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