top provider of both used and new car information, annually releases its Bests Resale Value Awards. The awards are for the vehicles that have, for the first five years of ownership, the best projected retained value.
Excluded from the data are vehicles that have a low volume and those with a sticker price over $60,000, with the exception of high-performance and luxury categories.
Toyota dominated in many of the categories this year. The full list is as follows:
2012 BEST RESALE VALUE: BRAND
TOYOTA
2012 BEST RESALE VALUE: LUXURY BRAND
LEXUS
2012 BEST RESALE VALUE: BY VEHICLE CATEGORY
- SUBCOMPACT CAR: Honda Fit
- COMPACT SUV: Jeep Wrangler
- COMPACT CAR: Honda Civic
- MID-SIZE SUV: Toyota FJ Cruiser
- MID-SIZE CAR: Toyota Camry
- FULL-SIZE SUV: Chevrolet Traverse
- FULL-SIZE CAR: Nissan Maxima
- LUXURY SUV: Audi Q7
- NEAR-LUXURY CAR: Lexus IS
- HYBRID SUV: Lexus RX 450h
- LUXURY CAR: Audi A5
- MID-SIZE PICKUP: Toyota Tacoma
- SPORTS CAR: Chevrolet Camaro V-6
- FULL-SIZE PICKUP: Ford F-Series Super Duty
- HIGH-PERFORMANCE CAR: Chevrolet Camaro SS
- VAN: Honda Odyssey
- HYBRID CAR: Honda Civic Hybrid
- WAGON: Subaru Outback
- ELECTRIC CAR: Chevrolet Volt
2012 BEST RESALE VALUE: TOP 10 CARS
- Audi Q7
- Jeep Wrangler
- Chevrolet Camaro
- Lexus RX
- Honda CR-V
- Nissan Frontier
- Hyundai Tucson
- Toyota FJ Cruiser
- Infiniti FX
- Toyota Tacoma
- By: Alexandra Koken
