Subaru Named #1 in Residual Value for 2010 Model Non Luxury Vehicles

[The B4]

Honda has been #1 for 6 years.

 

 

http://www.sys-con.com/node/1206821

 

ALG, a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRAK) and the industry benchmark for residual values and depreciation data, today announced its 11th annual Residual Value Awards, honoring the vehicles in each segment that are predicted to retain the highest percentage of their original price after a conventional three-year period.

 

This year’s awards are based on 2010 model year vehicles. For the eighth year, ALG has also included awards for the brands with the highest overall predicted resale values among all mainstream and all luxury vehicles. The awards are derived after careful study of segment competition, historical vehicle performance and industry trends. The list of winners can be found on www.alg.com.

 

Subaru of America has won the Mainstream Brand Residual Value Award for the first time, jumping over perennially strong Honda. Subaru also received individual segment awards for the Forester in the Compact Utility Vehicle category and the Outback in the Midsize Utility Vehicle category.

 

“Subaru combines distinct product attributes, such as standard all-wheel drive and the wide use of turbo charged boxer engines, with a rugged but practical brand positioning to generate fierce loyalty among its buyers,” said James Clark, General Manager of ALG. “Subaru also has been restrained with incentives over the past year, and its three core models have all been recently redesigned, helping it to move from second place to first this year.”

 

Acura, a division of American Honda Motor Company, has won the Luxury Brand Residual Value Award for the second consecutive year.

 

Mr. Clark commented, “Acura has taken a different tack than most luxury brands, and its decision to stick with front-wheel drive platforms and smaller engines has served it well in the current uncertain times. Acura’s outstanding reliability, simple packaging schemes and value pricing with low incentive levels were major factors in its repeat finish at the top of the luxury market this year.”

 

Honda, the runner-up for the Mainstream Brand Residual Value Award, received three segment Residual Value Awards, for the Fit (Entry Compact Car); the Accord (Midsize Car); and the Odyssey (Minivan).

 

Toyota Motor Sales, USA also won three segment awards, for the Sequoia (Large Utility Vehicle); the Tacoma (Compact/Midsize Pickup); and the Prius (Hybrid/Alternative Powertrain). In addition, Toyota’s Lexus division – the runner-up for the Luxury Brand Residual Value Award – received two segment awards, for the Lexus LS (Luxury Car) and the Lexus RX (Near Luxury Utility Vehicle).

 

BMW was the only other winner of more than one segment award, for the Mini Cooper (Sporty Car) and the BMW 1 Series (Near Luxury Car).

 

Among domestic manufacturers, the only winner was Ford, for the F-150 (Fullsize Pickup).

 

Other segment winners included the Nissan Maxima (Fullsize Car); the Audi S5 (Luxury Sports Car); the Mazda 3 (Mid-Compact Car); and the Range Rover Sport (Luxury Utility Vehicle).

 

Mr. Clark concluded, “We continue to believe that residual value is the best metric for evaluating the overall strength of an automotive brand, and we congratulate all of the 2010 winners for their successful products and marketing strategies.”

 

Summary of 2010 Residual Value Award Winners

 

Mainstream Brand: Subaru of America

Luxury Brand: Acura, a division of American Honda Motor Company, Inc.

 

Entry Compact Car: Honda Fit

Mid-Compact Car: Mazda 3

Midsize Car: Honda Accord

Fullsize Car: Nissan Maxima

Compact Utility Vehicle: Subaru Forester

Midsize Utility Vehicle: Subaru Outback

Large Utility Vehicle: Toyota Sequoia

Minivan: Honda Odyssey

Compact/Midsize Pickup: Toyota Tacoma

Fullsize Pickup: Ford F-150

Sporty Car: Mini Cooper

Near Luxury Car: BMW 1 Series

Luxury Car: Lexus LS

Luxury Sports Car: Audi S5

Near Luxury Utility Vehicle: Lexus RX

Luxury Utility Vehicle: Range Rover Sport

Hybrid/Alternative Powertrain: Toyota Prius

[IwannaSportSedan]

WHA????

 

Residual value for cars that are less than one full model year old?

[Guest heightsgtltd]

"the wide use of turbo charged boxer engines"

 

[The B4]

"the wide use of turbo charged boxer engines"

 

 

Forester, Legacy, and 2 Flavors of Impreza. What other everyday manufacturer has that many turbos let alone that % of their product portfolio as a turbo?

[The B4]

WHA????

 

Residual value for cars that are less than one full model year old?

 

Are you being serious... or are you having a brain fart?

[Guest heightsgtltd]

Forester, Legacy, and 2 Flavors of Impreza. What other everyday manufacturer has that many turbos let alone that % of their product portfolio as a turbo?

 

Yeah let's see some sales figures on how many new legacies or Foresters are sold with the turbo engine

[The B4]

who else offers them though? If you want a turbo Forester, Legacy, WRX, or STI you can buy one, regardless of how many are sold.

[Syndicate]

who else offers them though?

 

 

...VW also offers quite a few turbocharged models, a compact hatch (GTI), convertible (Eos), two wagons (Jetta Sportwagen/Passat Variant), three sedans (GLI, Passat, and Passat CC) and a compact suv (Tiguan).

[Bbc84]

who else offers them though? If you want a turbo Forester, Legacy, WRX, or STI you can buy one, regardless of how many are sold.

 

 

What about BMW turbo cars, I think they have more

 

135i

335i

335d

535i

760Li

X5 xdrive35d

X5 M

X6 M

X6 xdrive35d

X6 xdrive50i

Activehybrid X6

Z4 35i

[The B4]

...VW also offers quite a few turbocharged models, a compact hatch (GTI), convertible (Eos), two wagons (Jetta Sportwagen/Passat Variant), three sedans (GLI, Passat, and Passat CC) and a compact suv (Tiguan).

 

Good call. And only the the GTI and GLI are tuned for sportiness.

[The B4]

What about BMW turbo cars, I think they have more

 

135i

335i

335d

535i

760Li

X5 xdrive35d

X5 M

X6 M

X6 xdrive35d

X6 xdrive50i

Activehybrid X6

Z4 35i

 

 

All luxury cars. anyone else?

[Guest heightsgtltd]

Good call. And only the the GTI and GLI are tuned for sportiness.

 

Where does the statement you linked say that Subaru was chosen because they offer turbo cars "tuned for sportiness?"

[nemo]

All luxury cars. anyone else?

 

Remember the days when the Legacy GT was an alternative/competitor to one of those luxury cars?

 

Now they don't matter because the Legacy competes with the Camry.

[Guest heightsgtltd]

Meanwhile, let's see how many turbo 2010 legacies have been sold

 

If you use this site to extrapolate, it seems that there are more 2010 3.6 owners than GT owners

 

Maybe it's because the Camry and Accord don't offer turbocharged options

[nemo]

Meanwhile, let's see how many turbo 2010 legacies have been sold

 

If you use this site to extrapolate, it seems that there are more 2010 3.6 owners than GT owners

 

Maybe it's because the Camry and Accord don't offer turbocharged options

 

Yeah, I'd love to see that information. I'm still waiting on the breakdowns for 2006-2009, though. Oh well.

 

All in all. This is great news for Subaru. It's just a shame I won't (99%) be buying another one. My parents (over 60 crowd), probably will trade their Camry in for one, though.

[The B4]

Remember the days when the Legacy GT was an alternative/competitor to one of those luxury cars?

 

Now they don't matter because the Legacy competes with the Camry.

 

that lasted all of what? 1-2 years. as soon as the A4 and 3 series were redesigned it was left in the dust.

[The B4]

Meanwhile, let's see how many turbo 2010 legacies have been sold

 

If you use this site to extrapolate, it seems that there are more 2010 3.6 owners than GT owners

 

Maybe it's because the Camry and Accord don't offer turbocharged options

 

If you want one I'm sure you can get one. You can't get a Camry, Accord, Altima, or Mazda 6 with one.

[Guest heightsgtltd]

If you want one I'm sure you can get one. You can't get a Camry, Accord, Altima, or Mazda 6 with one.

 

umm what? Is this supposed to make sense?

[The B4]

umm what? Is this supposed to make sense?

 

as long as it's offered... you can still buy an LGT. Regardless of how many they sell... it's still a choice... atleast at this point.

[Guest heightsgtltd]

So now let's look at how many turbo engines are purchased on VW's in every class of car

 

and not just by "performance enthusiasts"

[The B4]

as stuck as you get on hp numbers...

how many of those turbo VW's are higher than 200 hp?

how many of the turbo Subaru's are less than 256 hp?

 

let's not even factor in weight to power ratios

[nemo]

who mentioned anything about HP?

 

you're really straying man.

[Guest heightsgtltd]

Don't try to change the rules to fit your argument

 

Where does the article you posted say anything about turbo charged engines that have to have more than 200hp, weight etc. It doesn't even say anything about performance with turbos.

[The B4]

There's a HUGE gulf between VW's turbo application and Subaru's. VW's uses turbos on most of its lineup as a bump in power over a normally aspirated 4 cylinder.

 

Subaru uses them for performance. The heavy vw's need more motivation that a normally aspirated 4 in most cases.

[Guest heightsgtltd]

not even remotely relevant to the point you made by posting the article

 

Keep trying