It’s the end of the year and once gain it’s time for Car and Driver’s 10 Best Cars of the Year.

This year marks the 28th year the magazine has released its’ annual list of the best of the best cars sold in America, and this year, only two of the ten cars on the list is manufactured by car companies here in the states, which seems to indicate that American manufacturers may still have a way to go in order to catch up with the best imports of the year.

On a positive note though, the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid made the list – and it’s the second hybrid to ever be included (the Toyota Prius made the list in 2004).

That said – and without further rambling by yours truly - here are the 2010 Car and Driver 10 Best winners (in alphabetical order), followed by the number of times each model has made the list:

• 2010 Audi S4 (2)
• 2010 BMW 3-series / M3 (19)
• 2010 Cadillac CTS / CTS-V (2)
• 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid (1)
• 2010 Honda Accord (24)
• 2010 Honda Fit (3)
• 2010 Mazda MX-5 Miata (11)
• 2010 Mazda 3 / Mazdaspeed 3 (3)
• 2010 Porsche Boxster / Cayman (3)
• 2010 Volkswagen GTI (7)

A panel of 18 Car and Driver editors determined the winners by rating them on a scale of 1-100.

The focus was on value, driving satisfaction and performance.

To be considered, all vehicles must have been available in the United States by January 2009 and priced below $80,000, or 2.5 times the average transaction price as of summer 2009.

Winners from the previous year are re-nominated only if they are still available under the $80,000.

Visit Car and Driver on the web for the full article.

What do Cars for Girls readers think of the vehicles that were chosen? Do you own one of the cars on the list?

image courtesy: Car and Driver

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