• We've gotten a taste of the future. Very impressive engineering.
• A real car. Just happens to run beautifully on electricity a lot of the time.
• Treat it like a cell phone. Plug it in when when you go to bed, and start the next day all charged up.
• Large electric capacity. 35 miles per charge all-electric under good conditions. We drove it for a week, charging it up every night, without ever using any gasoline.
• Back up gasoline engine always ready to kick in when battery runs down, which eliminates range anxiety.
• Seamless transition between electricity and gasoline.
• Great, quiet, whoosh of acceleration under battery power.
• Plenty of power for acceleration.
• Comfortable, soft-ish ride.
• Solid, stable handling.
• Quiet in electric mode.
• Hatchback practicality.
• Blows away plug-in Prius in battery capacity.
• $7500 Federal tax credit.

• A four door MINI, with a real back seat.
• Great, practical size.
• Optional all wheel drive.
• A bit of cargo room to boot.
• No need to fear being crushed by Toyota Yarises on the highway
• Great looks. Cool interior styling
• Good, sporty handling
• Available six speed stick.
• Decent gas mileage.
• Solid and stable on the highway.

• Can drive Rubicon trail with four people each having their own escape door
• Rugged styling - now that Hummer's gone, it's the toughest looking thing out there
• More comfortable than two-door Wrangler due to longer wheelbase
• Makes it possible to carry four people in a Wrangler. Two-door rear entry was difficult.
• Some civilized interior options, like satellite radio, heated seats, and steering wheel audio controls

This car is the sister car of the Hyundai Sonata. Hyundai owns Kia.

• Great size
• Great looks
• Honda Accord-like size
• Honda Accord- like feel
• Twice the Honda Accord-like warranty (10-year powertrain)
• Impressive ride and handling
• Lots of available options, up to and including, heated and cooled leather seats
• Six-speed automatic transmission
• Very smooth powertrain
• Clean, calming interior
• Price makes it a good value
• Excellent mileage (34 highway)

• Relatively fun to drive
• Comfortable
• Good looks
• Produces cabin heat quickly
• Nice size
• Available with all-wheel drive
• Quiet interior
• Excellent clutch on the manual transmission
• Good price