Auto show finale
Tampa Bay TimesSaturday, December 8, 2012 3:30am
Today marks the last day to visit the Tampa Bay International Auto Show and feast your eyes on some pretty cool new vehicles. They are all waiting at the convention center in downtown Tampa. Let this list of "best" 2013 vehicles whet your appetite.
Best affordable small car: Honda Fit
Best efficient mid-sized sedan: Nissan Altima
Best hybrid: Ford C-Max Hybrid
Best new "old" cars: Dodge Dart, Chevrolet Impala
Best sound system: Audi Allroad
Best fuel economy truck: V-6 Ram 1500
Bestselling car (forecast): Toyota Camry
Bestselling truck (forecast): Ford F-150
Best 0-to-60 car under 3 seconds: Lamborghini
Best minivan for safety: Volkswagen Routan
Sources: U.S. News, C/Net, Time, AOL Autos, Green Report, Forbes, USA Today.
>>If you go
Tampa Bay International
Auto Show
When: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today
Where: Tampa Convention Center, 333 S Franklin St.
Tickets: Adults (13 and older) are $9; military (with any DOD ID) are $5; senior citizens (62 and older) are $5; and children 12 and younger get in free.
Something else: Save $1 and get a free one-year subscription to Motor Trend by buying your ticket online (print it out and bring it with you) at
www.autoshowtampa.com.
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Auto show finale 12/08/12
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