Kelley Blue Book lists the brands with the best �Exterior'

[Plex]

Kelley Blue Book lists the brands with the best �Exterior Styling�

Kelley Blue Book (KBB) and its marketing research team have listed the brands that car buyers find to have the most exceptional �exterior styling� in each vehicle segment. The results come from a study conducted by Brand Watch, KBB�s newest automotive research study. Though styling is a subjective matter, it still plays a major role in most car buying decisions and can easily persuade a buyer towards a particular vehicle.

Nissan was voted to have the most stylish non-luxury sedans in the market, beating out more popular makes Toyota and Honda. Ford managed to win two top spots, taking honors in the truck and non-luxury SUV segments, while BMW also had two top places with wins in the luxury SUV and luxury sedan segments. The category that we�re all interested in, convertibles and sports cars, was taken by Porsche, followed closely by Mercedes-Benz and Jaguar.

�As vehicle reliability reaches near-parity in the market, we predict that exterior styling will play an even bigger role in building new-vehicle sales and brand equity,� said Jack R. Nerad, executive editorial director and executive market analyst at KBB. �The results of the Brand Watch study demonstrate that the industry is, and should be, placing great emphasis on what their vehicles look like.� Follow the jump to see the top three makes in each segment.


Convertibles/Sports Cars
1. Porsche
2. Mercedes-Benz
3. Jaguar

Trucks
1. Ford
2. GMC
3. Chevrolet

Minivans
1. Dodge
2. Toyota
3. Honda

Luxury SUVs
1. BMW
2. Lexus
3. Mercedes-Benz

Non-Luxury SUVs
1. Ford
2. Toyota
3. GMC

Luxury Sedan
1. BMW
2. Mercedes-Benz
3. Infiniti

Non-Luxury Sedan
1. Nissan
2. Honda
3. Toyota

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[Rory Phoulorie]

With respect to the convertibles/sports cars, I don't understand how no italian manufacturer was in the top three.

I remember going to Valpark Plaza in the 1980s when they had a car show and they had the two Countachs parked up next to each other. Just looking at that static display had my blood boiling.

[Plex]

Rory, actually i thought italians were known for great sports cars rather than convertibles...When coming to trucks, i do not think anyone can beat the americans..

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