The number one provider of new- and used-vehicle information, Kelley Blue Book’s KBB.com, showered recognitions this year. The latest awards announced recently are the Best New Family Vehicles for 2008. The Auto Channel reported that each qualifying vehicle was assessed in contrasting areas as space, safety and affordability after driving and reviewing several 2008 family cars for KKB.com. The group’s reliable editors stood as panelists and they were obliged to pick the winners for the said honors.   

The factors that were evaluated are following: resale value, fuel efficiency, competence and, most significantly, family-friendliness. Aside from the vehicle’s water pumps these aspects were highly considered by the panel of judges before coming up with the set of winners for this year.

"Each of the models on the kbb.com 2008 Best New Family Vehicles list represents the best package of what families really look for when choosing a new car; kid-friendly options combined with the value, safety and capabilities that parents require. As Americans spend more and more time in their vehicles each year, auto manufacturers are increasingly providing great family vehicles across multiple segments. In 2008, the three-row crossover vehicle has succeeded the wagon of the seventies, the minivan of the eighties and the SUV of the nineties as the quintessential family vehicle," says Jack R. Nerad, executive editorial director and executive market analyst for Kelley Blue Book’s kbb.com.

Kbb.com’s 2008 Best New Family Vehicles (not in order):

• 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan
• 2008 Chevrolet Malibu           
• 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe           
• 2008 Mazda CX-9
• 2008 Saturn Outlook
• 2008 Ford Taurus X             
• 2008 Subaru Outback
• 2008 Honda Odyssey
• 2008 Toyota Highlander
• 2008 Hyundai Veracruz