Car of the Year Trends & Tidbits
Betcha didn't know
Here are some statistics for this year's crop of COY contenders
Money (Total $953,394 as tested) |
| Average base price | $31,501 |
| Average as-tested price | $39,725 |
| Highest base price | (BMW 645Ci) $70,595 |
| Lowest base price | (Kia Spectra) $13,240 |
Power (Total 6171 horsepower) |
| Average base-model horsepower | 223 |
| Average as-tested horsepower | 257 |
| Highest as-tested horsepower | (Chevrolet Corvette) 400 |
| Lowest as-tested horsepower | (Kia Spectra5) 138 |
| Average dollars-per-horsepower | $154.50 |
| Highest $-per-horsepower | (Porsche Carrera S) $250.15 |
| Lowest $-per-horsepower | (Ford Mustang GT) $99.69 |
Heft (total 85,908 pounds) |
| Average as-tested weight | 3580 |
| Highest as-tested weight | (Honda Odyssey) 4570 |
| Lowest as-tested weight | (Lotus Elise) 1945 |
| Average pounds per horsepower | 13.9 |
| Lowest pounds per horsepower | (Chevrolet Corvette) 8.2 |
| Highest pounds per horsepower | (Kia Spectra) 20.2 |
| Vehicles under 2000 pounds | (Lotus Elise) 1 |
Thirst (MPG) |
| Best EPA city fuel economy | (Honda Accord Hybrid) 29 |
| Worst EPA city fuel economy | (BMW 645Ci) 15 |
| Average EPA city fuel economy | 20 |
| Best EPA highway fuel economy | 37 (Honda Accord Hybrid) |
| Worst EPA highway fuel economy | 22 (Tied: Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG, Cadillac STS V-8) |
| Average EPA highway fuel economy | 29 |
Driven |
| Number of entries tested with FWD | 8 |
| Number of entries tested with RWD | 9 |
| Number of entries tested with AWD | 7 |
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