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Dominates Consumer Reports Reliability Quick Pick List; Big Three Score Zip
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Auto on Info March 2005 Toyota Dominates Consumer Reports Reliability Quick Pick List; Big Three Score Zip Toyota Motor Corporation garnered 12 spots, or 63% of the entries, on Consumer Reports' reliability Quick Pick list. Two models were from the Lexus line - the Lexus IS300 4-door hatchback and sedan and the Lexus LS430 sedan; ten models were from the Toyota line - the Toyota Camry sedan, the Toyota Celica 2-door hatchback, the Toyota Corolla small sedan, the Toyota Echo small sedan, the Toyota Highlander mid-sized sport utility vehicle, the Toyota Land Cruiser large sport utility vehicle, the Toyota MR2 Spyder convertible sportster, the Toyota Prius gas-electric hybrid 4-door hatchback, the Toyota RAV4 small sport utility vehicle, and the Toyota Tundra full-sized pickup truck (regular cabin, extended cabin, and crew cabin). Some photographs, with links, of these venerable models appear below.
Honda Motor Company garnered 4 spots, or 21% of the entries, on CR's reliability Quick Pick list. Two models were from the Acura line - the Acura MDX 4-door sport utility vehicle and the Acura RSX 2-door hatchback; two models were from the Honda line - the Honda Civic 2-door hatchback, coupe, sedan, and hybrid sedan, and the Honda CR-V small sport utility vehicle. Some photographs, with links, of these venerable models appear below.
The remaining three models making the 2005 reliability Quick Pick list are the Subaru Forester small 4-door sport utility vehicle, the Mazda3 4-door hatchback and small sedan, and the Mitsubishi Endeavor 4-door sport utility vehicle. By manufacturer, the entries are divided thusly:
Source for CR 2005 reliability Quick Picks: Consumer Reports, April 2005, p. 31 Addendum, dated March 21, 2005 The Mazda3 has been pulled from Consumer Reports' recommended list because it earned a rating of "poor" in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's side-impact crash tests1; for the same reason, it may have been pulled from CR's Quick Pick lists as well. 1 "11 of 13 Small Cars Tested Get Lowest Crash Rating," Detroit Free Press, March 7, 2005, http://www.freep.com/money/autonews/crash7e_20050307.htm and "Consumer Reports Pulls Focus As Pick," Detroit Free Press, March 8, 2005, http://www.freep.com/money/autonews/consumer8e_20050308.htm |
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