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The U.S. News Best Cars for the Money Awards picks winners by looking at the average transaction price, five-year total cost of ownership, the regard a car has from the automotive press, reliability figures from J.D. Power and Associates and safety data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The result, according to the magazine, is "the best combination of critical acclaim and long-term value."
Ford nabbed six of the 21 categories that received awards this year, the Focus, Fusion, Fusion Hybrid, Taurus, Escape and Edge getting trophies. Toyota and its Lexus and Scion sub-brands took another five, the Tacoma and Tundra owning the two categories given to pickup trucks. The other ten awards were split between Honda with three, Buick with two, and one each for Subaru, BMW, Hyundai, Chevrolet and Mazda.
Follow the link to see all the winners and read about why they were chosen.
Just this week, Lexus unveiled its fully redesigned flagship, the LS sedan. But the term "flagship" seems a bit misplaced now that Lexus has revealed an actual ship. Well, the Lexus Sport Yacht may be a bit small to be called a ship, but it's as close as many automakers will get. According to Toyota, the idea for the boat came about when the company's CEO, Akio Toyoda, was trying out one of the marine division's new yachts that use Toyota diesel engines. He wanted to see what a sporty, luxury yacht using Lexus design would be like. At his behest, the Toyota Marine Department and Lexus got to work on the concept you see here. More than a clay model, this is a fully-functional nautical machine. The Lexus Sport Yacht was constructed from carbon fiber by Marquis-Carver Yacht Group in Wisconsin, and has a pair of V8 engines shared with the Lexus RC F (and GS F, and LC500). You can even see through the clear engine compartment cover that they share the same bright blue-painted intake manifolds. Compared with the automotive applications, each engine makes a bit less power at 440 horsepower. When you have two of them, though, that becomes less important. Together the engines' roughly 880 horsepower can propel the boat to a top speed of 49 mph. The Lexus Sport Yacht comes complete with many luxury amenities. There's seating for eight on the deck. Two of those seats fold out from either side of the captain's chair "for very special guests." The captain also has access to a pair of touchscreens, a small one in the wheel and a massive one ahead of it for instruments and other information. Down below, the forward passenger cabin is loaded with leather, wood, air conditioning, a table, and sofa seating for six. The yacht's galley has a sink, refrigerator, and stove, and the bathroom comes complete with a shower. Don't expect to see the yacht on sale anytime soon, since this is just a concept at the moment. That being said, luxury automakers, including Aston Martin and Mercedes, have started competing in the yacht market. And while Toyota's marine division hasn't built a pleasure boat since the Epic line, it probably wouldn't be too difficult for the company to start building this Lexus. Related Video:
The 2023 Japan Mobility Show managed to serve up a surprise heap of exciting and futuristic designs and production reveals. Our staff was on the ground in Tokyo for this year's show, where we captured not just all of the latest automotive trends, but some genuinely weird and fascinating stuff. Browse: Some Delightful Oddities of the 2023 Japan Mobility Show But on to the cars. This year's show featured introductions from Daihatsu, Honda, Lexus, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru, Suzuki and Toyota. Some are weird; some are wild; most are probably destined to change significantly before production or merely fade into the void with the rest of the industry's vaporware, but if even a few of these make it to showrooms, we'll consider it a win. Scroll on down for our live galleries of each of the show's major debuts (and cars we're only now seeing in person for the first time). Enjoy!  BMW X2 and iX2 BMW X2 View 6 Photos  Daihatsu me:MO Concept Daihatsu me:MO concept View 14 Photos  Daihatsu Vision Copen Concept Daihatsu Vision Copen View 7 Photos  Daihatsu Osanpo Concept Daihatsu Osanpo View 6 Photos  Daihatsu Uniform Concept Daihatsu Uniform concept View 6 Photos  Honda Prelude Concept Honda Prelude concept View 5 Photos  Honda Sustania-C and Pocket Concepts Honda Sustania-C and Pocket Concept View 8 Photos  Honda CI-MEV Concept Honda CI-MEV View 3 Photos  Infiniti Vision Qe Concept Infiniti Qe concept View 14 Photos  Lexus LF-ZC Lexus LF-ZC View 8 Photos  Lexus LF-ZL Lexus LF-ZL View 10 Photos  Mazda Iconic SP Mazda Iconic SP concept View 8 Photos  Mitsubishi D:X Concept Mitsubishi D:X Concept View 8 Photos  Nissan Hyper Force Concept Nissan Hyper Force concept View 11 Photos  Nissan Hyper Tourer Concept Nissan Hyper Tourer concept View 6 Photos  Nissan Hyper Punk Concept IMG_6533 copy View 8 Photos  Subaru Sport Mobility Concept Subaru Sport Mobility Concept View 7 Photos  Suzuki Swift Suzuki Swift View 5 Photos  Suzuki eWX Suzuki eWX Concept View 3 Photos  Suzuki eVX Suzuki eVX concept View 4 Photos  Toyota Land Cruiser Se Concept Toyota Land Cruiser Se concept View 4 Photos  Toyota FT-3e Concept Toyota FT-3e View 6 Photos  Toyota FT-Se Concept Toyota FT-Se View 7 Photos   Tokyo Motor Show Honda Infiniti Lexus Mazda Mitsubishi Nissan Subaru Suzuki Toyota
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