There’s a variety of good reasons to want to get one of the cheapest new cars in America these days, as the shoppers in this segment are likely well aware of. Despite all the (true) headlines about record-high car prices, there are still quite a few affordable cars available to buy these days, as you’ll see in this list. And while, yes, these are just starting prices, all cars are so well-equipped these days with loads of standard features, that base models are more appealing than ever. They’re certainly not the penalty boxes they used to be in the past.
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