{"id":3449,"date":"2012-06-28T14:44:56","date_gmt":"2012-06-28T14:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.njstateauto.com\/auto-industry-news\/totalcarscore-choose-top-10-american-vehicles-of-2012\/"},"modified":"2012-06-28T14:44:56","modified_gmt":"2012-06-28T14:44:56","slug":"totalcarscore-choose-top-10-american-vehicles-of-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.njstateauto.com\/blog\/totalcarscore-choose-top-10-american-vehicles-of-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"TotalCarScore Choose Top 10 American Vehicles of 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

While most Top 10 lists for cars encompass foreign and domestic models, TotalCarScore puts emphasis on American-made vehicles each summer with its 10 Best American Cars of the year list based on its scores. This year the Cadillac<\/a> CTS luxury sedan was ranked the best domestic vehicle of 2012 with a Total Car Score of 86.49. The company computes scores for each vehicle based on rankings and other information provided by up to nine leading industry experts.<\/p>\n

After the CTS, the Buick<\/a> LaCrosse and Chevrolet<\/a> Traverse were next in line with scores of 85.01 and 84.87, respectively. The LaCrosse was ranked highly due to a youthful redesign, a smooth ride and a powerful engine. The Traverse is noteworthy for its comfortable three-row seating and smooth ride. The Ford<\/a> Flex (84.44) and GMC<\/a> Acadia (84.18) rounded out the top five. Other vehicles that ranked highly included the Cadillac CTS-V, Chrysler<\/a> 300, Ford Taurus, Cadillac SRX and Chrysler 300 SRT-8.<\/p>\n

"It's worth noting that while no compact domestic models made the list, Ford's 2012 Focus was less than half a point behind the 300 SRT8," said Karl Braur, CEO and editor-in-chief of TotalCarScore. "With a growing emphasis on small cars and high fuel efficiency, it's likely we'll see a domestic economy car in next year's Top 10 Best American Cars list."<\/p>\n

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