And Car & Driver rank the CX5 number 1, Forester 2 and Rav4 #3.
They call the Forester "boring and dull"....
They're will simply never be a best that everyone agrees on.
Yeah, every publication has different #1's.
Who cares. For every reason someone might call the CR-V #1, is probably every reason I hate on it.
For every reason the Forrester is called #1, I can point to how slow and god awful and spartan my Mom's Subaru is.
For every reason a new RAV4 might be better (MPG?), I can say I don't give a rats ass about MPG.
It all depends on what you want out of the car.
I can't say the CRV is #1 at anything until the engine is fixed. That overshadows everything else.
Oh completely agree. Just throwing that out there since I'm sure it's #1 on some list.
Now the mid-sized SUV category is split into 3 row and 2 row.
#1 in 3 row was the new Subaru Ascent.
#1 in 2 row was the new Hyundai Santa Fe.
Looks like the CR-V isn't #1 on any list this year. How the mighty have fallen....
It all depends on what your priorities are for determining the ranking. I can completely understand why the Forester gets ranked number 1 by CR. They tend to focus more on overall practicality of a car vs driving passion or handling at the limits like say a C&R does. For the price the Forester has a great mix of standard features (full safety systems, LED headlights), passenger room and cargo room, fuel economy, reliability, resale value, and standard AWD.
Forester was overall number 1 with an overall score of 89, CX-5 was second with 82, CR-V was 3rd at 77. The new RAV4 is being tested right now and is not currently ranked.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaiW7Uxp7OU
I agree with this. If you're buying an SUV, MOST PEOPLE are buying it for the space and practicality, which is why these companies value that more than anything else. Forester does well here. Since I need more space than a passenger vehicle but not as much as something like a Forester I'd stick with a CX-5.
Looks like the CR-V isn't #1 on any list this year. How the mighty have fallen....
Found the magazine today. CX5 is the second one rated after the Forester.
To be fair, I grew up driving high off the ground vehicles like Jeeps. It's what I am used to.I knew someone would prove me wrong. [emoji1787] It certainly has fallen from Grace, though. I also wouldn't say MOST people buy for those reasons.
A (sad) reason many people buy them is they feel safer. I've heard quite a few say that... or they want to... sit higher (mostly women). Seriously. We all know someone who's said that, right?
Also... Read an article recently: they're getting older. It's easier to get into an SUV with old knees.
They're just so many reasons people are buying these it's hard to say "most".