In photos: Cars with the best value in Canada

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Published July 23, 2015

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Toyota earned the title for Best Value Passenger Vehicle Brand while Lexus took top spot for luxury brand and Ram for truck brand in the 2015 Vincentric Best Value in Canada Awards. In addition to brands, Vincentric, an auto data analysis firm that specializes in lifecycle cost measurement, separates vehicles into dozens of segments and announced a winner for each. Toyota won more categories than any other company with 12 top places. Volkswagen vehicles won seven awards. Vincentric measures cost-of-ownership by using eight indicators: depreciation, fees and taxes, financing, fuel, insurance, maintenance, opportunity cost and repairs. Costs are based on five years of ownership and are calculated in all 10 provinces and at different amounts of annual driving distance. “Manufacturers are increasingly monitoring and managing total cost of ownership to better compete with their rivals while offering significant choices and value for consumers,” said Vincentric president David Wurster. Here are the winners in many of the segments:

Compact hatchback: Mazda Mazda3

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Compact hybrid: Toyota Prius

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Premium compact hybrid: Lexus CT 200h

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Electric/Plug-in hybrid car: Kia Soul EV

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Premium mid-size coupe: Lexus RC 350

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Mid-size sedan, hybrid: Honda Accord hybrid

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Premium mid-size sedan, hybrid: Lexus ES 300h

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Prestige: Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid

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Convertible: Volkswagen Eos

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Premium sports car: Porsche Cayman

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Wagon: Volkswagen Golf Sportwagon

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Entry-level compact crossover: Chevrolet Trax

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Mid-level compact crossover: Honda CR-V

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Mid-size crossover: Toyota Highlander

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Premium mid-size crossover: Lincoln MKX

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Large crossover: Ford Explorer

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Premium large crossover: Buick Enclave

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Compact/mid-size SUV: Jeep Wrangler

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Premium mid-size SUV: Land Rover Range Rover Sport

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Premium large SUV: Lincoln Navigator

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Mid-size pickup: Toyota Tacoma

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Full size 1/2-ton pickup: Ford F-150

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Full size 3.4-ton heavy duty pickup: Ram 2500

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