Best Car To Buy

Exotic. Italian. Sexy. Quick. Nimble. Priced under $70,000. The Alfa Romeo 4C ticks all of these boxes. And a whole bunch more. In the performance per dollar world—or performance per pound—the Alfa Romeo 4C is a flyweight that punches with the heavyweights. No, it won’t knock the...

We’ve driven and compared all 15 of this year’s Best Car To Buy 2015 nominees in a variety of terrain and locations, wringing out the best of each car to see which deserves the award. But we also want to know what you, the armchair enthusiast, think. So we’re asking you: which of...

The 2015 Acura TLX is a surprising car in many ways. Rising out of the near-premium or entry-luxury segment to prove itself more than just another mid-level manager’s car, the Acura TLX offers a well-tuned chassis and suspension, innovative drivetrain features, and impressive value. As we...

Every year, Motor Authority’s editors drive and rate hundreds of cars, including dozens of the best luxury and performance cars. At the end of the year, we look back over the new models introduced to the world and select the best—our Best Car To Buy award. For our Best Car To Buy 2015...

After what seemed like a never-ending glut of fantastic new cars for the 2014 model year, the 2015 model year has pulled back the pace just a touch. But there are still dozens of fantastic cars out there. Which ones are currently at the front of the pack for our Best Car To Buy award this year?...

This is it--our final nominee for Motor Authority's Best Car To Buy 2014 award. Have we saved the best for last? Maybe. There's certainly no denying the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray's prowess. It's a beast of a car, and, in our experience, the best production American sports car in history...

The 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG is up for Motor Authority's Best Car To Buy 2014 award.

Mid-engined perfection with Porsche power and tuning--the 2014 Cayman is the consummate sports car. Even the vaunted 911, as good as it has been and become, leaves something on the table when it comes to the sheer driving pleasure of the Cayman. That is, perhaps, surprising to some. The 911, after...

When it comes to beautiful cars, Jaguar deserves credit for creating some of the best--though it has had its doldrums. Lately, however, the brand has been back on its game, from the XF to the XJ, and, now, the F-Type. The 2014 Jaguar F-Type is easily the most stunning roadster to hit the market...

There are many luxurious sedans on the roads these days. There are even many very fast ones. There are a few that do both luxury and the performance exceedingly well. But none of them look as primally dashing, as sensually satisfying as the 2014 Audi RS 7. Of course, the RS 7 started with the...

If you could only sit in one place, for the rest of your life, you could do a lot worse than to pick a seat from the 2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class. As we noted in our first drive of the new S63 AMG, they’re better described as thrones. But that’s just one example of how good the new S...

The Cadillac CTS has been responsible, over the course of three generations, for not only re-establishing Cadillac’s reputation as a legitimate global luxury brand, but building that image, and, in its third go-round, moving the company into truly world-class territory. That's why it's a...

Many, many truly impressive cars hit the market for the 2014 model year. This hand-picked handful of sport/luxury sedans, coupes, and roadsters are our favorites--the very best. One of them will be our Best Car To Buy 2014. The list is presented in alphabetical order to preserve the suspense. Any...

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

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.

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?

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...

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.

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...

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...