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Consumer Reports' Annual Autos Top Picks Five-Year History Embargoed for release Tuesday, February 23 @ 12:45 pm 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 SubCompact Car Formerly: NA Hyundai Elantra NA NA Honda Fit Budget Compact Car Formerly: Subaru Impreza Subaru Impreza Subaru Impreza Subaru Impreza Subaru Impreza Small Sedan (Less than 20K) Midsized Car Formerly: Toyota Camry Family Sedan, Midsized Honda Accord Honda Accord Subaru Legacy Toyota Camry Sedan Hybrid (20K-30K) Sports Sedan Formerly: Infiniti G37 BMW 328i BMW 328i Buick Regal NA Upscale Sedan (30K-40K) Sports Car <$40K Subaru BRZ Formerly: Ford Mustang NA NA Mazda MX-5 Sporty Car, Sports Car, ScionFR-S Fun-to-Drive Large Car NA NA NA Chevrolet Impala Chevrolet Impala (New Category 2015) Small SUV Formerly: Toyota RAV4 Honda CR-V Subaru Forester Subaru Forester Subaru Forester (Less than 30K) Mid-Sized SUV Toyota Toyota Hyundai Toyota Formerly: Kia Sorento Family SUV Highlander Highlander Santa Fe Highlander (More than 30K) Luxury SUV Formerly: NA NA NA NA Lexus RX Family SUV (More than 30K) Minivan Formerly: Family Hauler Toyota Sienna Honda Odyssey Honda Odyssey Honda Odyssey Toyota Sienna Green Car Toyota Prius Toyota Prius Toyota Prius Toyota Prius NA Luxury Car Formerly: Luxury Sedan NA Audi A6 Audi A6 Audi A6 NA Chevrolet Pickup Truck NA Ram 1500 NA Ford F-150 Avalanche Best Overall NA NA Tesla Model S Tesla Model S NA Notes: 1) This is the 20th year of Consumer Reports Top Picks list. Consumer Reports released its first list of Top Picks in the Annual Auto Issue, April 1997. 2) Consumer Reports has periodically changed its list of categories for Top Picks—dropping Affordable Family Sedan, for example, and adding Luxury Car. For that reason, you will see some blanks in this summary. 3) NA = Not Applicable—no Top Pick was named in that category for that year. .

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