10 Most Awarded Cars Of 2015 By Kelley Blue Book's KBB.com

KBB.com Recognizes Vehicles Winning Most Kelley Blue Book Awards, Accolades This Year

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Sep 09, 2015, 05:00 ET

IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- A big part of car shopping used to be dedicated to separating the good models from the bad, but today the challenge lies in sifting through all the great cars to find the very best according to your individual wants and needs. To give shoppers a smart place to start their potential new-car search, the editors at Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com, the only vehicle valuation and information source trusted and relied upon by both consumers and the automotive industry, have named the 10 Most Awarded Cars of 2015.

Kelley Blue Book's experts culled through the winners data from Kelley Blue Book's 2015 Awards (including the Best Buy Awards, Best Resale Value Awards, 5-Year Cost to Own Awards and Brand Image Awards), along with all of the various accolade car lists from the KBB.com Editorial staff this year (including the 10 Coolest Cars Under $18,000, Best Family Cars, 10 Tech-Savviest Cars Starting Under $20,000 and many more), to create this list of the vehicles that were most lauded by the company in 2015.

"Kelley Blue Book's awards and accolades are some of the most recognized in the industry, largely because they exist solely to help new-car shoppers make smart purchase decisions and to help people discover which car is right for them," said Jack R. Nerad, executive editorial director and executive market analyst for Kelley Blue Book's KBB.com. "Our Kelley Blue Book experts drive and review nearly every new car on the road each year so we have a wealth of knowledge that fuels our Top 10 lists and editorial awards, while our analysts crunch billions of data points to help determine which vehicles make the cut for Kelley Blue Book's awards. While the best car for your individual needs might not be on this particular list, it is a good place to start your research."

KBB.com's 10 Most Awarded Cars of 2015

1. 2015 Honda Civic
Even in its last model year before a full redesign, the Honda Civic garnered more Kelley Blue Book awards and accolades than every other car on the market.

Kelley Blue Book Best Buy: Small Car
15 Best Family Cars
Lowest 5-Year Cost to Own: Sporty Compact Car (Civic Si)
10 Coolest Cars Under $18,000
10 Tech-Savviest Cars Starting Under $20,000
10 Best Hybrid Cars Under $30,000 (Civic Hybrid)
10 Coolest Cars Under $25,000 (Civic Si)
10 Best Sedans Under $25,000

2. 2015 Subaru Impreza

Best Resale Value Award: Compact Car
Best Resale Value Award: Sporty Compact Car (WRX)
10 Best Back-to-School Cars
10 Coolest Cars Under $18,000
10 Tech-Savviest Cars Starting Under $20,000
10 Best All-Wheel-Drive Vehicles Under $25,000
10 Best Sedans Under $25,000

3. 2015 Honda Accord

Kelley Blue Book Best Buy: Midsize Car
15 Best Family Cars
10 Most Comfortable Cars Under $30,000
10 Best Green Cars (Accord Hybrid)
10 Best Hybrid Cars Under $30,000 (Accord Hybrid)
10 Best Sedans Under $25,000

4. 2015 Toyota Camry

15 Best Family Cars
Best Resale Value Award: Hybrid/Alternative Energy Car (Camry Hybrid)
10 Most Comfortable Cars Under $30,000
10 Best Green Cars (Camry Hybrid)
10 Best Hybrid Cars Under $30,000 (Camry Hybrid)
10 Best Sedans Under $25,000

5. 2015 Jeep Wrangler

Best Resale Value Award: Compact SUV/Crossover
Best Resale Value Award: Midsize SUV/Crossover (Wrangler Unlimited 4-Door)
Lowest 5-Year Cost to Own: Midsize SUV/Crossover (Wrangler Unlimited 4-Door)
10 Most Fun SUVs
10 Coolest Cars Under $25,000
10 Best SUVs Under $25,000

6. 2015 Honda CR-V

Kelley Blue Book Best Buy: Small SUV
15 Best Family Cars
10 Most Comfortable Cars Under $30,000
10 Best SUVs Under $25,000
10 Best All-Wheel-Drive Vehicles Under $25,000

7. 2015 Jeep Renegade

10 Coolest Cars Under $18,000
10 Tech-Savviest Cars Starting Under $20,000
10 Most Fun SUVs
10 Best SUVs Under $25,000
10 Best All-Wheel-Drive Vehicles Under $25,000

8. 2015 Chevrolet Impala

Kelley Blue Book Best Buy: Full-Size Car
15 Best Family Cars
Lowest 5-Year Cost to Own: Full-Size Car
10 Most Comfortable Cars Under $30,000

9. 2015 Honda Fit

Best Resale Value: Subcompact Car
10 Best Back-to-School Cars
10 Coolest Cars Under $18,000
10 Tech-Savviest Cars Starting Under $20,000

10. 2015 Mazda Mazda3

10 Best Back-to-School Cars
10 Coolest Cars Under $18,000
10 Tech-Savviest Cars Starting Under $20,000
10 Best Sedans Under $25,000

To see KBB.com's full coverage of the 10 Most Awarded Cars of 2015, including editors' comments about each car, vehicle photography, pricing details and full editorial reviews, please visit http://www.kbb.com/car-reviews-and-news/top-10/most-awarded-cars-2015/2000012395/.

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About Kelley Blue Book (www.kbb.com)
Founded in 1926, Kelley Blue Book, The Trusted Resource®, is the only vehicle valuation and information source trusted and relied upon by both consumers and the automotive industry. Each week the company provides the most market-reflective values in the industry on its top-rated website KBB.com, including its famous Blue Book® Trade-In Values and Fair Purchase Price, which reports what others are paying for new and used cars this week. The company also provides vehicle pricing and values through various products and services available to car dealers, auto manufacturers, finance and insurance companies, and governmental agencies. Kelley Blue Book's KBB.com ranked highest in its category for brand equity by the 2014 Harris Poll EquiTrend^® study and has been named Online Auto Shopping Brand of the Year for four consecutive years. Kelley Blue Book Co., Inc. is a Cox Automotive company.

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