{"id":103466,"date":"2016-02-05T07:48:27","date_gmt":"2016-02-05T12:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=103466"},"modified":"2016-02-05T07:48:27","modified_gmt":"2016-02-05T12:48:27","slug":"kbb-delivers-list-of-top-family-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2016\/02\/kbb-delivers-list-of-top-family-vehicles\/","title":{"rendered":"KBB Delivers List of Top Family Vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Longer, lower, roomier. Honda's 2016 Civic made KBB.com's list of Top 16 vehicles for families.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It happens to so many people around the country each year, the realization that the number kids added to the amount of stuff you need for them equals the ultimate family vehicle: the minivan.<\/p>\n

However, not everyone decides that the \u201cstation wagon of the \u201990s\u201d is the vehicle that best suits their needs and there are plenty of options depending upon how big your family is, where you live, what you do and other variables.<\/p>\n

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News You Can Trust!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kelley Blue Book tested dozens of vehicles with a keen focus on safety, comfort, convenience, spaciousness for both passengers and cargo, and fit of various rear-facing and forward-facing child safety seats, the KBB.com expert editors recommend their choices for a diverse group of vehicles that best meet the needs of today\u2019s modern families.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor two weeks\u2019 time we drove, lived-with, folded-down-seats-of, paired-phones-to and installed-baby-seats-in each and every one of the contenders,\u201d said Jack R. Nerad, executive editorial director and executive market analyst of Kelley Blue Book\u2019s KBB.com.<\/p>\n

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The 2016 Chevrolet Malibu is one KBB.com's choices for best family vehicle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe loaded cargo, contorted ourselves into third rows, watched movies on rear-seat screens, toted rowing teams to marinas \u2013 in short, we did everything that you and your family might do with a vehicle day-to-day.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd we did all this with a certain sense of what a family needs and wants, since many of our testers are simultaneously parents of kids ranging from mid-twenties to newborn.\u00a0 So this wasn\u2019t just a cursory exercise, but instead it drew heavily upon our family-car experiences, needs and wants.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The editors fashioned a top 16 list of vehicles that should be considered. The surprise of the list? Only three minivans! It also features six sedans and seven SUVs\/crossovers. Each vehicle on the list is a 2016 model.<\/p>\n