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Industry: Email Alert RSS FeedCars: $18,000-$25,000
Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine, Dec, 2000
Hyundai XG300
The new flagship of the Korean automaker is poised to compete with the popular Nissan Maxima and Honda Accord.
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* Price as equipped: $24,324
* To buy: $623 a month ($4,865 down/9.5%/36 months)
* To lease: $436 a month ($2,500 due at signing/$10,946 residual/ 36 months)
Ron Tonkin Hyundai, Portland, Ore.
Chevrolet Impala LS
Two hundred horses under the hood and plenty of room for friends take this Chevy model to the top.
Chrysler Sebring JX
This ragtop offers room and comfort, and a V6 that delivers 200 horsepower.
Daewoo Leganza
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Honda Insight
This hybrid gas-electric car can get nearly 100 mpg once you learn how to soft pedal its accelerator.
Honda Prelude
The sophisticated VTEC engine serves up 200 horsepower for this splendid handler.
Mazda 626 LX
This sporty family sedan carries one of the longest warranties of non-Korean cars: three years or 50,000 miles.
Mercury Sable LS Premium
A responsive 3.0-liter V6 teams with a four-wheel independent suspension for great handling and a smooth ride.
Pontiac Firebird
A tweaked engine squeezes more fire out of this bird. The 5.7-liter V8 really flies.
Toyota Camry
The top-selling car in the class--a fast family sedan with an optional V6--will get a face-lift next year.
Volkswagen New Beetle
Performance in a Beetle? Absolutely, when it's loaded with a 1.8-liter turbocharged engine. It's fast to drive and slow to lose its value.
2001 Car Guide
For an explanation of our scoring system, see page 115; See Kiplinger's Car Finder 2001 at www.kiplinger.com
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