| Family cars face painstaking demands. These days, | | | | Honda Civic emerged as the winner. Honda Civic parts |
| they are used not just for family driving adventures but | | | | are especially engineered to be accommodating to |
| for business purpose as well. With the versatility | | | | first-time drivers. The car's auto parts can be easily |
| expected of them, automakers find it hard to emerge | | | | operated so it fits . The runners up for the category |
| as the best in the family car segment - but this is not | | | | were Honda Fit, Hyundai Elantra, Hyundai Sonata, |
| the case with Honda. Earlier, 3 of Honda's vehicles | | | | Mazda3, Pontiac Vibe, Scion tC, Subaru Impreza, |
| were awarded the "Best Car for Small Families," "Best | | | | Toyota Camry and Toyota Matrix. Finally, for the "Best |
| Car for Big Families," and the "Best New Car for | | | | New Car for Empty Nesters" category, 2007 Jaguar |
| First-Time Drivers" by KickingTires. The 2007 Honda | | | | XK emerged as the winner. The runners up were |
| Accord emerged as the "Best New Car for Small | | | | BMW 650, Chevrolet Corvette, Ford Mustang, Infiniti |
| Family. Honda Accord parts are especially designed to | | | | G35, Infiniti M45, Lexus LS 460, Mazda MX-5 Miata, |
| face rigorous family car's demands. For the 2007 | | | | Mercedes-Benz SL-Class and Volvo C70. "Before we |
| model year, Accord was given new trim called SE-V6. | | | | named the four finalists for Family Car of the Year in |
| Also, for the sedan version, cool blue metallic color | | | | our first annual Lifestyle Awards, we considered all the |
| was made available. The runners-up for the Best New | | | | 2006- and 2007-model-year vehicles we've tested |
| Car for Small Families were BMW 328, Ford Five | | | | and narrowed them down to a select group. We'll |
| Hundred, Honda Civic, Hyundai Sonata, Infiniti G35, | | | | tackle the other Lifestyle categories as we get closer |
| Mazda5, Mazda6, Subaru Legacy, and Toyota Camry. | | | | to the final awards Jan. 3, but for now see what other |
| On the one hand, 2007 Honda Odyssey was given | | | | cars we recommend for families and how staffers |
| the "Best Car for Big Families" commendation. Honda | | | | Mike Hanley, Kelsey Mays, Patrick Olsen, David |
| Odyssey is a minivan introduced by the automaker in | | | | Thomas and Joe Wiesenfelder debated the winners" |
| 1995. The runners up for said title were Acura MDX, | | | | KickingTires revealed. In most categories, analysts say |
| Chevrolet Suburban, GMC Yukon, Hyundai Entourage, | | | | that Honda and Toyota car parts are showcasing |
| Kia Sedona, Mercedes-Benz R-Class, Toyota | | | | excellence. As observed by analysts, prices for highly |
| Highlander, Toyota Sienna, and Volvo XC90. For the | | | | equipped models have greatly increased with time and |
| "Best New Car for First-Time Drivers" category, 2007 | | | | innovations. |