Don't look now, but the Accord is EPA classified as a "large" car, and with the V6 (three liters and 270 horsepower!) it can be a pretty quick one too.
Getting back to the Ten Best list, though: I know (as if there were ever much doubt) that if I throw enough money at the problem I can get a truly fine automobile. One of the things the magazines can do is go through the lesser ranks of cars, kissing all the frogs so they can tell you which one is the prince. That used to be a goal of the ten best list (and still is of their occasional category comparos).
Conversely, putting an M3, Corvette, etc. on the same list with a Fit or even an Accord makes you wonder about the purpose of the list. Best in each of several classes, maybe? They certainly don't compete with each other even vaguely...
--Joe