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How to find the best values on 2012's new cars
America's love affair with the automobile is changing. Once smitten with large, muscular, fuel-thirsty SUVs, we now lust after a different body type: smaller and more fuel-efficient. In 2011, eight of the 20 best-selling models were compacts or compact crossovers. Buyers have finally come to accept that high gasoline prices are probably here to stay, and they are gravitating toward smaller vehicles to trim outlays at the pump. But economy car is no longer synonymous with econobox. Automakers are packing in features such as Bluetooth and USB connections as standard items, adding more airbags for extra safety, and manufacturing vehicles with high-quality fit and finish. "Buyers are getting the most car they have ever gotten for their money," says Jesse Toprak, vice-president of industry trends and insights for TrueCar.
