Originally Posted by Press Release

According to kbb.com editors, the all-new Civic is the most-improved vehicle on the U.S. market, making significant strides in exterior design, interior accommodations and mechanical excellence.

Originally Posted by Press Release

The Civic's victory in the study was all the more significant because price was not a factor consumers were asked to consider. Yet, despite the fact the Civic was one of the least expensive vehicles on the semi-finalist list, it still bested several luxury vehicles including the Lexus GS 300, BMW 3 Series, Infiniti M45 and Mercedes-Benz ML-Class.

Originally Posted by CGameProgrammer

A hollow victory due to the way they handled consumer input... many or most of the people who voted could have known nothing about the cars beforehand and they just voted for the Civic due to the radical (and welcome) change in appearance.

Originally Posted by nimbus2k

Yea... the outside appearance of the car hasn't counted for anything with consumers since...umm.... the AMC Pacer.

Edsel Corsair??

Pontiac shuttle craft...er... Aztek?