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Parents Magazine and Edmunds.com Announce the 15 Best Family Cars for 2012

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Parents and Edmunds.com, leading resources for car buyers, today revealed their list of the Best Family Cars for 2012. For the fifth consecutive year, car experts from both organizations scrutinized hundreds of vehicles focusing on safety and reliability as top priorities. Each car was also judged on performance, interior, exterior and family friendly features. Every car on the list is equipped with antilock brakes, electronic stability control and a minimum of six air bags. Plus, a record 14 vehicles recommended by Parents/Edmunds.com earned a “Top Safety Pick” designation from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).

In addition to test-driving, analyzing, and comparing prices and features, Parents and Edmunds.com consulted parents who own and drive these vehicles every day. The Best Family Cars of 2012 feature appears in the July issue of Parents magazine on newsstands June 12th.

According to Parents and Edmunds.com, the 15 Best Family Cars of 2012 (and their MSRPs) are:

HIGH MILEAGE CARS

  • Toyota Prius V,
  •  Honda Civic Hybrid,
  •  Chevrolet Cruze Eco, 

BUDGET

  • Chevrolet Sonic, 
  • Ford Focus,
  • Hyundai Elantra,

CROSSOVERS

  • Mazda 5,
  • Kia Sorento,
  • Honda CR-V,

SEDANS

  • Volkswagen Passat,
  • Toyota Camry,
  • Kia Optima,

LARGE VEHICLES

  • Dodge Durango,
  • Toyota Sienna,
  • Honda Odyssey,

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The Chevy Sonic

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I’m not sure if you’ve been following the adventures of the Chevy Sonic, but over the past few months this vehicle has gone skydiving, bungee jumping & it did a kickflip (which is essentially a roll over in the air before landing safely back on its wheels).


Now the 2012 Chevy Sonic has been given the distinct honor of a 5-star safety rating by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).  The Sonic garnered the overall 5-Star safety rating following evaluations in rollover resistance, and side/frontal crash, including the “pole test” in which the vehicle was driven into a poll or tree at 32 km/h.

“We developed the Sonic to exceed customer expectations of subcompacts in terms of segment-leading safety features. From the largest vehicles in the lineup to the smallest, we are putting overall crash worthiness at the top of the list of must haves.” said Gay Kent, a GM executive for Vehicle Safety.

If you’re ready for a new kind of car with an appetite for good times that’s as big as yours while keeping you and your passengers safe, stop by Bennett Chevrolet… we’d love to set you up with a Sonic test drive today!

Bennett GM
445 Hespeler Road, Cambridge, ON N1R 6J2

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