SUBCOMPACT: Honda FIT
SMALL CAR: Honda Civic
MIDPRICED SEDAN: Honda Accord
UPSCALE SEDAN: Infiniti G35
LUXURY SEDAN: Infiniti M35
SMALL SUV: Toyota RAV4
MIDSIZED SUV: Toyota Highlander
MINIVAN: Toyota Sienna
GREEN CAR: Toyota Prius
FUN TO DRIVE: Mazda MX-5 Miata
To be a "Top Pick," a vehicle much score at or near the top of its category in Consumer Reports' testing, must have at least average reliability and must perform well in government and Insurance Institute crash tests.
http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/autos/0702/gallery.consumer_reports_top_picks/index.html
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That's about right as far as 2007 goes. I pretty much agree with that list. 2008 I think will provide some different results.
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anyone else confused by this?
Consumer Reports wrote:"I think [the Solstice] is going to do very well for the first couple of years," said David Champion, head of Consumer Reports' auto testing, "but I think, over the long term, this is the better sports car."
but before they said that...they said this...
Consumer Reports wrote:Reliability is fair, but that's good enough to earn a recommendation.
unless the solstice/sky are that unreliable
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Versus Motorsports really @!#$ sucks
and so does DHL...but more
They are unproven since they've only been on the market barely a year. Hence why I said 2008 will look different. There will be alot of new cars this year on next years list.
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I don't understand how anyone could choose the FIT as the best of anything. $15k, ass-ugly(inside and outside), heavy(for its class), and crap mileage(considering the crap power). Has the world forgotten what the entry-level hatch is these days? What about the old CRX? Small, light, reliable, sporty, and over 40mpg... or even the 92-95 civic... or the metro?
The FIT is the anti-thesis to its own class, how could you give that thing top honors... ARGH
Ace140 wrote:
The FIT is the anti-thesis to its own class, how could you give that thing top honors... ARGH
Fit versus...
Aveo, Yaris, Versa, Accent, Rio.
Round one: Style
Subjective.
Round two: Weight (5-speed and hatchback)
Fit: 2432 lbs
Aveo: 2531 lbs
Yaris 3-door: 2290 lbs
Versa: 2687 lbs
Accent 3-door: 2468 lbs
Rio: 2438 lbs
Round three: Power and MPG (Old style EPA measure,5-speed)
Fit: 109HP-- 33/38
Aveo: 103HP-- 27/37
Yaris: 106HP-- 34/40
Versa: 122HP-- 30/34
Accent: 110HP--32/35
Rio: 110HP--32/35
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Consumer reports = Don't care.
Not one domestic made it? Excellent. GM and reliability don't usually belong in the same sentence anyways.
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Mr.Goodwrench-G.T. wrote:Ace140 wrote:
The FIT is the anti-thesis to its own class, how could you give that thing top honors... ARGH
Fit versus...
Aveo, Yaris, Versa, Accent, Rio.
Round one: Style
Subjective.
Round two: Weight (5-speed and hatchback)
Fit: 2432 lbs
Aveo: 2531 lbs
Yaris 3-door: 2290 lbs
Versa: 2687 lbs
Accent 3-door: 2468 lbs
Rio: 2438 lbs
Round three: Power and MPG (Old style EPA measure,5-speed)
Fit: 109HP-- 33/38
Aveo: 103HP-- 27/37
Yaris: 106HP-- 34/40
Versa: 122HP-- 30/34
Accent: 110HP--32/35
Rio: 110HP--32/35
so, is it just me or should the yaris 3-door have got it?
GAM (The Kilted One) wrote:Consumer reports = Don't care.
Pretty much. It's about as reliable and informative as Car & Driver.
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sykeeok wrote:Mr.Goodwrench-G.T. wrote:Ace140 wrote:
The FIT is the anti-thesis to its own class, how could you give that thing top honors... ARGH
Fit versus...
Aveo, Yaris, Versa, Accent, Rio.
Round one: Style
Subjective.
Round two: Weight (5-speed and hatchback)
Fit: 2432 lbs
Aveo: 2531 lbs
Yaris 3-door: 2290 lbs
Versa: 2687 lbs
Accent 3-door: 2468 lbs
Rio: 2438 lbs
Round three: Power and MPG (Old style EPA measure,5-speed)
Fit: 109HP-- 33/38
Aveo: 103HP-- 27/37
Yaris: 106HP-- 34/40
Versa: 122HP-- 30/34
Accent: 110HP--32/35
Rio: 110HP--32/35
so, is it just me or should the yaris 3-door have got it?
It's you. Yaris in this case is 3-door while the Fit is a 5-door, so Fit has it beat in rear seat comfort/entry. If we talk about the Yaris sedan, now it looses to the Fit in cargo space/flexibility. Then in crash test results which CR takes into consideration, the Fit beat out the Yaris.
Yaris would probably win if they brought this model from Canada.
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oh, ok. i didn't know the crash test ratings or rear seat comfort/entry ratings of the two. thank you for shedding some light on that for me
