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TrueCar IDs Vehicles With Most Flexible Pricing

TrueCar rolled out its list of 2011 vehicle models with the highest and lowest Price Flex Scores.

by Staff
August 18, 2011
2 min to read


TrueCar rolled out its list of 2011 vehicle models with the highest and lowest Price Flex Scores. Mercedes-Benz topped most categories in the Flexible Score rankings.

The list also revealed a two-way tie between Toyota Motor Corp. and American Honda Motor Co. for least flexible pricing. Scores range from 1 to 100, with a score of 1 indicating little or no negotiating power for buyers.

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A score of 100 is the highest Price Flex Score, meaning there is a big range of transaction prices for that model.

Least and Most Flexible 2011 Vehicles (by Vehicle Category)

Vehicle Category

Least Flexible Score

Most Flexible Score

Large Car

Buick LaCrosse Score: 14

Chrysler 300 Score: 92

Large SUV

GMC Acadia Score: 1

GMC Yukon Hybrid Score: 99

Large Truck

Honda Ridgeline Score: 26

Ram Dakota Score: 100

Luxury Car

Lexus CT 200h Score: 1

Cadillac STS Score: 96

Luxury Sport Car

Infiniti G37 Convertible Score: 3

Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class Score: 90

Luxury SUV

Acura MDX Score: 3

Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class Score: 86

Midsize Car

Mitsubishi Galant Score: 16

Hyundai Azera Score: 95

Midsize SUV

Chevrolet Equinox Score: 2

Volkswagen Touareg Score: 99

Minivan

Toyota Sienna Score: 16

Nissan Quest Score: 79

Small Car

Scion tC Score: 2

Dodge Caliber Score: 99

Small SUV

Volkswagen Tiguan Score: 10

Mazda Tribute Score: 200

Small Truck

GMC Canyon Score: 6

Nissan Frontier Score: 79

Sport Car

MINI Cooper Hardtop Score: 21

Mitsubishi Eclipse Score: 97

Subcompact Car

Honda Fit Score: 4

Kia Rio Score: 89

Van

Chevrolet Express Cargo Van Score: 48

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Crew Score: 92

 

Least Flexible 2011 Models

Score

Make

Model

1

GMC

Acadia

1

Lexus

CT 200h

2

Chevrolet

Equinox

2

Scion

tC

3

Acura

MDX

3

Infiniti

G37 Convertible

4

Honda

Fit

4

Toyota

Highlander Hybrid

7

Audi

A8

7

Buick

Enclave

Most Flexible 2011 Models

Score

Make

Model

100

Mazda

Tribute

100

Ram

Dakota

99

Dodge

Caliber

99

GMC

Yukon Hybrid

99

Volkswagen

Touareg

98

Chevrolet

Tahoe Hybrid

97

Mitsubishi

Eclipse

96

Cadillac

STS

96

Nissan

Titan

95

Hyundai

Azera

Least Flexible 2011 Models

Score

Make

Model

1

GMC

Acadia

1

Lexus

CT 200h

2

Chevrolet

Equinox

2

Scion

tC

3

Acura

MDX

3

Infiniti

G37 Convertible

4

Honda

Fit

4

Toyota

Highlander Hybrid

7

Audi

A8

7

Buick

Enclave

Most Flexible 2011 Models

Score

Make

Model

100

Mazda

Tribute

100

Ram

Dakota

99

Dodge

Caliber

99

GMC

Yukon Hybrid

99

Volkswagen

Touareg

98

Chevrolet

Tahoe Hybrid

97

Mitsubishi

Eclipse

96

Cadillac

STS

96

Nissan

Titan

95

Hyundai

Azera

 

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