Cars.com Releases Winners And Losers For Consumer Interest

Several cars that were redesigned for 2008 have generated interest among consumers shopping at Cars.com, according to the latest Cars.com Consumer Search Index. The 2008 Saturn Vue, Toyota Highlander and Subaru Impreza, all which were redesigned for the 2008 model year, top the list of new cars experiencing the greatest increase in searches on Cars.com over the past month.

"New 2008 models are starting to hit dealer lots in significant numbers, and manufacturers are pushing their marketing efforts to make consumers aware of those new models," said Cars.com managing editor Patrick Olsen. "That being said, there are still plenty of new 2007 vehicles on dealer lots and valuable incentives that make this a pretty good time to buy for consumers."

Below are the vehicles with the most searches on Cars.com and the vehicles experiencing the largest increases and decreases month over month.

Top New Car Searches (August)
1 Honda Civic
2 Toyota Camry
3 Honda Accord
4 Nissan Altima
5 Honda CR-V
6 Toyota Corolla
7 Toyota RAV4
8 Toyota Highlander
9 Ford Mustang
10 Chevrolet Silverado

Used Car Searches (August)
1 Honda Civic
2 Honda Accord
3 Ford Mustang
4 Toyota Camry
5 Ford F-150
6 Toyota Corolla
7 Toyota Tacoma
8 Chevrolet Corvette
9 Jeep Wrangler
10 Nissan Altima

New Cars With Largest Increase in Searches (August)
1 Saturn Vue 34%
2 Toyota Highlander 33%
3 Subaru Impreza 23%
4 Lexus RX 350 22%
5 Toyota RAV4 19%
6 Nissan Versa 19%
7 Honda Pilot 17%
8 Chevrolet Tahoe 16%
9 Mercedes-Benz C-Class 15%
10 Honda CR-V 14%

Used Cars With Largest Increase in Searches (August)
1 Volkswagen Touareg 58%
2 Subaru Tribeca 43%
3 Buick Enclave 30%
4 Mercury Grand Marquis 22%
5 Ford Crown Victoria 20%
6 Audi Q7 19%
7 Buick Lucerne 16%
8 Lincoln MKX 15%
9 Toyota Highlander 12%
10 Land Rover LR3 12%


Used Cars With Largest Decrease in Searches (August)
1 Acura CL 15%
2 Scion xA 14%
3 BMW Z3 14%
4 Toyota Echo 12%
5 Volkswagen Cabriolet 12%
6 Infiniti M45 11%
7 Pontiac G5 11%
8 Volkswagen Eos 11%
9 Pontiac Aztek 11%
10 Subaru B9 Tribeca 11%

New Cars With Largest Decrease in Searches (August)
1 Acura MDX 45%
2 Lexus ES 350 30%
3 Toyota 4Runner 22%
4 Nissan 350Z 21%
5 Nissan Altima 18%
6 BMW 328 13%
7 Mitsubishi Eclipse 12%
8 Scion tC 11%
9 Infiniti G5 8%
10 Nissan Maxima 5%

w209w114 - 9/13/2007 3:33:16 PM

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Its because they are more EXPENSIVE and therefore people like you cannot afford or aspire to them for monetary and economical reasons.

w209w114 - 9/14/2007 3:10:52 PM

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Houston

I have 2. a W209 and a W114. New one is under warranty, and the classic is infact an expensive hobby I am lucky enough to partake in.

montyz81 - 9/13/2007 2:48:00 PM

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Anybody know what an Infiniti G5 is? :-)

pushrod27 - 9/13/2007 3:45:58 PM

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WHY HASN'T THIS DUMB BROAD BEEN BANNED FROM THE SITE YET?

theoptimisticpessimist - 9/13/2007 3:02:09 PM

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Interesting reflection on gas prices and the economy, notice cheaper fuel efficient cars on the rise, near luxury cars and SUV on the way down.

Peyton18 - 9/13/2007 11:33:37 PM

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The C Class has to be one of the best designs of the year, too expensive for it to be on the 'most searched' list, people like bland camrys and accords

bagwell - 9/14/2007 8:26:13 AM

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interesting

S4cabriofoxone - 9/16/2007 9:51:28 PM

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Hmm. This article has absolutely no relevancy, but I wasn't expecting this:

"1 Acura MDX 45%
2 Lexus ES 350 30% "

Both of these are new models for 2007, and both are significantly more attractive/impressive than the vehicles they replace.

And I didn't even know the Infiniti G5 existed, so I guess I can see why that went down!

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