Best Car to Buy 2013

  • 2013 Porsche Boxster

    The 2013 Porsche Boxster is Motor Authority's Best Car To Buy 2013.

  • 2013 Cadillac ATS
    2013 Cadillac ATS: Best Car To Buy 2013 Nominee

    As one of the top contenders for our Best Car To Buy 2013 award, the 2013 Cadillac ATS is one of the best smallish luxury sedans on the market.

  • Isle of Man 2013 Subaru BRZ drive
    2013 Subaru BRZ: Best Car To Buy 2013 Nominee

    There are a thousand reasons to love the Subaru BRZ. From its historical (though factually very minimal) relation to the beloved AE86, to the fact that it's one of the lightest sport coupes sold today, to its innately balanced handling, or even its sleek, sporty looks, the 2013 Subaru BRZ ticks...

  • 2013 Dodge SRT Viper
    2013 SRT Viper: Best Car To Buy 2013 Nominee

    The 2013 SRT Viper is up for our Best Car To Buy award, but can its on-track performance outweigh its slightly crude road manners?

  • 2013 Scion FR-S
    2013 Scion FR-S: Best Car To Buy 2013 Nominee

    The recipe doesn't seem all that hard: light weight, a fun but not extraordinary engine, balanced handling, and an affordable price. But so few companies bother to make such a concoction, it seems almost magical when a new one lands on our plate. Those are the ingredients of an entry-level sports...

  • 2013 Ford Focus ST
    2013 Ford Focus ST: Best Car To Buy 2013 Nominee

    The 2013 Ford Focus ST is up for Motor Authority's Best Car To Buy 2013 award--and why not? It's a fantastic, well-made, affordable hot hatch.

  • Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2013

    It's that time of year again. No, not the eating until you're comatose and feverishly unwrapping presents from suspicious bearded men in red suits time--it's time for Motor Authority's Best Car To Buy award. For 2013, we have an incredible short list of cars. Any one of them is deserving of an award for their balance of performance, style, luxury, value, or sheer behind-the-wheel exhilaration, but, as with the Highlander, there can be only one Best Car To Buy. Here, we take a quick look at each of the contenders, calling out a few of the highlights of why they deserve to be finalists in our...

  • Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2013
    Best Car To Buy 2013: The Short List, And The Ones That Didn't Make It

    As we winnow down the cars that made our list of the best drives of the 2013 model year, we have to say goodbye to some excellent cars that, despite their prowess or pulchritude, didn't make it onto our short list for the Best Car To Buy 2013. Those cars include a number of the best German luxury...

  • Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2013
    Motor Authority To Name Best Car To Buy 2013

    Every year, dozens of new cars light up their tires in our hands. Just one does it in our heads, weeks after we've turned the keys back in. That's the car we call Motor Authority's Best Car To Buy, and it's time again to kick off the teasing and waiting before we name our 2013 winner on December...

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