Top 10 cars with the best resale value

These 10 vehicles have the best resale value among 2013 models. Can you guess which auto came out on top?

1. Toyota FJ Cruiser

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The Toyota FJ Cruiser is shown in this commercial file photo from Toyota.

MSRP: $28,000

Resale value after 36 months: 76 percent

After 60 months: 63 percent

The FJ Cruiser is expected to retain its resale value better than other comparable off-road SUVs, including the Nissan Xterra and the Pathfinder. It’s one of the newer models on the list, first introduced in 2003. The vehicle is a fun off-roader, but it has some practical drawbacks – it ranks dead last in fuel-efficiency among other vehicles in its class, at 20 m.p.g., and it doesn’t have as much cargo room as its size suggests. Still, the FJ Cruiser is projected to have the best resale of any 2013 model. 

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