Consumer Reports list most, least expensive cars to own

Report looks at most, least expensive cars for insurance, gas, maintenance, depreciation

DETROIT – When you're buying a car, there's much more to consider than the sticker price.

Hopefully, you never actually pay sticker price, but whatever you spend to buy the vehicle there are other costs to come.

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Consumer Reports has taken its annual look at what it costs to own a car. The report tabulates things like insurance, gas, maintenance, sales tax, and depreciation.

In the end, the consumer magazine came up with a list of the most, and least, expensive vehicles to own.

Here's a look at some of the vehicles mentioned in seven categories.

Subcompact:   

Most Expensive: Kia Rio EX                             

Least Expensive: Toyota Prius C

Compact:

Most Expensive: Chevrolet Cruze Eco             

Least Expensive: Toyota Corolla LE

Large Sedan:

Most Expensive: Chrysler 300C                        

Least Expensive: Buick LaCrosse

Luxury Sedan:

Most Expensive: BMW 750Li                            

Least Expensive: Lexus ES300h

Small SUV:   

Most Expensive: Volkswagen Tijuan                

Least Expensive: Subaru XV Crosstrek

Mid-SUV:         

Most Expensive: Jeep Grand Cherokee Ltd    

Least Expensive: Hyundai Sante Fe Sport

Luxury SUV:    

Most Expensive: Cadillac Escalade (base)       

Least Expensive: Acura RDX

To read more about the vehicles, and the rankings in even more categories, visit Consumer Reports:


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