Kelley Blue Book announces 10 Coolest New Cars Under $18,000

(May 24, 2017) IRVINE, Calif. — While the average transaction price of a new vehicle currently sits at nearly $35,000, the expert editors at Kelley Blue Book kbb.com prove that you can still find a dynamic and affordable new car that turns heads with their 2017 list of the 10 Coolest Cars Under $18,000. 

The Mazda3 enjoys its fourth consecutive year at the No. 1 spot, and remarkably it has appeared on KBB.com's annual affordable cool cars list every year of the vehicle's 14-year existence.

"Our collection of Coolest Cars Under $18,000 is one of Kelley Blue Book's longest-running lists, ever popular because of the unique combination of cool and affordable and made even sweeter by the advances the auto industry has made in technology and features now offered on moderately priced cars," said Jack R. Nerad, executive editorial director and executive market analyst for Kelley Blue Book's KBB.com. 

"College students, first-time buyers and other budget-conscious consumers will be pleased to know that they don't have to break the bank to find a vehicle that suits their needs…and turns them on."