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IRVINE, Calif.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Just in time for Valentineas Day, AutobytelInc. (Nasdaq: ABTL) editors, the company dedicated to helping dealers and car-buyers connect online, choose the hottest 2012 vehicles. Editor in Chief, Michelle Naranjo, and Assistant Editor, Jeffrey N. Ross, go head to head in a true battle of the sexes and pick the [ hottest cars for 2012 ] by price category for the romantic holiday.

"There are a lot of hot options in every price category and any of the cars I have selected would make a Valentineas sweetheart swoon."

Picking from a wide variety of cars under $25,000, $25,000 to $50,000, $50,000 to $85,000 and $85,000 and up, these editors have some interesting ideas on what makes for a ahota car. According to Naranjo, aThere are a lot of hot options in every price category and any of the cars I have selected would make a Valentineas sweetheart swoon.a

Independently of each other, Naranjo and Ross chose their top three in each category. For a full list and information on the Autobytel editorsa picks, visit the [ online report ]. Following are their top picks:

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Autobytel Inc., an online leader offering consumer purchase requests and marketing resources tocar dealersand manufacturers and providing consumers with the information they need to purchase new andused cars, pioneered the automotive internet when it launchedAutobytel.comin 1995.Autobytelcontinues to offer innovative products and services to help consumers buy, and auto dealers and manufacturers sell, more used andnew cars.Autobytelhas helped tens of millions of automotive consumers research vehicles; connected thousands of dealers nationwide with motivated car buyers; and helped every major automaker market its brand online. Through its flagship websiteAutobytel.com, its network of automotive sites, includingAutoweb.com, AutoSite.com, Car.com^sm, CarSmart.com, DealershipJobs.com^sm, MyGarage.comandMyRide.com, and its respected online partners,Autobytelcontinues its dedication to innovating the industry's highest quality internet programs to provide consumers with a comprehensive and positive automotive research and purchasing experience, and auto dealers, dealer groups and auto manufacturers with one of the industry's most productive and cost-effective customer referral and marketing programs.