Car&Driver's 10 BestCars

**109** · November 30th, 2006 04:52 AM

BMW 3series
CHEVROLET Corvette
CHRYSLER 300
HONDA Accord
HONDA Fit
INFINITI G35
MAZDA MX-5
MAZDASPEED 3
PORSCHE Boxster & Cayman
VOLKSWAGEN GTI

**mbeige** · November 30th, 2006 05:04 AM

Isn't C&D biased towards BMW? Halos lahat yata ng top ten nila may BMW.

**m_ron** · November 30th, 2006 08:35 AM

yes BS lahat ang sinasabi ng Car and Driver.IMO.

**mazdamazda** · November 30th, 2006 08:39 AM

Originally Posted by mbeige

Isn't C&D biased towards BMW? Halos lahat yata ng top ten nila may BMW.

That's because BMW is churning out great cars year after year after year. Heck, they are poised to overtake MB as the largest luxury carmaker in a year or two.

Originally Posted by m_ron

yes BS lahat ang sinasabi ng Car and Driver.IMO.

Care to explain why?

**cablespy** · November 30th, 2006 08:40 AM

parang iba-iba category cars nyan ah

they put honda fit in same class with 3 series?

**mazdamazda** · November 30th, 2006 08:43 AM

Originally Posted by cablespy

parang iba-iba category cars nyan ah

they put honda fit in same class with 3 series?

Ummm... isn't that the point?

Have different car categories to come up with the said list.

Anyway, C&D 10Best have been like that for ages.

**109** · November 30th, 2006 09:04 AM

Originally Posted by mbeige

Isn't C&D biased towards BMW? Halos lahat yata ng top ten nila may BMW.

why not?

BMWs are great cars.
just like HONDAs, 21years na yata sa 10Best ang Accord.

**OTEP** · November 30th, 2006 10:45 AM

10Best irregardless of category. Mahaba ang reasoning diyan (but sounds logical). They do include an explanation with every 10Best issue.

Meron akong copy ng 1986 10Best. Kelan ba ang unang 10Best? 1985?

Dati hindi pa hiwalay ang Vans, SUV's and pick up trucks.

**rab** · November 30th, 2006 11:03 AM

ngayon lang yata walang ford sa 10 Best Cars.

**niky** · November 30th, 2006 03:32 PM

Car and Driver's "BMW bias" has been a long-standing criticism of the magazine.

But what is the bias? When a BMW model gets old, and Audi or Mercedes releases a newer, better car, sometimes, the BMW loses.

While Car and Driver's math and calculations for group tests is often arbitrary and faulty (sometimes, they don't agree with their own math, but publish the winner according to it, anyway), their summations and observations regarding the cars is always fairly accurate.

And, yes, why not BMWs? If you send a testing crew a car that handles well, drives spiritedly and feels good to drive, of course they'll love it. If the testers never have to sit in the cramped back-seat (3-series) or deal with paying for long-term maintenance issues inherent with modern European cars, of course they'll love it.

C&D's Mini long-term report summed it best. Minis, being BMW-made, suffered from tons of niggling faults... but all the owners still loved it, because, basically, it's a front-wheel drive BMW, and it drives like one.

Basically, their top ten is varied, but each of their cars exemplifies certain qualities that make them a choice for the enthusiast or buyer...

Corvette - still crappy interior... quality issues, but it's fast and very capable
Chrysler 300C - so-so handling... but it channels the spirit of the good old bad days of muscle cars...
Accord - boring for some, but a fast, capable and comfortable cruiser
Fit - small, tinny, but fun...

Etcetera...

The BMW 3-series? The only complaint you can really lodge against it is that the rear seat still isn't very big, but otherwise, it's one of the best premium compact sedans out there.