The stylish and fuel-efficient 2012 Hyundai Tucson secured a spot on Kelley Blue Book's Best Resale Value Award Top 10 list.

ABOUT THE RESALE VALUE AWARD

When shoppers talk about how they go about choosing a new car, they often say they seek a vehicle with high resale value. While they might not know exactly how to gauge that, their thinking is spot-on. If you want to keep your overall year-in-year-out transportation costs low, you will find that a vehicle that retains its value well will be your best friend. Why? Because over the first five years of new-car ownership depreciation is a car owner’s biggest expense. Depreciation — in basic terms, the amount a vehicle declines in value over time — can cost you thousands of dollars during the years you own your car. Because of that, choosing a vehicle that retains its value better than others — in other words, a vehicle with better resale value — will leave you money ahead at trade-in time.

So how do you find the cars, trucks, sport utilities and vans that have the best resale value? The simple answer is here at Kelley Blue Book’s kbb.com. We at Kelley Blue Book have been publishing our Official Residual Value Guide since 1981, so we are industry-acknowledged experts in the art and science of resale value projections. Financial institutions, governmental agencies and the automotive leasing industry rely on the comprehensive residual values we provide. To help guide consumers on this important but little-understood facet of the automotive purchase process, Kelley Blue Book established its annual Best Resale Value Awards in 2003.

The Kelley Blue Book Best Resale Value Awards recognize automakers’ outstanding achievements in producing vehicles that best retain their value over the first five years of new-vehicle ownership. Awards are presented to top vehicles in 19 vehicle categories and to the Overall Top 10 vehicles across all categories. In addition, the luxury and non-luxury brands that demonstrate the best across-the-board value retention receive coveted Best Brand and Best Luxury Brand awards. Kelley Blue Book resale value projections are based on current vehicle data, sales data, market conditions for each vehicle, competition within vehicle segments, expectations of the future economy and the combined experience of Kelley Blue Book’s team of market and pricing analysts. It’s not something you want to try at home. “The Best Resale Value Awards combine the expertise of Kelley Blue Book’s market analysis with our proud history of trusted accuracy in reporting vehicle values,” said Paul Johnson, president and publisher of Kelley Blue Book. “We hope that this information assists new-vehicle shoppers in making more informed financial decisions.”

Gartner Hyundai, a Premier Chicago Area Hyundai Dealer, offers a wide selection of Tucsons, including the GLS and Limited models in both Front and All Wheel Drive. With low financing offers available -OR- excellent lease programs, a new Tucson might be more affordable than previously thought. 

Visit us either online or in person to experience the new Tucson for yourself.  Gartner Hyundai is conveniently located on Ogden Ave in Aurora, IL, just one block west of Route 59.

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