IntelliChoice's Best Deals for March
INTELLICHOICE ANNOUNCES NEW CAR
BEST DEALS FOR MARCH 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 (Manual) |
| Compact under $16,000 | Honda | Civic DX (Manual) |
| Compact over $16,000 | Honda | Civic Hybrid (Manual) |
| Compact Pickup 2WD | Toyota | Tacoma Regular Cab 2WD (Auto) |
| Compact Pickup 4WD | Toyota | Tacoma Regular Cab 4WD |
| Compact Utility over $21,000 | Subaru | Forester XS |
| Compact Utility under $21,000 | Toyota | RAV4 2WD (Manual) |
| Full-Size Pickup 2WD 1/2 Ton | Toyota | Tundra Regular Cab DLX V6 2WD (Auto) |
| Full-Size Pickup 2WD 3/4 Ton | Chevrolet | Silverado 2500 HD Extended Cab 2WD Short Bed |
| Full-Size Pickup 2WD One Ton | Chevrolet | Silverado 3500 Extended Cab 2WD DRW |
| Full-Size Pickup 4WD 1/2 Ton | Chevrolet | Avalanche 1500 4WD |
| Full-Size Pickup 4WD 3/4 Ton | Chevrolet | Silverado 2500 HD Extended Cab 4WD Short Bed |
| Full-Size Pickup 4WD One Ton | Chevrolet | Silverado 3500 Extended Cab 4WD DRW |
| Full-Size Van | GMC | Savana 1500 Passenger Van 2WD |
| Intermediate Utility over $28,000 | Lexus | RX 330 AWD |
| Intermediate Utility under $28,000 | Toyota | Highlander 2WD |
| Large | Toyota | Avalon XL |
| Luxury | Mercedes-Benz | CLK320 Cabriolet |
| Midsize over $21,000 | Volkswagen | Passat GL TDI (Auto) |
| Midsize under $21,000 | Toyota | Prius |
| Midsize/Large Wagon | Volkswagen | Passat GL TDI (Auto) |
| Mini-Van over $24,000 | Honda | Odyssey EX |
| Mini-Van under $24,000 | Honda | Odyssey LX |
| Near Luxury | Lexus | ES 330 |
| Small Wagon | Volkswagen | Jetta GL TDI (Manual) |
| Sport | Acura | NSX (Auto) |
| Subcompact | Honda | Civic HX (Auto) |
| Utility over $36,000 | GMC | Yukon XL 1500 Denali |
| Utility under $36,000 | Toyota | Sequoia SR5 2WD |
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Intellichoice’s “Best Deals” for March 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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