A great article from Consumer Reports about which cars consumers loved so much, they would purchase again.
The
Volt's rating is based on a relatively small sample of respondents who
had owned the car for a relatively short time.
We have found that most newly introduced
models often score highly in their first year but often begin to drop
off in their
second and third years. For example, the
Smart ForTwo scored an 84 in 2008, but by 2010 it had dropped to a 67.
However, some fuel-efficient vehicles such as the Toyota Prius and Ford Fusion Hybrid and sports cars like the Porsche 911 and Chevrolet Corvette tend to have staying power. Other fuel-efficient cars at the top of this year's list include the Lincoln MKZ Hybrid, the Ford Fusion Hybrid, the new Lexus CT200h hybrid, and the diesel-powered Volkswagen Golf TDI. The Prius also made our list of most satisfying vehicles after dropping off last year.
Overall, sporty cars have made a comeback among our subscribers over the past two years, accounting for almost half the cars that earned a Most Satisfying rating, compared with just 34 percent in 2009.
Behind the Volt, the next most satisfying vehicles overall in our survey were the Dodge Challenger and the Porsche 911 sports cars. The Chevrolet Corvette, Ford Mustang GT, and Chevrolet Camaro SS also proved very satisfying, and the Mazda Miata made another appearance.
We also found that owners of turbocharged versions of mainstream cars were often more satisfied than owners of non-turbo versions. The Ford Flex Ecoboost and turbocharged Hyundai Sonata, for example, made our list of most satisfying vehicles, while the naturally aspirated versions were well liked but not to the same degree.
Other types of cars posting relatively high satisfaction scores are luxury sedans, large and luxury SUVs, upscale sedans, pickup trucks, family cars, and upscale compact SUVs. Small cars, midsized and small SUVs (other than upscale or luxury models), minivans, and compact pickup trucks scored much lower.
The percentage of cars from domestic manufacturers on the Most Satisfying list dropped slightly after surging up last year. The number of American-badged cars on the list tied with the number of European models at 10. Satisfaction with Toyota and Lexus models recovered a little after free falling last year.
For a car to make our Most Satisfying list, at least 80 percent of owners must answer "definitely yes" to the following question: "Considering all factors (price, reliability, comfort, enjoyment, etc.), would you get this car if you had it to do all over again?" This year's Ratings are based on more than 314,000 reports from Consumer Reports and ConsumerReports.org subscribers on vehicles from model years 2009 through 2012.
On the other end of the spectrum are vehicles very few owners would buy again. No car was as unloved as the now-discontinued Chevrolet Aveo, which only 37 percent of owners said they would definitely buy again. The all-wheel-drive Toyota Matrix and the Chevrolet Colorado pickup rounded out our short list of the least satisfying cars.
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*Article source: Consumer Reports
Last reviewed: October 2011
Chevrolet Volt
Despite
having a new electric/gasoline drive train and a sticker price exceeding
$40,000, the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid
now tops our list of the most satisfying
vehicles. That's one of the highlights from our latest Annual Auto
Survey, conducted
by the Consumer Reports National Research
Center.
However, some fuel-efficient vehicles such as the Toyota Prius and Ford Fusion Hybrid and sports cars like the Porsche 911 and Chevrolet Corvette tend to have staying power. Other fuel-efficient cars at the top of this year's list include the Lincoln MKZ Hybrid, the Ford Fusion Hybrid, the new Lexus CT200h hybrid, and the diesel-powered Volkswagen Golf TDI. The Prius also made our list of most satisfying vehicles after dropping off last year.
Overall, sporty cars have made a comeback among our subscribers over the past two years, accounting for almost half the cars that earned a Most Satisfying rating, compared with just 34 percent in 2009.
Behind the Volt, the next most satisfying vehicles overall in our survey were the Dodge Challenger and the Porsche 911 sports cars. The Chevrolet Corvette, Ford Mustang GT, and Chevrolet Camaro SS also proved very satisfying, and the Mazda Miata made another appearance.
We also found that owners of turbocharged versions of mainstream cars were often more satisfied than owners of non-turbo versions. The Ford Flex Ecoboost and turbocharged Hyundai Sonata, for example, made our list of most satisfying vehicles, while the naturally aspirated versions were well liked but not to the same degree.
Other types of cars posting relatively high satisfaction scores are luxury sedans, large and luxury SUVs, upscale sedans, pickup trucks, family cars, and upscale compact SUVs. Small cars, midsized and small SUVs (other than upscale or luxury models), minivans, and compact pickup trucks scored much lower.
The percentage of cars from domestic manufacturers on the Most Satisfying list dropped slightly after surging up last year. The number of American-badged cars on the list tied with the number of European models at 10. Satisfaction with Toyota and Lexus models recovered a little after free falling last year.
For a car to make our Most Satisfying list, at least 80 percent of owners must answer "definitely yes" to the following question: "Considering all factors (price, reliability, comfort, enjoyment, etc.), would you get this car if you had it to do all over again?" This year's Ratings are based on more than 314,000 reports from Consumer Reports and ConsumerReports.org subscribers on vehicles from model years 2009 through 2012.
On the other end of the spectrum are vehicles very few owners would buy again. No car was as unloved as the now-discontinued Chevrolet Aveo, which only 37 percent of owners said they would definitely buy again. The all-wheel-drive Toyota Matrix and the Chevrolet Colorado pickup rounded out our short list of the least satisfying cars.
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*Article source: Consumer Reports
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