Top Cars For Teenagers

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A list of top cars for teenagers, based in part on results provided by US News, but ranked by you, the public. What are the best cars for teenagers? All types of cars have been included. Parents and teenagers may often differ on car choices, but with so many vehicle makes and models available, a compromise can be found. What are the best cars for teens? Teenagers are new to driving, so they're also at a higher risk for automotive incidents (aka crashing). Teenagers are also known for not having much money as well as moving to and from school. With that in mind, safety, affordability and practicality are all important. The automobiles on this list balance all three of those. If you have any suggestions please feel free to add them to the comments below! Check out this list of the cheapest cars to insure for more details.

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BMW 3 Series

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Audi A4

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Ford Focus ST
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Dodge Charger

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Ford Mustang

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Ford Focus

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Infiniti G37

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Nissan Maxima

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Infiniti G35

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Ford Fusion

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Nissan GT-R

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Ford Escape

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Dodge Viper

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Ford Fusion

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SEAT León

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lllama
Top Cars For Teenagers at 11/21/2012 7:30 AM

top 20 cars for teenagers. OMG.
DanzigDave
Top Cars For Teenagers at 11/21/2012 4:30 AM

Why the hell am I writing a comment about good first cars?
Ming Feldkamp
Top Cars For Teenagers at 11/07/2012 12:30 PM

This is quite a bit about top cars for teenagers.
Jackson Vandivier
Top Cars For Teenagers at 11/02/2012 5:31 AM

good cars for teenagers. Ha.
Beaulah Magnotti
Top Cars For Teenagers at 10/28/2012 1:30 PM

good first car. This pwns.
Bibi Koloski
Top Cars For Teenagers at 8/30/2012 4:30 PM

best first cars for teenagers. WIN.
Madelene Angelico
Top Cars For Teenagers at 8/22/2012 3:30 PM

best first cars. LOL!
Ming Acheampong
Top Cars For Teenagers at 8/12/2012 10:30 AM

This is good best first car article. I guess.
Ali Moothart
Top Cars For Teenagers at 7/30/2012 2:30 PM

teenage cars. Oh God.
Son Gerety
Top Cars For Teenagers at 7/26/2012 11:30 PM

What is it about cars for teenagers.
Jackson Dulemba
Top Cars For Teenagers at 6/25/2012 12:30 AM

best cars for teenagers. WTF?
U.S.A.
Top Cars For Teenagers at 4/23/2012 1:11 PM

TO justsayin, a rav4 is far from a truck. A good truck for a new driver is an s-10.
U.S.A.
Top Cars For Teenagers at 4/23/2012 1:08 PM

I wouldn't be caught dead in one of the jap cars on this list. You couldn't pay me to drive a rice rocket. Cars today have no styling and computers don't belong on cars. Older American cars for the mid 80's and back were safer and much more powerful. New safety features are just put in to offset the fact that they make cars out of plastic and fiberglass today. Screw gas mileage and the yuppies that care about it, performance is what counts. Afour cylinder is four cylinders too small
Buy american
Top Cars For Teenagers at 4/23/2012 12:44 PM

I wouldn't be caught dead in one of the jap cars on this list. You couldn't pay me to drive a rice rocket. Older American cars for the mid 80's and back were safer and much more powerful. New safety features are just put in to offset the fact that they make cars out of plastic and fiberglass today. Screw gas mileage and the yuppies that care about it, performance is what counts. Also, To Justsayin the rav4 is not a truck, it is a piece of s**t.
f**k the japs
Top Cars For Teenagers at 4/23/2012 12:35 PM

I wouldn't be caught dead in one of the jap cars on this list. You couldn't pay me to drive a rice rocket. Older American cars for the mid 80's and back were safer and much more powerful. New safety features are just put in to offset the fact that they make cars out of plastic and fiberglass today. Screw gas mileage and the yuppies that care about it, performance is what counts.
JustSayin
Top Cars For Teenagers at 4/01/2012 10:49 AM

I'm not sure which is worse, the list itself or the comments. First of all, the Ford Mustang IS on the list, it's 3rd. The Dodge Challenger is 6th, so Matthew 333, FAIL! And there are trucks, the RAV4 is 29th. They aren't going to have Ford F350's because most teenagers don't drive them. Teenagers generally like sports cars. Although the comments are just awful, the list itself is HORRIBLE. Did anyone notice the Kia Forte? (Well it shouldn't even be on the list, but...) The Kia Forte is on the list twice, numbers 19 and 32. WTF?
jhmk
Top Cars For Teenagers at 3/24/2012 12:14 PM

ok first a sports car may appeal to a teen driver it will be extremely high. next there arent any trucks or large suvs because of the fact that they have such a high rollover rate. finally this list is crap, it promotes the teenager by saying that its a good idea to get a sports car, which is fine except the unknowing parent that buys one for thier child and is completely shocked by insurance price. THIS LIST IS CRAP!!!!!
abcde
Top Cars For Teenagers at 3/03/2012 7:43 PM

where are the trucks
no rice
Top Cars For Teenagers at 2/26/2012 8:36 AM

These cars suck, they're all made of plastic and crush like tinfoil in crashes. Get something American pre 1986.
lunluan
Top Cars For Teenagers at 12/17/2010 7:27 AM

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1. Matthew 333
  Top Cars For Teenagers at 7/22/2011 8:40 PM
  
  You should add Ford Mustang, Dodge Challenger and/or Dodge Charger to that list. :)