Family Cars 2014 – Top 10 Picks

Today’s concept of what defines a modern family has changed and blurred so much that delineating target markets for family vehicles has become a bit more challenging.  But where there’s a profit motive, there’s a way! …and the big car makers are hardly short on ideas.  Still…minivans, SUVs and family sedans probably cover a large demographic majority of multiple person families.  So here’s a group of highly likely choices from Kelly Blue Book…a highly trusted vehicle information resource…for top pics on the best 2014 Family Cars.

KBB produces Expert Ratings on more than 300 vehicles of all types every year…and narrowed that list down to 21 vehicles from several classes they believe  to be first round front runners for top-notch family fun-mobiles.  Each of the nine KBB editors received a list of candidates, then individually voted for up to 20 of them, and they were given the opportunity to nominate any additional vehicles that they felt should be included.  The responses were culled and the votes tallied…producing the list of vehicles that received four or more votes were invited to participate in our driving-and-usability test.  Mainstream models from each manufacturer were requested for the lab & road tests.  The challenge was being careful not to give favoritism to heavily equipped vehicles, because KBB wanted the test to be as “real-world” representative as possible.

What emerged is a list of seven sedans, six small SUVs, five midsize SUVs, two minivans, and one hybrid wagon, from a total of 11 different brands. With one representative vehicle from the list of 21 on site at the Kelley Blue Book offices…their staff installed and uninstalled car seats, loaded up the cargo area with various objects, and even brought their kids down to climb in and out, and maybe test out the rear-seat entertainment. When all was said and done…and results tallied…the cream of the crop rose to the top.

Here’s the resulting 10 Best Family Cars of 2014…plus two more:)

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