Look out, here comes the deal you have been waiting for all year! Yes, this is the popular time when we say goodbye to this years models and hello to a new. If last year was the year of the truck, this is the year of the car. A few of the new releases are the Infiniti G37, Cadillac's new CTS and STS, the Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR, even a new Ferrari F430! See the list at Car & Driver's new car page: http://www.caranddriver.com/newcars/12663/new-cars-2008.html

We have an idea of what might hit big in the future, but what is hitting big now? You think you could tell by what vehicles you see the most right? Wrong, like you I see a million Toyota Prius yet they didn't make it, sorry Ed Begley Jr. Let us see what has made the list for 2007 shall we?

Stats provided by SEMA 8/9/07

Interesting enough as you look at this list you notice the top cars are almost split between foreign and domestic manufacturers. This doesn't mean much since most Toyota's have been built in the U.S. since 1986 and likewise with a few of the BMW lines. What more so interests me is that only 2 of the top 15 meet the new (as of 2004) Federal CAFE gas mileage standard which is 27.5 for autos and 20.7 for trucks.

Now compare the above to Car Gurus most recent mid-year top 10 most popular cars voted by consumers like yourselves at http://www.CarGurus.com. Of the top 10 listed, 70% are sports cars and utility trucks. Car Guru collected just under 1.5 million unique visitors feedback on 2007 models over the last six months.

Stats provided by Car Guru 6/30/07

Happy Shopping

Lance