The Average Price of New Cars in the US has topped $50,000 for the First Time… If Johnny Cash were around today and he might be inspired to change the lyrics to his song, “Five Feet High and Rising” to “Five-Thousand Dollars and Rising…” This has been reported on several news networks and Kelly Bl…

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It’s crazy to see that the average price of a new car is now over $50,000. I don’t know how regular people are supposed to afford that. Most of us are already dealing with rent, bills, groceries, and everything else going up. Now even a basic new car feels like a luxury. I think a lot of people will…

Yes, $50K is a very scary number, but the average cost of a new car like a Civic, Corolla, or Sentra is nothing like $50K. It’s $26,947, lower than in December of last year. Cars like Accords and Camrys average $33,597.

[image] GorehamJ: Yes, $50K is a very scary number, but the average cost of a new car like a Civic, Corolla, or Sentra is nothing like $50K. It’s $26,947 +1 The “average price” of a new vehicle is impacted by the reality that people are paying $70k–and sometimes more–for a large crew cab pic…

[image] johnthomas1: It’s crazy to see that the average price of a new car is now over $50,000. That average number does not really mean much to me. There are vehicles new that don’t cost anywhere near 50000.

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The Average Price of New Cars in the US has topped $50,000 for the First Time…

General Discussion

GorehamJ October 27, 2025, 2:13pm 108

Well said. The last two luxury SUV I tested were over $105K. They had virtually no features that a car costing less than half that price offer.

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