Canada Auto Information
The Accord ($20,000 to $33,000) provides an excellent balance of comfort, roominess, ride, and handling. Like the Civic, it delivers very good fuel economy for its class; four-cylinder and V6 engines got 24 and 23 mpg overall in our testing, and the hybrid model got 25 mpg. Also worth considering: the Toyota Camry and Volkswagen [...]
The Civic ($17,000 to $23,000) was redesigned for 2006. With a relatively roomy interior, comfortable ride, smooth power train, and good handling, the Civic is enjoyable to drive. It also gets kudos for excellent reliability, impressive crash-test results, and good fuel economy. Models with manual and automatic transmissions returned 31 and 28 mpg overall, respectively, [...]
The RAV4′s 2006 redesign is a significant improvement over its predecessor, and the V6 version is the only nonhybrid SUV to earn an excellent rating in our testing. Larger than the outgoing model, the RAV4 ($23,000 to $27,000) has an interior that is versatile, comfortable, and now spacious enough for an optional but small third-row [...]
Smaller than the Civic, the budget-priced Fit ($14,000 to $16,000) is the best overall in a new class of fuel-efficient subcompact cars. Not only is it fun to drive, but its compact dimensions pack an impressive amount of interior room and versatility. The rear seats can be folded flat or the cushions folded up against [...]
The gas/electric Highlander Hybrid ($35,000 to $40,000) is an excellent overall package. It includes all the inviting attributes of the conventional Highlander plus better acceleration and moderately better fuel economy: 22 mpg. It’s one of only three SUV’s that have achieved an excellent overall score in our testing. The well-rounded Highlander provides a comfortable, quiet [...]
