Top 5 Most Practical Vehicles

 

Choosing a car is an exceptionally difficult task for a family on a tight budget. You want to keep your monthly payment as low as possible -- but you want something that provides a bit more than just basic transportation, too. You want a car with low maintenance costs, great gas mileage and excellent durability in the event of an accident. In other words, you're definitely not looking for a "clunker" or a "beater." If you want the perfect practical vehicle for your family and want to keep the payments as low as possible, read on to see our top five picks.

 

 

Toyota Camry

 

Estimated Payment:$390 per month with $4,939 down payment

 

City/Highway Fuel Economy:24/33 miles per gallon

 

Warranty:3 years/36,000 miles comprehensive, 5 years/60,000 miles powertrain

 

NHTSA Safety Rating:5 stars

 

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The Toyota Camry is an affordable car with touches of luxury throughout. The Camry comes standard with an adjustable power driver's seat, power lumber support, controls on the steering wheel and an extremely quiet ride.

 

The Camry doesn't skimp on power or safety, either. The body of the car has multiple vortex generators that improve the vehicle's aerodynamic qualities. The driver's side mirror automatically alerts you when a vehicle is in your blind spot. All Camry trim levels also include backup cameras, lane departure alert, automatic tire pressure monitoring and ten standard airbags. These are some of the options that you can select when buying a Toyota Camry:

 

 

• Wireless charging for mobile devices
• Smart entry and push-button start
• Heated front seats
• V6 engine upgrade
• Radar-assisted cruise control
• Collision detection
• Emergency and roadside assistance

 

 

Honda Civic

 

Estimated Payment:$366 per month with $4,627 down payment

 

City/Highway Fuel Economy:32/42 miles per gallon

 

Warranty:3 years/36,000 miles comprehensive, 5 years/60,000 miles powertrain

 

NHTSA Safety Rating:5 stars

 

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Year after year, the Honda Civic is one of America's most popular cars. The Civic is safe, reliable, easy on fuel and surprisingly inexpensive. With design cues reminiscent of the world's most popular luxury vehicles, the Civic is a more dramatic and head-turning vehicle today than ever before.

 

Although the Honda Civic is one of the most affordable cars on the market, it has no shortage of available options for those who want to give it an extra touch of convenience or luxury. These are just a few of the options available for the Civic:

 

 

• Automatic climate control
• Remote starting
• Smart entry
• Stereo interface for iOS and Android devices
• Leather trim
• Navigation assistance
• Heated seats
• Power driver's seat with 8-way adjustments

 

Toyota Corolla

 

Estimated Payment:$348 per month with $4,409 down payment

 

City/Highway Fuel Economy:27/35 miles per gallon

 

Warranty:3 years/36,000 miles comprehensive, 5 years/60,000 miles powertrain

 

NHTSA Safety Rating:4 stars

 

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Long prized as one of the most practical economy cars on the market, the international version of the Toyota Corolla underwent a redesign in 2013 that reviewers and buyers raved about. Now in its 50th year on the market, the Corolla is America's best selling car. In 2015 alone, American buyers purchased nearly 1,000 Corollas for every calendar day.

 

Every 2017 Toyota Corolla comes standard with a new safety feature called Toyota Safety Sense P. TSS P detects imminent collisions, scans for pedestrians, keeps your vehicle in its lane and includes radar-assisted cruise control. Here are some of the options that you can select when buying a Toyota Corolla:

 

 

• Automatic climate control
• Backup camera
• Power moonroof
• Navigation assistance
• Power driver's and passenger's seats

 

Honda Fit

 

Estimated Payment:$277 per month with $3,505 down payment

 

City/Highway Fuel Economy:33/41 miles per gallon

 

Warranty:3 years/36,000 miles comprehensive, 5 years/60,000 miles powertrain

 

NHTSA Safety Rating:5 stars

 

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Although the Honda Fit is a compact car, it uses its interior space more efficiently than perhaps any other car on the market. The folding back seat makes it possible to store up to 52.7 cubic feet of cargo in the Fit. When configured for maximum storage space, the Honda Fit can carry items such as furniture or an upright bicycle. Tilt the passenger seat back to carry very long items.

 

The Fit also features a unique lounging mode that allows you to sit in the back seat and rest your legs on the back of one of the front seats. These are some of the options that you can select when buying the Honda Fit:

 

 

• Rear camera
• Leather trim
• Heated front seats
• Manual transmission flaps in steering column
• Navigation assistance

 

 

Honda CR-V

 

Estimated Payment:Please call

 

City/Highway Fuel Economy:25/31 miles per gallon

 

Warranty:3 years/36,000 miles comprehensive, 5 years/60,000 miles powertrain

 

NHTSA Safety Rating:5 stars

 

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One of America's most popular crossover SUVs, the Honda CR-V combines some of the best features of sedans and traditional SUVs into a single surprisingly affordable vehicle. With the rear seat up, the rear hatch of the CR-V stores a generous 37.2 cubic feet of cargo. Do you need a little more space? No problem. Just lower the rear seat to increase the total storage space to 70.9 cubic feet. The CR-V includes a center console with USB audio interface, wheel-mounted controls, split rear seat to accommodate an additional passenger while storing extra cargo and a multi-angle backup camera. Here are some of the additional features that you can select when buying the Honda CR-V:

 

 

• Power moonroof
• Leather trim
• Power driver's seat with position memory
• Touch-sensitive display
• Dual-zone climate control
• Collision warning system with automatic braking