CHICAGO, Feb. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com, the
leading online resource for buying and selling new and used cars,
has listed the top 10 cheapest new cars available to purchase and
drive. To create the list, Cars.com editors calculated sticker
price and destination fees plus eight year fuel cost.
"There's a certain crowd of shoppers who only care about getting
the cheapest car to get them from one place to another," said
Joe Wiesenfelder, Cars.com's
Executive Editor. "They want something new with a warranty, and of
course because they are cost-conscious, they want something
efficient. These are the folks we've created this list for. While
we don't necessarily praise these cars for their overall quality,
one thing is certain, they get high marks for cost-savings."
The top 10 cheapest cars available to shoppers, according to
Cars.com experts are:
Ranking
|
Brand
|
Model
|
MPG
combined
|
Starting
price
|
Fuel
cost*
|
Total
cost
|
1
|
Mitsubishi
|
Mirage
|
37
|
$
13,790
|
$
10,703
|
$
24,493
|
2
|
Chevrolet
|
Spark
|
34
|
$
12,995
|
$
11,647
|
$
24,642
|
3
|
Nissan
|
Versa
sedan
|
35
|
$
13,800
|
$
11,314
|
$
25,114
|
4
|
Smart
|
fortwo
|
36
|
$
14,020
|
$
12,167
|
$
26,187
|
5
|
Scion
|
iQ
|
37
|
$
16,420
|
$
10,703
|
$
27,123
|
6
|
Toyota
|
Yaris
|
33
|
$
16,050
|
$
12,000
|
$
28,050
|
7
|
Ford
|
Fiesta
|
31
|
$
14,925
|
$
12,774
|
$
27,699
|
8
|
Kia
|
Rio
|
31
|
$
14,700
|
$
12,774
|
$
27,474
|
9
|
Hyundai
|
Accent
|
31
|
$
15,455
|
$
12,774
|
$
28,229
|
10
|
Nissan
|
Sentra
|
34
|
$
17,600
|
$
11,647
|
$
29,247
|
*Fuel cost is estimated over eight years of ownership.
For more information about this top 10 list or any other, visit
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SOURCE Cars.com