Inside The Mind Of An Automotive Geek

The battle between GM and Toyota for supremacy is absolutely at the top as votes are tallied and the results are in for IntelliChoice.com's Best Deals for August 2007! The leading source for automotive ownership cost and value analysis, Intellichoice.com, announced the best deals for cars, SUVs and trucks for this month!

GM had a strong performance with the Chevrolet Silverado outperforming all of its competition in all full-size truck segments against Toyota, the ever consistent winner! The rivalry between these two giant companies is getting even hotter!

“The Chevy Silverado continues to show well in the face of stiff competition from Toyota, Dodge and Ford, and the timing is great for truck buyers as the market enters 2007 model close-out season. Also, it’s rare to see two automakers dominate the list in such a way. With the Corvette and Silverado, the Chevrolet brand carries seven segments, as many as Toyota, and the two automakers combined account for 23 of our 33 overall segments for August,” says James Bell, publisher of IntelliChoice.com from a news report on on www.autochannel.com.

Here are the winners of IntelliChoice.com's “Best Deals” for August 2007 which are ranked by vehicle type and size:

Class Brand/Model

• Subcompact Car: MINI Cooper Hatchback
• Compact Car over 16000: Honda Civic Hybrid
• Compact Car under 16000: Honda Civic Sedan
• Midsize Car over 21000: Toyota Prius
• Midsize Car under 21000: Toyota Prius
• Convertible: MINI Cooper Convertible
• Luxury Convertible: Audi A4 Convertible
• Near Luxury Car: Lexus IS
• Luxury Car: Lexus ES
• Large Car: Toyota Avalon
• Base Sport Car: Honda Civic Si Coupe
• Sport Car: Chevrolet Corvette
• Sport Sedan/Wagon over 38000: Lexus GS Hybrid
• Sport Sedan/Wagon under 38000 Infiniti G35 Sport Sedan
• Small Wagon: Toyota Matrix
• Midsize/Large Wagon: Ford Focus Wagon
• Compact Utility/Crossover: Ford Escape Hybrid
• Midsize Crossover: Toyota Highlander Hybrid
• Luxury Crossover: Lexus RX 400h
• Intermediate Utility: Hummer H3
• Full-Size Utility: GMC Yukon
• Luxury SUV: Lexus GX
• Compact Pickup Truck 2WD: Toyota Tacoma Regular Cab 2WD
• Compact Pickup Truck 4WD: Toyota Tacoma Regular Cab 4WD
• Full-Size Pickup Truck 2WD 1/2 Ton: Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Extended Cab 2WD
• Full-Size Pickup Truck 2WD 3/4 Ton: Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD Crew Cab 2WD
• Full-Size Pickup Truck 2WD One Ton: Chevrolet Silverado 3500 HD Crew Cab 2WD
• Full-Size Pickup Truck 4WD 1/2 Ton: Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Regular Cab 4WD
• Full-Size Pickup Truck 4WD 3/4 Ton: Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD Crew Cab 4WD
• Full-Size Pickup Truck 4WD One Ton: Chevrolet Silverado 3500 HD Crew Cab 4WD
• Minivan: Honda Odyssey Passenger Van
• Full-Size Van: Chevrolet Express 1500 Passenger Van
• Cargo Van: Chevrolet Uplander Cargo Van