Changes in the “most popular” list

I just updated the list of the “most popular price comparisons” for the first time in four months. I’d update it more regularly, but it doesn’t change much. Not even this time, when there’s no overlap in the time periods covered between the old list and the new one. Of the five most common comparisons last time, four remain in the top five, and the fifth is now #6. The new member? Last time around it was #7.

Still, there have been a few changes. The BMW 1-Series and Cadillac CTS weren’t on the list the last time around. Now both are there–and both are most often compared to the 3-Series and Infiniti G35 / G37.

Also new to the list: the Chevrolet Malibu. It’s now commonly compared to three other models: the Honda Accord (#12), Toyota Camry (#21), and Ford Fusion (#39). For a long time GM had no models on this list; few people visiting the site cared to research anything it offered. Now, with the CTS and Malibu joining the Enclave, it has three.

Chrysler’s minivans had fallen off the list. With the redesign, they’re back on, both vs. one another and the Honda Odyssey.

Aside from the Fusion and the new minivans, Ford and Chrysler models are absent from the list.