IRVINE, Calif. –

Kelley Blue Book this morning announced its 2014 brand and model-year vehicle winners of the annual Best Resale Value Awards, recognizing vehicles for their projected retained value through the initial five-year ownership period.

Toyota and Lexus earned top honors for best brand and best luxury brand, and each had six segment winners from a total of 22 different segments.

Earning three segment awards is Honda, while Chevrolet captures two segment awards and places an impressive three vehicles in the overall top 10 list. 

 “Capturing top honors for the third year in a row, Toyota and Lexus continue their Best Resale Value Awards Brand and Luxury Brand reign, earning an impressive 18 combined awards among the 2014 model-year lineups,” said Eric Ibara, director of residual consulting for Kelley Blue Book. 

“While both Toyota and Lexus continue to deliver incredible resale value, we also are impressed with the strides made by Chevrolet, which tops domestic automakers with five combined awards, and Subaru, with its Impreza making its way back to the top spot in its segment,” he said.

Kelley Blue Book’s Best Resale Value Awards, now in a 12th year, are based on projections from the Kelley Blue Book Official Residual Value Guide.

Vehicles that earn the highest five-year residual values, expressed as a percentage of their original MSRP, are selected for these awards. Low-volume vehicles and vehicles with an MSRP of more than $60,000 are excluded from award consideration, except in the luxury and high-performance categories.

The full list of winners in the 2014 Best Resale Value Awards is as follows:

Top 10 cars, in alphabetical order:

Chevrolet Camaro

Chevrolet Corvette

Chevrolet Silverado 1500

Dodge Challenger

Honda CR-V

Jeep Wrangler

Toyota FJ Cruiser

Toyota Tacoma

Toyota Tundra

Toyota 4Runner 

 

By brand: Toyota

By luxury brand: Lexus

By vehicle category:

Subcompact car: Nissan Versa

Compact car: Subaru Impreza

Sporty compact car: Honda Civic Si

Mid-size car: Honda Accord

Full-size car: Toyota Avalon

Entry-level luxury car: Lexus ES 350

Luxury car: Audi A5

High-end luxury car: Lexus LS 460

Sports car: Chevrolet Camaro V6

High-performance car: Chevrolet Corvette

Hybrid/Alternative energy car: Lexus ES 300h

Plug-in vehicle: Honda Accord Plug-In Hybrid

Compact SUV/Crossover: Jeep Wrangler

Mid-size SUV/Crossover: Toyota FJ Cruiser

Full-size SUV/Crossover: Toyota Sequoia

Luxury compact SUV/Crossover: Infiniti QX50

Luxury mid-size SUV/Crossover: Lexus GX 460

Luxury full-size SUV/Crossover: Lexus LX 570

Hybrid SUV/Crossover: Lexus RX 450h

Mid-size pickup truck: Toyota Tacoma

Full-size pickup truck: Toyota Tundra

Minivan/Van: Toyota Sienna