Automotive Science Group (ASG) believes that the measure of a car’s performance should be based on objective data – data that helps steer you toward a purchase that best meets your needs, while also reflecting the values you live by. Whether it’s a commitment to buy American-made, a prerogative to reduce your environmental footprint, or purely an economic choice, ASG’S dynamic rating platform delivers the science-based information you need to make informed car buying choices.
ASG's 2019 Best-in-Class selections, include 40 models that span 13 unique classes - from Mini-Compact cars to Full-size SUVs, and nearly everything in between. These top selections all earned distinguished honors for their best-in-class performance in ASG's economic, environmental and all-around performance assessments, per ASG's 2019 Automotive Performance Index (API).
ASG's 2019 BEST CAR selections, include models across five classes: Mini-Compact, Compact, Mid-Size, Full-size and Wagons. These top selections comprised of 18 models, all earned accolades in ASG's 2019 Automotive Performance Index (API).
2019 ASG AWARDS: Best All-Around Performance Car of 2019 and Best Environmental Performance in the Mid-size segment NOTEWORTHY ASG FINDING: ASG's best all-around performance selection, outperforming all 1,640...
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2019 ASG AWARDS: Best 5 All-Around Performance NOTEWORTHY ASG FINDING: Among the best 5 mid-large size cars in 2019, rising to the top of a crowded segment...
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2019 ASG AWARDS: Best All-Around Performance and Best Environmental Performance in the Full-size segment; and Best 5 All-Around Performance among all mid-large size cars. NOTEWORTHY ASG...
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2019 ASG AWARDS: Best Economic Performance in the Full-size segment; and Best 5 All-Around Performance among all mid-large size cars. NOTEWORTHY ASG FINDING: Offers best value in its class...
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2019 ASG AWARDS: Best Environmental Performance in the Mini-Compact segment. NOTEWORTHY ASG FINDING: holds the smallest life-cycle carbon footprint in its class at 137 grams CO2-e per...
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2019 ASG AWARDS: Best All-Around Performance and Best Economic Performance in the Compact segment; and Best 5 All-Around Performance among all small cars. NOTEWORTHY ASG FINDING:...
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2019 ASG AWARDS: Best 5 All-Around Performance NOTEWORTHY ASG FINDING: Among the best 5 mid-large size cars in 2019, rising to the top of a crowded segment...
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2019 ASG AWARDS: Best 5 All-Around Performance NOTEWORTHY ASG FINDING: Among the best 5 mid-large size cars in 2019, rising to the top of a crowded segment...
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2019 ASG AWARDS: Best Economic Performance in the Mini-Compact segment. NOTEWORTHY ASG FINDING: offers best value in its class with the lowest purchase and operating costs over the...
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2019 ASG AWARDS: Best 5 All-Around Performance NOTEWORTHY ASG FINDING: Among the best 5 small cars in 2019, rising to the top of a crowded segment...
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2019 ASG AWARDS: Best Environmental Performance in the Compact segment; and Best 5 All-Around Performance among all small cars. NOTEWORTHY ASG FINDING: Holds the smallest life-cycle carbon footprint...
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2019 ASG AWARDS: Best Economic Performance in the Mid-size segment. NOTEWORTHY ASG FINDING: ASG's best all-around performance selection, outperforming all 1,640 car, crossover and SUV variants assessed in...
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2019 ASG AWARDS: Best All-Around Performance in the Mini-Compact segment, and Best 5 All-Around Performance among all small cars. NOTEWORTHY ASG FINDING: Top all-around performing Mini-compact,...
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2019 ASG AWARDS: Best All-Around Performance and Best Environmental Performance in the Wagon segment. NOTEWORTHY ASG FINDING: holds the smallest carbon footprint in its class, producing 10% less CO2-e emissions...
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2019 ASG AWARDS: Best Economic Performance in the Wagon segment. NOTEWORTHY ASG FINDING: offers best value in its class with the lowest purchase and operating costs over the...
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2019 ASG AWARDS: Best 5 All-Around Performance NOTEWORTHY ASG FINDING: Among the best 5 Wagons in 2019, rising to the top of a refreshed segment that includes 38 wagon variants....
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2019 ASG AWARDS: Best 5 All-Around Performance NOTEWORTHY ASG FINDING: Among the best 5 Wagons in 2019, rising to the top of a refreshed segment that includes 38 wagon variants....
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2019 ASG AWARDS: Best 5 All-Around Performance NOTEWORTHY ASG FINDING: Among the best 5 Wagons in 2019, rising to the top of a refreshed segment that includes 38 wagon variants....
View full product detailsASG's 2019 BEST CROSSOVER selections, include models across three classes - Mini Crossover, Compact Crossover and Crossovers. These top selections comprised of nine models, all earned accolades in ASG's 2019 Automotive Performance Index (API).
2019 ASG AWARDS: Best All-Around Performance and Best Environmental Performance in the Compact Crossover segment. NOTEWORTHY ASG FINDING: Top all-around performing Compact Crossover, outperforming 101 model variants, and...
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2019 ASG AWARDS: Best 5 All-Around Performance NOTEWORTHY ASG FINDING: Among the Best 5 Crossovers in 2019, rising to the top of a competitive segment that includes...
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2019 ASG AWARDS: Best All-Around Performance and Best Environmental Performance in the Crossover segment. NOTEWORTHY ASG FINDING: Holds the smallest life-cycle carbon footprint in its class at 309 grams...
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2019 ASG AWARDS: Best 5 All-Around Performance NOTEWORTHY ASG FINDING: Among the Best 5 Crossovers in 2019, rising to the top of a competitive segment that includes...
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2019 ASG AWARDS: Best Economic Performance in the Crossover segment. NOTEWORTHY ASG FINDING: Offers best value in its class for the third consecutive year, with the lowest purchase...
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2019 ASG AWARDS: Best Economic Performance in the Compact Crossover segment. NOTEWORTHY ASG FINDING: Offers best value in its class with the lowest purchase and operating costs over...
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2019 ASG AWARDS: Best Economic Performance in the Mini Crossover segment. NOTEWORTHY ASG FINDING: Offers best value in its class with the lowest purchase and operating costs over the first...
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2019 ASG AWARDS: Best Environmental Performance in the Mini Crossover segment. NOTEWORTHY ASG FINDING: Holds the smallest life-cycle carbon footprint in its class at 318 grams CO2-e per mile...
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2019 ASG AWARDS: Best All-Around Performance in the Mini Crossover segment. NOTEWORTHY ASG FINDING: Top all-around performing Mini Crossover, outperforming 83 model variants in its class. ALL-AROUND PERFORMANCE RATING: 100 ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE...
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2019 ASG AWARDS: Best All-Around Performance SUV of 2019. NOTEWORTHY ASG FINDING: Top all-around performing SUV of 2019, outperforming all 406 SUV variants. ALL-AROUND PERFORMANCE RATING: 100 ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE RATING: 65 ECONOMIC...
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2019 ASG AWARDS: Best 5 All-Around Performance in the SUV segments. NOTEWORTHY ASG FINDING: Among the best 5 SUVs in 2019, rising to the top of a...
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2019 ASG AWARDS: Best Economic Performance in the Mid-size SUV segment, and Best 5 All-Around Performance among all SUVs. NOTEWORTHY ASG FINDING: Among the best 5 SUVs...
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2019 ASG AWARDS: Best 5 All-Around Performance NOTEWORTHY ASG FINDING: Among the Best 5 SUV in 2019, rising to the top of a competitive segment that includes 406...
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2019 ASG AWARDS: Best 5 All-Around Performance NOTEWORTHY ASG FINDING: Among the Best 5 SUV in 2019, rising to the top of a competitive segment that includes 406...
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2019 ASG AWARDS: Best All-Around Performance and Best Economic Performance in the Full-size SUV segment; Best 5 All-Around Performance among all SUVs. NOTEWORTHY ASG FINDING: Among the best 5...
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2019 ASG AWARDS: Best Environmental Performance in the Mid-size SUV segment. NOTEWORTHY ASG FINDING: Holds the smallest life-cycle carbon footprint of any 2019 SUV at 159 grams CO2-e per mile...
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2019 ASG AWARDS: Best Environmental Performance in the Full-size SUV segment. NOTEWORTHY ASG FINDING: Hods a 9 MPG combined (city/hwy) advantage over the average SUV in its...
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2019 ASG AWARDS: Best 5 All-Around Performance NOTEWORTHY ASG FINDING: Among the Best 5 SUV in 2019, rising to the top of a competitive segment that includes 406...
View full product detailsThe All-New Ford Ranger and Ford F-150 topped ASG's Automotive Performance Index (API) in both the mid and full-size truck segments in 2019. Both Ford models hold claim to the smallest life-cycle carbon footprint and lowest cost of ownership of any truck in their respective segments.
2019 ASG AWARDS: Best Economic Performance, Best Environmental Performance and Best All-Around Performance in the Mid-size Truck segment. NOTEWORTHY ASG FINDING: offers the smallest life-cycle carbon footprint and lowest...
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2019 ASG AWARDS: Best Economic Performance, Best Environmental Performance and Best All-Around Performance in the Full-size Truck segment. NOTEWORTHY ASG FINDING: offers the smallest life-cycle carbon footprint and lowest...
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June 05, 2019
ASG’S annual study found 37 electrified models - 15 full battery electric vehicles and 22 plug-in hybrid vehicles - up from just 8 production models in 2018. 2019 marks a momentous turning point where the most advanced powertrains are not only available to mainstream buyers, but according to ASG’s comparative analysis, some of these models also bridge exceptional environmental performance with industry leading economic performance and best all-around life-cycle value.
May 31, 2018
The Automotive Performance Index (API) applies statistical methods to demonstrate each vehicle rating in relative comparison. For example, the vehicle that performs highest in environment performance in a given class obtains a rating score of 100. Each vehicle in its class is then compared relative to the top-performing vehicle with a rating score reflecting the statistical difference in performance outcomes. A score of 91 translates to a 9% environmental performance deficit as compared to the top-performing vehicle.
Due to the API’s relative vehicle rating method, vehicle class divisions were identified as a critical input - these class divisions are detailed here.
While the Automotive Performance Index is indeed an exhaustive list of vehicles to trim level detail, with each vehicle assessment reporting over 200 unique data outputs (the culmination of thousands of data inputs), ASG has taken additional measures to ease the burden of sorting through all data points and all vehicle assessments. We have developed key performance categories and sorted all vehicles in each class according to Environmental Performance, Social Performance, Economic Performance and All-Around Performance. The vehicle in each class with the best score in each unique category is named the performance award winner (i.e. Best Environmental Performance Award winner). The vehicle in each class that scores highest combined scores in Environmental Performance, Social Performance and Economic Performance is named the ASG Best All-Around Performance Award winner.
One step further, we also name the Best 5 All-Around Performance Award winners in each class to provide consumers with a concise product comparison guide.