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Consumer Reports magazine's April auto issue, coming next week, is a guide for millions of auto shoppers.
Here's a look at some of this year's key rankings.
Top picks for 2007
Consumer Reports considers these the best all-around performers in each category. The magazine didn't name a top pickup because it didn't have enough time to test all new models.
Category Vehicle Price
Budget Honda Fit $14,000 to $16,000
Small sedan Honda Civic $17,000 to $23,000
Family sedan Honda Accord $20,000 to $33,000
Upscale sedan Infiniti G35 $35,000 to $39,000
Luxury sedan Infiniti M35 $42,000 to $45,000
Fun to drive Mazda MX-5 Miata $21,000 to $27,000
Small SUV Toyota RAV4 $23,000 to $27,000
Midsize SUV Toyota Highlander hybrid $35,000 to $40,000
Minivan Toyota Sienna $26,000 to $38,000
Green car Toyota Prius $23,000
Source: Consumer Reports
CR Good Bets have performed well in CR's road tests and have had several years of better-than-average reliability. Bad Bets performed much worse than average.
Good bets / Bad bets
Acura Integra /BMW 7 Series
Acura MDX/ BMW X5 (v
Acura RL /Chevrolet Astro
Acura RSX (except '06) /Chevrolet Blazer
Acura TL /Chevrolet Express
Acura TSX /Chevrolet S-10 (4WD)
Buick Regal /Chevrolet Venture, Uplander
Chevrolet Prizm /Chrysler Town & Country (awd)
Honda Accord /Dodge Caravan (awd)
Honda Civic /GMC Jimmy
Honda Civic hybrid /GMC Sonoma (4wd)
Honda CR-V /GMC Safari
Honda Element /GMC Savana
HondaOdyssey /Infiniti QX56
Honda Pilot /Jaguar S-Type
Honda Prelude /Jaguar X-Type
Honda S2000 /Jeep Grand Cherokee
Infiniti FX /Kia Sedona (except '06)
Infiniti G20 /Land Rover Discovery, LR3
Infiniti G35 /Lincoln Aviator
Infiniti I30, I35 /Lincoln Navigator
Infiniti QX4 /Mercedes-Benz CLK
Lexus ES /Mercedes-Benz M-Class (v
Lexus GS /Mercedes-Benz S-Class (v
Lexus GX /Mercedes-Benz SL
Lexus IS /Nissan Armada
Lexus LS /Nissan Titan
Lexus EX /Oldsmobile Bravada
Lexus SC /Oldsmobile Cutlass
Lincoln Town Car /Oldsmobile Silhouette
Mazda Millenia /Pontiac Aztek
Mazda MX-5 Miata /Pontiac Trans Sport, Montana, Montana SV6
Mazda Protg /Volkswagen Cabrio
Mazda3 /Volkswagen Jetta (turbo, gas)
Nissan Altima /Volkswagen Jetta (v6)
Nissan Maxima /Volkswagen New Beetle (4 cyl.)
Nissan Pathfinder /Volkswagen Touareg
Pontiac Vibe /Volvo XC90 (6-cyl.)
Scion xB
Subaru Forester
Subaru Impreza
Subaru Impreza WRX
Subaru Legacy
Subaru Outback
Toyota 4Runner
Toyota Avalon
Toyota Camry
Toyota Camry Solara
Toyota Celica
Toyota Corolla
Toyota Echo
Toyota Highlander
Toyota Land Cruiser
Toyota Matrix
Toyota Prius
Toyota RAV4
Toyota Sequia
Toyota Sienna
Toyota Tundra
How 'Consumer Reports' survey ranks cars
Predicted reliability of brands and where they placed last year. Bold = gained; italics = lost.
Maker '07 '06
Toyota 1 3
Honda 2 2
Scion 3 7
Acura 4 6
Lexus 5 1
Subaru 6 5
Hyundai 7 13
Infiniti 8 28
Mitsubishi 9 4
Mercury 10 8
Mazda 11 9
Audi 12 27
Lincoln 13 30
GMC 14 25
Volvo 15 12
Ford 16 16
Kia 17 14
Buick 18 20
BMW 19 21
Pontiac 20 17
Chevrolet 21 24
Dodge 22 18
Chrysler 23 15
Nissan 24 26
Saab 25 23
Suzuki 26 10
Volkswagen 27 33
Mini 28 11
Porsche 29 36
Saturn 30 29
Cadillac 31 22
Jeep 32 19
Jaguar 33 31
Hummer 34 35
Land Rover 35 34
Mercedes-Benz 36 32
Source: Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports magazine's April auto issue, coming next week, is a guide for millions of auto shoppers.
Here's a look at some of this year's key rankings.
Top picks for 2007
Consumer Reports considers these the best all-around performers in each category. The magazine didn't name a top pickup because it didn't have enough time to test all new models.
Category Vehicle Price
Budget Honda Fit $14,000 to $16,000
Small sedan Honda Civic $17,000 to $23,000
Family sedan Honda Accord $20,000 to $33,000
Upscale sedan Infiniti G35 $35,000 to $39,000
Luxury sedan Infiniti M35 $42,000 to $45,000
Fun to drive Mazda MX-5 Miata $21,000 to $27,000
Small SUV Toyota RAV4 $23,000 to $27,000
Midsize SUV Toyota Highlander hybrid $35,000 to $40,000
Minivan Toyota Sienna $26,000 to $38,000
Green car Toyota Prius $23,000
Source: Consumer Reports
CR Good Bets have performed well in CR's road tests and have had several years of better-than-average reliability. Bad Bets performed much worse than average.
Good bets / Bad bets
Acura Integra /BMW 7 Series
Acura MDX/ BMW X5 (v
Acura RL /Chevrolet Astro
Acura RSX (except '06) /Chevrolet Blazer
Acura TL /Chevrolet Express
Acura TSX /Chevrolet S-10 (4WD)
Buick Regal /Chevrolet Venture, Uplander
Chevrolet Prizm /Chrysler Town & Country (awd)
Honda Accord /Dodge Caravan (awd)
Honda Civic /GMC Jimmy
Honda Civic hybrid /GMC Sonoma (4wd)
Honda CR-V /GMC Safari
Honda Element /GMC Savana
HondaOdyssey /Infiniti QX56
Honda Pilot /Jaguar S-Type
Honda Prelude /Jaguar X-Type
Honda S2000 /Jeep Grand Cherokee
Infiniti FX /Kia Sedona (except '06)
Infiniti G20 /Land Rover Discovery, LR3
Infiniti G35 /Lincoln Aviator
Infiniti I30, I35 /Lincoln Navigator
Infiniti QX4 /Mercedes-Benz CLK
Lexus ES /Mercedes-Benz M-Class (v
Lexus GS /Mercedes-Benz S-Class (v
Lexus GX /Mercedes-Benz SL
Lexus IS /Nissan Armada
Lexus LS /Nissan Titan
Lexus EX /Oldsmobile Bravada
Lexus SC /Oldsmobile Cutlass
Lincoln Town Car /Oldsmobile Silhouette
Mazda Millenia /Pontiac Aztek
Mazda MX-5 Miata /Pontiac Trans Sport, Montana, Montana SV6
Mazda Protg /Volkswagen Cabrio
Mazda3 /Volkswagen Jetta (turbo, gas)
Nissan Altima /Volkswagen Jetta (v6)
Nissan Maxima /Volkswagen New Beetle (4 cyl.)
Nissan Pathfinder /Volkswagen Touareg
Pontiac Vibe /Volvo XC90 (6-cyl.)
Scion xB
Subaru Forester
Subaru Impreza
Subaru Impreza WRX
Subaru Legacy
Subaru Outback
Toyota 4Runner
Toyota Avalon
Toyota Camry
Toyota Camry Solara
Toyota Celica
Toyota Corolla
Toyota Echo
Toyota Highlander
Toyota Land Cruiser
Toyota Matrix
Toyota Prius
Toyota RAV4
Toyota Sequia
Toyota Sienna
Toyota Tundra
How 'Consumer Reports' survey ranks cars
Predicted reliability of brands and where they placed last year. Bold = gained; italics = lost.
Maker '07 '06
Toyota 1 3
Honda 2 2
Scion 3 7
Acura 4 6
Lexus 5 1
Subaru 6 5
Hyundai 7 13
Infiniti 8 28
Mitsubishi 9 4
Mercury 10 8
Mazda 11 9
Audi 12 27
Lincoln 13 30
GMC 14 25
Volvo 15 12
Ford 16 16
Kia 17 14
Buick 18 20
BMW 19 21
Pontiac 20 17
Chevrolet 21 24
Dodge 22 18
Chrysler 23 15
Nissan 24 26
Saab 25 23
Suzuki 26 10
Volkswagen 27 33
Mini 28 11
Porsche 29 36
Saturn 30 29
Cadillac 31 22
Jeep 32 19
Jaguar 33 31
Hummer 34 35
Land Rover 35 34
Mercedes-Benz 36 32
Source: Consumer Reports
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