Car and Driver's '10Best Cars' List

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 10 -- In honor of the 25th anniversary of Car and Driver's 10Best Cars competition, the annual list that is highly anticipated by readers and manufacturers alike, the magazine is calling for readers to guess the editors' selections for 2007.

Two lucky winners will receive a one-year lease for one of the top ten cars from Car and Driver's list. In addition to two grand prize winners, a second place winner will receive a certificate to the Skip Barber One-Day Driving School (http://www.skipbarber.com/). The contest runs through November 21, 2006. For a full list of Car and Driver's 2007 nominees and official contest rules visit: http://www.caranddriver.com/. The 2007 list will be announced in the January 2007 issue of the magazine, on sale December 5th.

Each year, the entire editorial staff of Car and Driver gathers in a rural part of Michigan for a week of evaluating all the new cars of the year. Vehicles are judged on three areas of interest: performance, aesthetics, and affordability. First, the editors study how well the car performs its intended functions -- sports cars are expected to be fast and exhilarating, sedans are presumed to be practical. Second, the editors select the more engaging cars in each category; be it better driving manners, a double-take-inducing look, or a powerful engine. Finally, they look for inexpensive cars that prove to be fast, fun and practical. Ten models are selected and named to Car and Driver's 10Best Cars list.

To request an interview with a Car and Driver editor or visuals of this year's 10Best winners, please contact Jill Smithgall, 212.767.6062, jsmithgall@hfmus.com or Monique Valeris, 212.767.6268, mvaleris@hfmus.com.

About Car and Driver

The world of Car and Driver has been extended over the years beyond its total magazine readership of 9.7 million to offer more content and access to its audience. Car and Driver's web site, http://www.caranddriver.com/; Car and Driver Television, a weekly show on Spike TV; Car and Driver Radio, a weekly three hour program with nearly 100 affiliates; Car and Driver Mobile, text service for cell phones; Car and Driver Digital editions; a commemorative book called Car and Driver: Fifty Years at Top Speed (to be available in October) published by Filipacchi Publishing; and a soon-to-be-launched Car and Driver Race Series; in addition to the Truck and Car Buyers Guides and Road Test Annual, collectively make Car and Driver quite worthy of this summer's splashy 50th birthday celebration.

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