Consumer Reports '07
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Japanese brands dominate Consumer Reports magazine's April auto issue, coming next week, is a guide for millions of auto shoppers. Here's a look at some of this year's key rankings. Top picks for 2007 Consumer Reports considers these the best all-around performers in each category. The magazine didn't name a top pickup because it didn't have enough time to test all new models. Category Vehicle Price Budget Honda Fit $14,000 to $16,000 Small sedan Honda Civic $17,000 to $23,000 Family sedan Honda Accord $20,000 to $33,000 Upscale sedan Infiniti G35 $35,000 to $39,000 Luxury sedan Infiniti M35 $42,000 to $45,000 Fun to drive Mazda MX-5 Miata $21,000 to $27,000 Small SUV Toyota RAV4 $23,000 to $27,000 Midsize SUV Toyota Highlander hybrid $35,000 to $40,000 Minivan Toyota Sienna $26,000 to $38,000 Green car Toyota Prius $23,000 Source: Consumer Reports CR Good Bets have performed well in CR's road tests and have had several years of better-than-average reliability. Bad Bets performed much worse than average. Good bets / Bad bets Acura Integra /BMW 7 Series Acura MDX/ BMW X5 (v Acura RL /Chevrolet Astro Acura RSX (except '06) /Chevrolet Blazer Acura TL /Chevrolet Express Acura TSX /Chevrolet S-10 (4WD) Buick Regal /Chevrolet Venture, Uplander Chevrolet Prizm /Chrysler Town & Country (awd) Honda Accord /Dodge Caravan (awd) Honda Civic /GMC Jimmy Honda Civic hybrid /GMC Sonoma (4wd) Honda CR-V /GMC Safari Honda Element /GMC Savana HondaOdyssey /Infiniti QX56 Honda Pilot /Jaguar S-Type Honda Prelude /Jaguar X-Type Honda S2000 /Jeep Grand Cherokee Infiniti FX /Kia Sedona (except '06) Infiniti G20 /Land Rover Discovery, LR3 Infiniti G35 /Lincoln Aviator Infiniti I30, I35 /Lincoln Navigator Infiniti QX4 /Mercedes-Benz CLK Lexus ES /Mercedes-Benz M-Class (v Lexus GS /Mercedes-Benz S-Class (v Lexus GX /Mercedes-Benz SL Lexus IS /Nissan Armada Lexus LS /Nissan Titan Lexus EX /Oldsmobile Bravada Lexus SC /Oldsmobile Cutlass Lincoln Town Car /Oldsmobile Silhouette Mazda Millenia /Pontiac Aztek Mazda MX-5 Miata /Pontiac Trans Sport, Montana, Montana SV6 Mazda Protégé /Volkswagen Cabrio Mazda3 /Volkswagen Jetta (turbo, gas) Nissan Altima /Volkswagen Jetta (v6) Nissan Maxima /Volkswagen New Beetle (4 cyl.) Nissan Pathfinder /Volkswagen Touareg Pontiac Vibe /Volvo XC90 (6-cyl.) Scion xB Subaru Forester Subaru Impreza Subaru Impreza WRX Subaru Legacy Subaru Outback Toyota 4Runner Toyota Avalon Toyota Camry Toyota Camry Solara Toyota Celica Toyota Corolla Toyota Echo Toyota Highlander Toyota Land Cruiser Toyota Matrix Toyota Prius Toyota RAV4 Toyota Sequia Toyota Sienna Toyota Tundra How 'Consumer Reports' survey ranks cars Predicted reliability of brands and where they placed last year. Bold = gained; italics = lost. Maker '07 '06 Toyota 1 3 Honda 2 2 Scion 3 7 Acura 4 6 Lexus 5 1 Subaru 6 5 Hyundai 7 13 Infiniti 8 28 Mitsubishi 9 4 Mercury 10 8 Mazda 11 9 Audi 12 27 Lincoln 13 30 GMC 14 25 Volvo 15 12 Ford 16 16 Kia 17 14 Buick 18 20 BMW 19 21 Pontiac 20 17 Chevrolet 21 24 Dodge 22 18 Chrysler 23 15 Nissan 24 26 Saab 25 23 Suzuki 26 10 Volkswagen 27 33 Mini 28 11 Porsche 29 36 Saturn 30 29 Cadillac 31 22 Jeep 32 19 Jaguar 33 31 Hummer 34 35 Land Rover 35 34 Mercedes-Benz 36 32 Source: Consumer Reports[/align] |
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