Talk about tough standards. When Forbes compiled vehicles for its annual "Best Cars for College Students" list, they found only four vehicles qualified to meet its criteria of being affordable, safe, and reliable. Interestingly, the
Honda Accord and the
Toyota Camry, which they deemed the "standard" by which similar vehicles are measured, failed to make the list. According to Forbes, both did poorly on the
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (
IIHS) tests, with the
Accord receiving the lowest rating of "poor" for rear-crash protection and the
Camry receiving a "marginal" rating in the same test.
So who are the fortunate foursome? They are:
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[Source: Forbes]
So who are the fortunate foursome? They are:
- Chevrolet Cobalt - $13,590
- Ford Escape - $19,780
- Honda Civic - $14,560
- Hyundai Sonata - $17,195
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[Source: Forbes]