Sticker price: $22,300 (LX)
Invoice price: $21,379
Kelley Blue Book Fair Purchase Price: $20,939
Resale value: 3-year: 48%; 5-year: 35%
MPG: City: 23; Hwy: 34

The Optima offers a superior blend of power and fuel efficiency, whether you pick the 192-horsepower base engine or the 274-horse turbocharged model, which gets extra kudos for having some of the highest resale values in its class. The Optima has a rearview camera that’s available as an option on every trim level, and its trunk has 15 cubic feet of cargo space.