Final Rankings   BMW 330Ci Ford Thunderbird Saab 9-3 Viggen Volvo C70 Convertible Personal Rating (10% of score) 100 66.7 55.6 27.8 Recommended Rating (10% of score) 100 61.1 50 38.9 Evaluation Score (20% of score) 85.6 71.3 69.1 72.1 Performance (20% of score) 96 85.1 84.1 95 Feature Content (20% of score) 83.3 20 40 80 Price (20% of score) 82.6 100 82.7 75.9           Total Score 89.5 67.9 65.8 71.3 Final Ranking 1 3 4 2

Scoring Explanation:

Personal Rating: Purely subjective. After the test, each participating editor was asked to rank the vehicles in order of preference based on which he or she would buy if money were no object.

Recommended Rating: After the test, each participating editor was asked to rank the vehicles in order of preference based on which he or she thought would be best for the average consumer shopping in this segment.

20-Point Evaluation: Each participating editor ranked every vehicle based on a comprehensive 20-point evaluation. The evaluation covered everything from exterior design to cupholders. Scoring was calculated on a point system, and the scores listed are averages based on all test participants' evaluations.

Performance Testing: Each vehicle is put through a battery of instrumented testing. For this test, we evaluated the vehicles via 0-to-60-mph acceleration, quarter-mile acceleration, 60-to-0-mph braking and speed through a 600-foot slalom. The final number shown is an accumulation of results from each test.

Feature Content: For this category, the editors picked the top 10 features they thought would be most beneficial to the consumer shopping in this segment. For each vehicle, the score was based on the amount of actual features it had versus the total possible (10). Standard and optional equipment were taken into consideration.

Price: The numbers listed were the result of a simple percentage calculation based on the least expensive vehicle in the comparison test. Using the "as tested" prices of the actual evaluation vehicles, the least expensive vehicle received a score of 100, with the remaining vehicles receiving lesser scores based on how much each one costs.