| Family cars face painstaking demands. These days, | | | | Honda Civic parts are especially engineered to be |
| they are used not just for family driving adventures but | | | | accommodating to first-time drivers. The car's auto |
| for business purpose as well. With the versatility | | | | parts can be easily operated so it fits . The runners up |
| expected of them, automakers find it hard to emerge | | | | for the category were Honda Fit, Hyundai Elantra, |
| as the best in the family car segment - but this is not | | | | Hyundai Sonata, Mazda3, Pontiac Vibe, Scion tC, |
| the case with Honda. Earlier, 3 of Honda's vehicles | | | | Subaru Impreza, Toyota Camry and Toyota Matrix. |
| were awarded the "Best Car for Small Families," "Best | | | | Finally, for the "Best New Car for Empty Nesters" |
| Car for Big Families," and the "Best New Car for | | | | category, 2007 Jaguar XK emerged as the winner. |
| First-Time Drivers" by KickingTires. | | | | The runners up were BMW 650, Chevrolet Corvette, |
| The 2007 Honda Accord emerged as the "Best New | | | | Ford Mustang, Infiniti G35, Infiniti M45, Lexus LS 460, |
| Car for Small Family. Honda Accord parts are | | | | Mazda MX-5 Miata, Mercedes-Benz SL-Class and |
| especially designed to face rigorous family car's | | | | Volvo C70. |
| demands. For the 2007 model year, Accord was given | | | | "Before we named the four finalists for Family Car of |
| new trim called SE-V6. Also, for the sedan version, | | | | the Year in our first annual Lifestyle Awards, we |
| cool blue metallic color was made available. The | | | | considered all the 2006- and 2007-model-year vehicles |
| runners-up for the Best New Car for Small Families | | | | we've tested and narrowed them down to a select |
| were BMW 328, Ford Five Hundred, Honda Civic, | | | | group. We'll tackle the other Lifestyle categories as we |
| Hyundai Sonata, Infiniti G35, Mazda5, Mazda6, Subaru | | | | get closer to the final awards Jan. 3, but for now see |
| Legacy, and Toyota Camry. | | | | what other cars we recommend for families and how |
| On the one hand, 2007 Honda Odyssey was given | | | | staffers Mike Hanley, Kelsey Mays, Patrick Olsen, |
| the "Best Car for Big Families" commendation. Honda | | | | David Thomas and Joe Wiesenfelder debated the |
| Odyssey is a minivan introduced by the automaker in | | | | winners" KickingTires revealed. |
| 1995. The runners up for said title were Acura MDX, | | | | In most categories, analysts say that Honda and |
| Chevrolet Suburban, GMC Yukon, Hyundai Entourage, | | | | Toyota car parts are showcasing excellence. As |
| Kia Sedona, Mercedes-Benz R-Class, Toyota | | | | observed by analysts, prices for highly equipped |
| Highlander, Toyota Sienna, and Volvo XC90. | | | | models have greatly increased with time and |
| For the "Best New Car for First-Time Drivers" | | | | innovations. |
| category, 2007 Honda Civic emerged as the winner. | | | | |