Talking About Automobiles
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Japanese cars beat American and German nameplates,
In the most recent Consumer Reports Annual Car Owner Satisfaction Survey, Japanese cars beat those carrying American and European DNAs. There was a total of 39 vehicle entries in the Consumer Reports’ Most Satisfying List and 18 of which are Japanese. Out of the 18 cars shouting their Japanese nameplates, 10 are with Toyota badges.
The Toyota Prius was identified as the most satisfying vehicle for four consecutive years now. Aside from being in the pinnacle of the survey, 92 percent of Prius owners even said that they are even willing to buy another Prius. Toyota’s pride is followed by the German BMW 335i coupe/convertible followed by the Porsche boxter gaining scores of 91 and 90 respectively. For more details of the survey, see below:
The Toyota Prius was identified as the most satisfying vehicle for four consecutive years now. Aside from being in the pinnacle of the survey, 92 percent of Prius owners even said that they are even willing to buy another Prius. Toyota’s pride is followed by the German BMW 335i coupe/convertible followed by the Porsche boxter gaining scores of 91 and 90 respectively. For more details of the survey, see below:
Most Satisfying
-- Small Cars: Honda Fit, Volkswagen Rabbit
-- Family Cars: Toyota Prius, Toyota Camry Hybrid, Ford Fusion V6 (AWD), Saturn Aura
-- Large Cars: Hyundai Azera, Toyota Avalon
-- Upscale/Luxury Cars: Lexus LS 460, Acura TL Type-S, BMW 330i/335i (sedan)
-- Infiniti M35 RWD, Lincoln MKZ (AWD)
-- Sports Cars/Roadsters: Porsche Boxster, Porsche Cayman, Chevrolet Corvette, Mini Cooper S (hatchback), Honda S2000, Porsche 911 Carrera, Mazda MX-5 Miata, Audi S4, Mini Cooper (Convertible), Ford Mustang (V8), Volkswagen GTI, Mini Cooper (hatchback)
-- Coupes/Convertibles: BMW 335i (RWD), Volkswagen Eos
-- Wagons/ Hatchbacks: Mazdaspeed3
-- Minivans: Toyota Sienna, Honda Odyssey
-- SUVs: Lexus RX350, Ford Edge, Toyota Land Cruiser, Chrysler Aspen (4WD), Hyundai Santa Fe, Toyota RAV4 (V6), Toyota 4Runner (V6)
-- Pickup Trucks: Honda Ridgeline, Toyota Tundra (V8)
Least Satisfying
-- Small Cars: Chevrolet Cobalt (coupe, nonturbo), Saturn Ion (sedan), Chevrolet Cobalt (Sedan), Chevrolet Aveo (sedan)
-- Minivans: Ford Freestar, Buick Terraza, Chevrolet Uplander, Saturn Relay
-- SUVs: Chevrolet Trail Blazer (6-cyl., RWD) GMC Envoy (6-cyl., RWD), Suzuki Grand Vitara, Jeep Commander (V6), Chevrolet Equinox, Jeep Grand Cherokee (V6, gas)
-- Pickup Trucks: Dodge Dakota, Chevrolet Colorado (5-cyl.), GMC Envoy (5-cyl.), GMC Canyon (4-cyl.), Ford Ranger, Mazda B-Series, Chevrolet Colorado (4-cyl.), GMC Canyon (4-cyl.)
To be an entry in the Consumer Reports list of Most Satisfying vehicles, a model must be hailed by 80 percent of their owners, enough for them to say that they may buy or lease another of it. Meanwhile, those in the Least Satisfying List are those of which less than 50 percent of the vehicle owners say that they would want the same car. The winners are listed in their categories in order of the most satisfying auto.
posted by Rocky at 1:36 AM
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