Kelley Blue Book Names Winners of 2011 Best Resale Value Awards

Subaru and BMW are recognized for having the best resale value in the brand and luxury brand categories, respectively. Ford, Toyota and Honda each received three awards in the individual vehicle categories.

by Staff

November 17, 2010

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Kelley Blue Book, a provider of new and used vehicle information, announces the all-new 2011 model-year vehicle winners of its annual Best Resale Value Awards, which recognize current and forthcoming vehicles for their projected retained value five years from now.

Kelley Blue Book's Best Resale Value Awards are based on projections from the Kelley Blue Book Official Residual Value Guide, determined by an expert staff of automotive analysts. These awards honor vehicles expected to maintain the greatest proportion of their original list price after five years of ownership. Low-volume vehicles and vehicles with a manufacturer's suggested retail price of more than $60,000 are excluded from award consideration, except in the luxury and high-performance categories.

2011 BEST RESALE VALUE: BRAND

Subaru

2011 BEST RESALE VALUE: LUXURY BRAND

BMW

2011 BEST RESALE VALUE: BY VEHICLE CATEGORY

SUBCOMPACT CAR:Honda Fit

COMPACT CAR: MINI Cooper

MID-SIZE CAR: Honda Accord

FULL-SIZE CAR: Ford Taurus

NEAR-LUXURY CAR: Lexus IS

LUXURY CAR: Audi A5

SPORTS CAR: Subaru Impreza WRX

HIGH-PERFORMANCE CAR: Ford Mustang GT

HYBRID/ALT. ENERGY CAR: Volkswagen Golf TDI

COMPACT UTILITY VEHICLE: Honda CR-V

MID-SIZE UTILITY VEHICLE: Toyota FJ Cruiser

FULL-SIZE UTILITY VEHICLE: GMC Acadia

LUXURY UTILITY VEHICLE: BMW X5

HYBRID/ALT. ENERGY UTILITY VEHICLE: BMW X5 XDrive35d

MID-SIZE PICKUP: Toyota Tacoma

FULL-SIZE PICKUP: Ford F-Series Super Duty

VAN: Toyota Sienna

WAGON: Subaru Outback

2011 BEST RESALE VALUE: TOP 10 MODELS

Audi A5

BMW X5

BMW X6

Honda CR-V

Jeep Wrangler

Lexus GX

Lexus RX

Subaru Outback

Toyota FJ Cruiser

Toyota Tacoma

Residual values used for award calculations are based on the November/December 2010 Kelley Blue Book Residual Value Guide. Top 10 models appear in alphabetical order.

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