The editors at Kelley Blue Book, the leading provider of new - and used - vehicle information, have compiled a list of the top 10 cool and affordable new vehicles available today for less than $18,000.
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$17,015 - $16,590. The Chevrolet Silverado from Chevrolet (along with its GMC counterpart, the GMC Sierra), is the latest line of full-size pickup trucks from General Motors.
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$16,180 - $15,937. The Ford Focus is a compact/small family car made by the Ford Motor Company and sold in most Ford markets worldwide.
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$14,445 - $14,301. The Honda Fit is a five-door hatchback automobile produced by Honda of Japan, that was first introduced in June 2001. The vehicle is known as the Fit in Japan, China, and in both North and South America.
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$17,295 - $17,157. The Hyundai Tiburon is a compact coupe produced by Hyundai since 1996. The name itself means shark in Spanish.
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$14,985 - $14,985. The Jeep Patriot (MK) is a compact SUV introduced in early 2007 for the 2007 model year by the Jeep marque of DaimlerChrysler. It debuted publicly in April 2006 at the New York Auto Show.
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$18,175 - $17,993. The Axela, or Mazda3 is a compact car manufactured by the Mazda Motor Corporation. The name "Mazda3" is used worldwide, but in Japan, Mazda's home market, it is the Axela. The Axela was introduced for the 2004 model year, replacing the Mazda Familia
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$13,075 - $13,206. The Nissan Tiida is a compact car manufactured by Japanese automaker Nissan, replacing both the long-running Pulsar and the Sunny models as of September 30, 2004. Available in Australia, South Africa, Ireland and China as the Tiida it is also known in export markets as the Nissan Versa (North America) and Nissan Latio (Southeast Asia)
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$16,980 - $17,235. Scion tC is a sport compact introduced by Toyota in 2004 as a concept car under its recently introduced Scion brand name. The Scion tC was designed to appeal to the Generation Y market. They hoped to do so by making standard features numerous and optional features extremely easy to add.
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$17,124 - $17,038. The Suzuki SX4 is a mini SUV developed by Japanese and Italian automakers Suzuki and Fiat and produced since 2006. Although originally intended only for the European market, the car is sold in Japan, India and North America as well.
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$15,630 - $15,474. The Volkswagen Golf (Mark 1 and Mark 5 badged as Volkswagen Rabbit in North America) is a compact car / small family car manufactured by Volkswagen. The front-wheel drive Golf was Volkswagen's first successful replacement for the air-cooled Volkswagen Beetle.
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