Honda's S2000 wins for the third year on the trot, but the big story belongs to Skoda and Fiat
No surprises at the top of the list - a small but borderline obsessive band of Honda S2000 drivers have stepped up to sell us on the virtues of their banzai-revving roadster. It scored highly in every area - apart from a handful of concerns over ownership costs.
The smaller end of Honda's range scooped second place - the sensible-but-great Jazz scored highly in every category. Third and fourth place went to Skoda (Octavia and Fabia), helping the one time mocked company clinch first place in the manufacturer listings.
The top ten's biggest spotlight shines on Fiat though. The company's overall ranking in the manufacturer listings is a pretty lowly 31 out of 35, but an eighth place for the Panda may well mark a sea change.
'An eighth place for the Panda may well mark a sea change for Fiat'
Elsewhere in the list, Lexus RX and IS were pushed down to a still-respectable fifth and sixth, while Mazda and Jaguar also secured places for the MX-5 and XJ.
The top ten list in full:
1 Honda S2000
For the third year in the trot, screaming VTEC power wins
2 Honda Jazz
Honda's yin and yang at the top of the table. Sensible, but great
3 Skoda Octavia
Old-gen Octavia, a masterpiece of dependability
4 Skoda Fabia
No fluke for Skoda, the Fabia is cheap and charming
5 Lexus RX300
Pseudo-SUV is so solid, and perfectly sorted by dealers too
6 Lexus IS200/300
Owners of the old-style IS are still smiling about Lexus service
7 Skoda Superb
Stretched Passat ranks 67 places above the original
8 Fiat Panda
A long awaited return to tiny car form for Fiat. Ciao bambino!
9 Mazda MX-5
The one before the MX-5 grew up on us. Still did the business
10 Jaguar XK
All-aluminium XJ6 and 8 justify every penny of owners' outlay
February 14, 2007
Honda's S2000 wins for the third year on the trot, but the big story belongs to Skoda and Fiat
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Big scores for Lotus, Subaru and Mitsubishi, while Peugeot and Mercedes lurk at the bottom
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Want you car to start in the morning? Buy Japanese. Otherwise - you guessed it - choose French
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Good news for Jaguar as the XJ takes second place, otherwise it's Japan trouncing France again
February 14, 2007
Fiat's Panda does well and Skoda puts in a fine showing. Steer clear of SUVs and MPVs, though...
February 14, 2007
Can you spot the theme here? Japanese cars do well, European cars prop up the bottom of the table
February 14, 2007
All 35 manufacturers rated and listed from good to bad. Or Skoda to Peugeot, if you prefer
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