December-09-11 3:43 PM | By Mark Atkinson for MSN Autos
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10 cars that shift gears from "avoid at any cost" to "seriously consider."



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It's rare when a car manufacturer makes such impressive changes when a new generation is due. Usually, any improvements are marginal and evolutionary — look at the new Toyota Camry and Yaris as recent examples. But there are 10 new vehicles we think are better described as revolutionary, going from "avoid at any cost" to "seriously consider."

Click through to see our choices.

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