Sandygirl has it right. What is the best car? It depend more on your needs (4 or 8 passenger, highway or off-road, local dealer support, etc) than anything else. Note the "best" car for me is definitely not the most expensive since I don't need/want many of the items that the most expensive cars have. Someone else may think those exact items are absolute requirements.
The general advice is correct - read a lot, identify what your true requirements are, identify and rank what additional items would be nice to have, then try a number of machines to see what fits you.
Pam
(owner of a sit-down machine because my requirements include a small space and the need to hold fabric in my hands - YMMV)