from autoweek.com....


Top 50 Vehicles according to Kelley Blue Book (July/14/2000)


Kelley Blue Book released their list of the top 50 most popular vehicles of the 2000 and 2001 model year. The list is as follows:

1. Honda Accord

2. Ford Pickups (F Series)

3. Honda Civic

4. Chevrolet/GMC Pickups (Silverado and Sierra)

5. Chevrolet/GMC Tahoe/Yukon

6. Toyota Camry

7. Volkswagen Jetta

8. BMW 3 Series

9. Volkswagen Passat

10. Toyota Corolla

11. Ford Explorer

12. Nissan Maxima

13. Nissan Xterra

14. Toyota 4Runner

15. Chrysler/Plymouth/Dodge Voyager/Caravan

16. Chrysler PT Cruiser

17. Dodge Ram Pickups

18. Ford Mustang

19. Chevrolet/GMC Blazer/Jimmy 20. Mitsubishi Eclipse

21. Honda Odyssey

22. Toyota Tacoma

23. Nissan Pathfinder

24. Honda CR-V

25. Dodge Dakota Pickups

26. Ford Focus

27. Jeep Grand Cherokee

28. Ford Expedition

29. Volvo 70 Series

30. Dodge Durango

31. Ford Escape

32. Chevrolet/GMC S10/Sonoma

33. Nissan Frontier

34. Ford Windstar

35. Ford Taurus

36. Toyota Tundra

37. Toyota Avalon

38. Ford Ranger

39. Saturn S Series

40. Acura Integra

41. Toyota Sienna

42. Lexus IS300

43. Volkswagen New Beetle

44. Nissan Sentra

45. Audi TT

46. Mercedes-Benz E-Class

47. Pontiac Grand Am

48. BMW 5 Series

49. Jeep Cherokee

50. Jeep Wrangler



wow, that's pretty high compared to what i thought. more power to us!

 

Wonder what their definition of most popular is.
With the Taurus at 35th, way behind the Maxima at 12th, it can't be units sold.

 

YuK..........the Max got beat out by the Corolla >=(
hehehe oh well can't win them allll

-Meth

 

n/m

 

The list is not units sold, its how many web hits kbb.com gets for people researching the new vehicle prices.

 

really? that's the way they rate it? doesnt sound fool-proof nuff of a method.

 

its not "the most popular cars" over all. Its the most searched for and popular cars on thier website.

 

That sounds like a weird way to do a survey. I research cars all the time, doesn't mean I want to buy them.....

Oh well.

 

According to carpoint.msn.com, The top 10 best-sellers through june 2000 is as follows:

1. Ford F-Series (472,349)
2. Chevrolet Silverado (334,591)
3. Ford Explorer (237,197)
4. Toyota Camry (219,862)
5. Ford Taurus (216,446)
6. Dodge Ram (196,356)
7. Honda Accord (192,620)
8. Ford Ranger (191,637)
9. Honda Civic (167,574)
10. Dodge Caravan (162,996)

Yep, only 4 of the top 10 are cars.

Personally, I'm glad that the Maxima is not in the top 10. The most popular cars also get stolen the most.

 

So, how does that explain the Jeeps and Olds in Carpoint's Top 10 Most Stolen?

1. Handover Accord
2. Toyota Camry
3. Chevy Full-size Pickup
4. Jeep Cherokee and Grand Cherokee
5. Handovera Civic
6. Olds Cutlass
...

 

Other interesting lists from Carpoint...

Top 10 Manual Performance Sedans (by horsepower):
1. BMW M5
2. BMW 540i
3. Audi A6 2.7T, S4
4. Volvo S60 T5
5. Saab 9-3 Viggen, 9-5 Aero
6. NISSAN MAXIMA SE 20th ANNIVERSARY
7. BMW 530i, 330i, 330xi
8. Lincoln LS 3.0
9. Toyota Camry LE V6
10. Audi A4 2.8, VW Passat V6



Carpoint's Top 10 Most Popular Family Cars:
1. Honda Accord
2. Honda Civic
3. Toyota Camry
4. VW Passat
5. Nissan Maxima
6. Toyota Avalon
7. Chevy Impala
8. Ford Taurus
9. Chevy Malibu
10. Pontiac Grand Am


Hmmmmm.... Obviously our beloved Max is competing in two COMPLETELY DIFFERENT arenas. 1. Performace, 2. Practicallity.

The only other car in both lists is the Camry.

 

I can't explain why the Cutlass is on there (same reason as Cherokee probably), but the reason that the Cherokee is on the list is because it was one of the top 10 bestsellers in previous years, and therefore there's a lot of them on the road. Remember the top 10 bestsellers list on Carpoint is only for 2000 sales, whereas thieves get their pick of any model year.