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a guest is my quincy automotive content specialist for Consumer Reports magazine
and this is the time of the year the April issue of Consumer Reports
the always eagerly awaited list the best car models
in 10 categories mike got thanks as always for being with us
vez en just reading about the ratings that you give
look it s performance safety reliability that's won the Grammy
you actually takin 1.1 million surveys
from your subscribers that's a big deal
it's a big deal and it's the largest survey of its kind Consumer Reports
magazine Consumer Reports dot or the website
has a close to eight million subscribers and we send
our surveys out and we ask people tells about anything that happened your car
last 12 months
and that makes up are I like to call our famous reliability ratings
okay let let's take a look at some specifics let him go to talk about your
best overall because we don't
the past it's been talked about and read about and written about
the Tesla s ninety thousand dollar sticker price roughly
all-electric the it got a 99 rating the only reason I didn't get 100 I think was
because it still
a little tough to find places to power up as you travel well right now you can
get a
close to 225 miles per se on on a full charge charge my take about five hours
I so it's a it's a really it's a very at
clean green machine but it is no easy to
to find a a charger point like you can find a corner gas station
best pickup truck and correct me if I'm wrong but this is
and the only one I've the Detroit big three in
your top 10 at all the Dodge Ram 1500 gotta
78 score but at 26-27 thousand or sticker price
first time a Chrysler product is made your list in sixteen years
cat that's that's a that's a big deal I mean we really like the Dodge Ram
1500 has an awesome v8 engine a comfortable ride very quiet inside the
very very civilized for pickup truck
we also tested the Chevrolet Silverado which was just redesigned
that scored slightly higher than the RAM but since we don't have reliability date
on the Sobrato yet
the RAM gets the nod best green car
so many folks looking to going by mental
to be kind to the environment once again 11 years in a row
Toyota Prius gets a 79 score leads the list
you know it did the previous has the the market cornered
on on green green driving for Consumer Reports
44 miles per gallon over on consumer reports fuel economy testing is really
the
the magic number the number you wanna you want to focus on
and credible reliability we have years and years a
a reliability data on this hybrid technology
and the previous is the standard at the class and you know though that here it
is
the greenest up the green and yet you point out roomy interior
hatchback versatility so it's more than just
the 44 mpg it's a real car people think the priestesses
this tiny little 10 can it's actually very spacious inside you could but 45
normal size adult Senate are you can use it to hatchback designs you could pull
down the rear seat it's like a mini station wagon
in even if you want a previous station wagon they even make one of those places
almost become a brand within itself
best luxury car you to the Audi a6 at 93
by to 57,000 sticker price
a giver take 22 miles a gallon you call a respectable
you basically and I'm back this probably the best phrase in the whole article
you call the RT six a joy to drive it it is and you have
the opportunity to drive in a sex your get going to be treated to one of the
nicest cars going
almost at any price the interiors beautiful it's comfortable it's quiet
its powerful are an audience recently as had much better
reliability so that really helps a standing at the ASIC a-sixes a pleasure
to drive
every single day and it's not just the automotives
the sumptuous keep calling impeccably finished first class cabin brimming
with the latest high-tech features aka cat that's like up
pill to prize-winning I think there's a poll to Clara
you wanna awesome writing I gotta say from the guys a consumer reports on
women
I it is it's a wonderful car
and and the the fact that that we can do recommended any
makes the top pick me is mostly attributed to its improved reliability
has always have always done well consumer protesting
the best minivan lets families looking at these these days
the Honda Odyssey getting eighty six core by a thirty six thousand dollar
price tag
you call it the most complete family vehicle you can buy I i think what did
that with the reasons we like the Odyssey so much
is it doesn't necessarily drive like a then it's got very decent steering
feedback it's got good handling
the controls are easy are the reliability is good fuel economy is
decent for a minivan
lots a versatile room inside you need two rows you got plenty of seating
you want to fold them all down and practically move the content of your
house you can do that
on minivans are are awesome family vehicles I
I've long been a huge fan vans when you've got
kids are you doing carpooling II they're they're under rated their
under respected and if you're out there you're a family got kids you thinking
about a family vehicle check out the Honda Odyssey
in the rearview camera is standard that which is a great safety feature menu is
your backing up in mean isn't fancy you've got
what's an interior room in big being rerouted pillars
it's hard to see out and when you're backing up so when you've got that the
rear camera popping up in the big center screen
it's a huge safety five for the top
10 models you rate are from the japanese companies Toyota
Honda Subaru not as many as in some other recent years past
but I i the Japanese automaker's slipping a little
or others around the world catching up with what you read
I think the automotive market place's here's
and that's bad news for the car companies because they're competing with
each other for
for every single customer but it's really good for the consumer there are
so many awesome choices out there
that you don't have to just say well only Honda or Toyota
I makes makes good reliable cars will forget about
you can go to Hyundai and find great cars you can go to Kia
General Motors is making good small cars these days
%uh there's a lot of products from Ford the consumer Reports is a big fan I have
but they're just read letdown for reliability cell
%uh the choices and options for consumers these days have never been
better
my quincy automotive content specialist consumer reports thanks for being with
us
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