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Cars.com Faceoff: 2008 Mini Cooper Clubman, Scion xB, Smart ForTwo

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You probably just read that headline and said to yourself, boy, these Cars.com people don’t know what they’re doing, comparing three cars of different prices and configurations. That would be true if we were basing it on just their MSRP, but this is the Iconic Car Faceoff, so we chose three radically styled yet relatively affordable and fuel-efficient cars.

They’re also three of the most eye-catching rides around, for various reasons. Check out how the hype mixes with reality, and where it pays off for each, in the throwdown below.

Cars.comparison: Iconic Cars

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David Thomas

Former managing editor David Thomas has a thing for wagons and owns a 2010 Subaru Outback and a 2005 Volkswagen Passat wagon.

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