IntelliChoice's Best Deals for February
INTELLICHOICE ANNOUNCES NEW CAR
BEST DEALS FOR FEBRUARY 2005
By using the latest information from numerous automotive resources, IntelliChoice evaluates what it costs to buy, own, and operate each new model-year trim line taking into consideration the vehicle’s current purchase price, including any manufacturer consumer rebates. The following are highlights of IntelliChoice’s Best Deals for January listed alphabetically by class:
| Base Sport | Toyota | MR2 Spyder | Convertible |
| Compact over $17,000 | Honda | Civic Hybrid | Sedan |
| Compact Pickup 2WD | Chevrolet | SSR LS | Regular Cab |
| Compact Pickup 4WD | Nissan | Frontier XE-V6 King Cab 4WD | Extended Cab |
| Compact under $17,000 | Honda | Civic DX | Sedan |
| Compact Utility over $21,000 | Honda | Element EX 4WD Auto | Sport Utility |
| Compact Utility under $21,000 | Honda | Element DX Auto | Sport Utility |
| Full-Size Pickup 2WD | Toyota | Tundra | Regular Cab |
| Full-Size Pickup 4WD | Chevrolet | Silverado K1500 LS | Extended Cab |
| Full-Size Van | Chevrolet | Express 1500 AWD | Pass Van |
| Intermediate Utility over $31,000 | Lexus | RX 330 | Sport Utility |
| Intermediate Utility under $31,000 | Honda | Pilot LX | Sport Utility |
| Large | Toyota | Avalon XLS Bench | Sedan |
| Luxury | Lexus | LS 430 | Sedan |
| Midsize over $21,000 | Honda | Accord EX | Sedan |
| Midsize under $21,000 | Honda | Accord DX | Sedan |
| Midsize/Large Wagon | Subaru | Legacy L | Wagon |
| Mini-Van over $27,000 | Honda | Odyssey EX-L | Pass Ext Van |
| Mini-Van under $27,000 | Toyota | Sienna LE | Pass Van |
| Near Luxury | Lexus | ES 330 | Sedan |
| Small Wagon | Scion | xB | Wagon |
| Sport | Acura | NSX-T 6-Speed | Coupe |
| Subcompact | Honda | Civic HX | Coupe |
| Utility over $38,000 | Toyota | Sequoia Limited | Sport Utility |
| Utility under $38,000 | Toyota | Sequoia SR5 | Sport Utility |
The complete listing of www.intellichoice.com
Intellichoice’s “Best Deals” for Febrary can be found on the IntelliChoice website at www.intellichoice.com.
The Best Deals designation enables consumers to identify how rebates affect a vehicle’s value throughout ownership and not just at the time of purchase. Ownership costs can vary significantly among different trim lines of the same model. Additionally, IntelliChoice continuously updates fuel costs based on the latest data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Vehicles designated an “IntelliChoice Best Deal of the Month” are typically cars and trucks that have good to great ownership cost values before any manufacturer rebate. However, a rebate can often turn a good ownership cost value into a great value, and a great value into an “IntelliChoice Best Deal of the Month.”
About IntelliChoice
Part of PRIMEDIA Enthusiast Media, IntelliChoice is the market leader in automotive ownership cost and
value analysis and in automotive leasing cost analysis. Founded in 1986, IntelliChoice is the most
authoritative provider of independent automobile pricing, specifications, ownership cost and leasing data.
Offering proprietary ownership cost and value information, IntelliChoice also publishes the IntelliChoice
Buyer’s Guide, a quarterly magazine for consumers featuring the nation's most trusted automotive cost and
value data, as well as the award winning annuals, The Complete Car Cost Guide™ and The Complete
Small Truck Cost Guide™.
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