Consumer Reports names the best and worst cars by brand

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03-06-14 | 10:17 PM

#16

spwolf

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Originally Posted by bitkahuna

thank you CR, for another worthless 'consumer report'. if a vehicle is considered the 'worst' for a brand, that doesn't necessarily make it a bad vehicle overall. and the report provides no way to compare the best of one brand vs another. so really, what's the point?

this is just their car review rating, which i find funny

03-07-14 | 06:06 AM

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LexBob2

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Originally Posted by SteVTEC

They actually do have a chart like that, visible to subscribers only.

Agreed. it's easy to compare the road test and reliability information on similar/competitive models, if you are a subscriber.

03-07-14 | 06:30 AM

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keyframe13

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I agree with most of them.

03-07-14 | 06:39 AM

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yardie876

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I find it interesting that BMWs best is the 3 Series and worst is the 7, while Lexus is the opposite, with their flagship coming on top.

03-07-14 | 08:37 AM

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mmarshall

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I usually agree with CR, ,and have a lot of respect for the magazine, but this time I have to take strong issue with the XTS being the best new Cadillac. Its interior is indeed a big step-up from the overly-dull, plastic interior of the DTS it replaced, and the 6-speed automatic and AWD option are a nice advance from the DTS's 4-speed and FWD only. But the chassis, IMO, is a joke....it rides and drives like an econobox. It is simply unworthy of being a flagship.

IMO, it's pretty much the same situation with Lincoln's MKS....but this time, CR agreed with me on that.

Last edited by mmarshall; 03-07-14 at 09:05 AM.