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Which cars would people get again?(Up front: news / trends / advice)(Buyers Guide)
The one car that people most love to love is the Toyota Prius, according to our latest survey of CONSUMER REPORTS subscribers.
This year more than 250,000 consumers responded to our question asking how satisfied they are with the vehicle they now drive. The Prius drew near-unanimous praise: 94 percent of the 1,640 survey respondents who own or lease a 2004 redesigned Prius said they would definitely get one again.
In all, our survey found 32 cars, wagons, minivans, SUVs, and pickups that at least 80 percent of respondents said they would definitely get again. Twenty-five of those vehicles are Japanese makes. Only one U.S. car, the Chevrolet Corvette, made it to the top group. The rest are European luxury sedans and sports cars.
Our survey also shows that satisfaction doesn't always track with reliability. The Mini Cooper and Mercedes-Benz SL are among the most satisfying, even though their reliability records are below average. (For more on people's love of trouble-prone cars, see CloseUp on page 19.)
Among cars that were least satisfying, domestic vehicles accounted for 12 of the 20 in the lineup; Japanese nameplates accounted for 7. The Land Rover Freelander SUV was the sole European vehicle in the least-liked lineup.
We generate these lists each year based on responses to our Annual Questionnaire, which is sent to all subscribers of CONSUMER REPORTS and ConsumerReports.org. We ask people whether they would buy or lease the same vehicle again, considering its price, performance, comfort, and reliability. The tables at the right list the percentage of owners who said they would definitely get the same car again.
MOST SATISFYING SMALL CARS Toyota Prius 94% Scion xB 87 Honda Civic Hybrid 81 Mazda3 80 FAMILY/LARGE SEDANS Toyota Avalon 84 Honda Accord 82 UPSCALE/LUXURY SEDANS Lexus LS430 92 Acura TL 87 Acura TSX 83 Jaguar XJ Series 81 SPORTS/SPORTY CARS Honda S2000 89 Chevrolet Corvette 88 Mini Cooper 85 BMW Z4 83 Porsche Boxster 82 BMW M3 82 Subaru Impreza WRX 81 Mazda MX-5 Miata 80 COUPES/CONVERTIBLES Lexus SC430 85% Mercedes-Benz SL 81 MINIVAN Toyota Sienna 86 SMALL SUVs Honda Element 83 Subaru Forester 81 MIDSIZED SUVs Lexus RX330 85 Honda Pilot 83 Toyota Highlander 81 Lexus GX470 81 Toyota 4Runner 80 LARGE SUVs Toyota Land Cruiser 84 Lexus LX470 82 PICKUP TRUCKS Toyota Tundra 83 Nissan Titan 82 LEAST SATISFYING SMALL ...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire March 5, 2002 700+ words
...inside compact extended cab pickup trucks are at a greater risk of injury...inside compact extended cab pickup trucks. "We found that children...seat of compact extended cab pickup trucks were nearly five times more...
- Pickup trucks get women's nod.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire October 9, 2003 700+ words
...revealed that another reason more women are buying pickup trucks nowadays is that today's new breed of pickup trucks were designed to also consider them. "Gone were the days of pickup trucks that were hard to steer, give you bumpy ride or...
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- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service FitzGerald, Susan March 5, 2002 700+ words
...back seats of compact extended-cab pickup trucks are almost five times more likely to...their children should not use compact pickup trucks," concludes the study, which analyzed...specifically tell consumers not to use pickup trucks as family vehicles," said Eron Shosteck...
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- Newspaper article from: The Philadelphia Inquirer (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) March 5, 2002 700+ words
...back seats of compact extended-cab pickup trucks are almost five times more likely to...their children should not use compact pickup trucks," concludes the study, which analyzed...specifically tell consumers not to use pickup trucks as family vehicles," said Eron Shosteck...
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...back seats of compact extended-cab pickup trucks are almost five times more likely to...their children should not use compact pickup trucks," concludes the study, which analyzed...specifically tell consumers not to use pickup trucks as family vehicles," said Eron Shosteck...
- GW Motor launches 2.8L Diesel Engine Pickup Trucks.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire March 24, 2004 700+ words
...released two series of 2.8L diesel engine pickup trucks. GW Motor launched two series of pickup trucks, GW Deer Series and GW Sailor series...diesel engines in China. The two series pickup trucks can carry both cargo and passengers...
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- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire November 2, 2005 700+ words
...Thailand to rely only on one-ton pickup trucks. Another product champion will also...2010 as planned by the government. Pickup trucks have been the flagship product for...vehicles is projected this year, with pickup trucks forming the bulk of total output...
- Toyota Motor Thailand begins shipping Hilux pickup trucks.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News November 13, 2004 700+ words
...company, has started exporting its Hilux pickup trucks, the company's first vehicle developed...amount, about 100,000 units will be pickup trucks and the remaining 40,000 units Camry...units, of which 140,000 will be pickup trucks and the remaining units cars. Hilux...
- Isuzu Expands Thai Production of Light Pickup Trucks, SUVs.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News June 24, 2003 700+ words
...by expanding its production of light pickup trucks and sport-utility vehicles in the...facilities in Thailand for one-tonne pickup trucks in line with its relocation plans...lift its Thai output of one-tonne pickup trucks to 200,000 units in 2005, half of...
- Thailand: India-based Tata Motors teams up with Thonburi Ausomotive Assembly...
- News wire article from: Thai Press Reports December 20, 2006 700+ words
...Assembly Plant to produce one-ton pickup trucks both for the domestic market and exports...and modify the plant to produce the pickup trucks that we expect to roll out by the second...hoping to use Thailand as a base to make pickup trucks and then move on to manufacturing energy...
