the latest issue of Consumer Reports they test the Fusion, Milan (4 and 6 cylinder), Charger (V6 and V8), Sonata (4,and 6cyl), Impala (V6) and Passat (4 and 6cyl). According to the article, they seemed to like the V6 Fusion and the Passat the best out of the cars listed above, however, they only recommended the Impala because the Fusion and Passat dont have reliability data.
Below are CR's ranking of vehicles based on a number of factors including all aspects of handling, comfort, ride quality, ergonomics, interior quality, cupholders, etc. Of cars tested, Consumer reports then "recommends" a model based on reliability and crash data. A car that does poorly in these catagories or is too new to have data in these catagories will not be recommended. Here are the rankings: (scores are out of 100)
FAMILY SEDANS OVER $25,000
1) Acura TL Recommended 90
2) Passat 3.6 New 89
3) Avalon XLS Recommended 89
4) Accord Hybrid V6 Recommended 87
5) Passat 2.0T New 86
6) Camry V6 Recommended 85
7) Accord V6 Recommended 84
8) Fusion SEL V6 New 77
9) Milan V6 New 77
10) Acura TSX Recommended 77
11) Subaru Legacy GT Recommended 75
12) Maxima SE Recommended 74
13) Altima SE Recommended 74
14) Ford 500 SEL Recommended 70
15) Mazda6 s V6 69
16) 300 C V8 64
17) Galant V6 Recommended 64
18) Impala 3LT V6 Recommended 63
19) 300 Touring Recommended 60
20) Charger V8 New 59
21) Charger V6 New 58
22) LaCrosse CXL Recommended 55
23) Grand Prix GT V6 38
FAMILY SEDANS UNDER $25,000
24) Accord 4cyl Recommended 78
25) Sonata V6 New 76
26) Camry LE Recommended 76
27) Sonata 4cyl New 74
28) Jetta 2.5 (No info) 72
29) Fusion 4cyl New 69
30) Milan 4cyl New 69
31) Mazda6 i Recommended 69
32) Prius Recommended 68
33) Malibu 4cyl 66
34) Malubu V6 66
35) Altima 2.5 Recommended 66
36) Galant 4cyl Recommended 58
37) G6 Base V6 Recommended 51
Below are CR's ranking of vehicles based on a number of factors including all aspects of handling, comfort, ride quality, ergonomics, interior quality, cupholders, etc. Of cars tested, Consumer reports then "recommends" a model based on reliability and crash data. A car that does poorly in these catagories or is too new to have data in these catagories will not be recommended. Here are the rankings: (scores are out of 100)
FAMILY SEDANS OVER $25,000
1) Acura TL Recommended 90
2) Passat 3.6 New 89
3) Avalon XLS Recommended 89
4) Accord Hybrid V6 Recommended 87
5) Passat 2.0T New 86
6) Camry V6 Recommended 85
7) Accord V6 Recommended 84
8) Fusion SEL V6 New 77
9) Milan V6 New 77
10) Acura TSX Recommended 77
11) Subaru Legacy GT Recommended 75
12) Maxima SE Recommended 74
13) Altima SE Recommended 74
14) Ford 500 SEL Recommended 70
15) Mazda6 s V6 69
16) 300 C V8 64
17) Galant V6 Recommended 64
18) Impala 3LT V6 Recommended 63
19) 300 Touring Recommended 60
20) Charger V8 New 59
21) Charger V6 New 58
22) LaCrosse CXL Recommended 55
23) Grand Prix GT V6 38
FAMILY SEDANS UNDER $25,000
24) Accord 4cyl Recommended 78
25) Sonata V6 New 76
26) Camry LE Recommended 76
27) Sonata 4cyl New 74
28) Jetta 2.5 (No info) 72
29) Fusion 4cyl New 69
30) Milan 4cyl New 69
31) Mazda6 i Recommended 69
32) Prius Recommended 68
33) Malibu 4cyl 66
34) Malubu V6 66
35) Altima 2.5 Recommended 66
36) Galant 4cyl Recommended 58
37) G6 Base V6 Recommended 51
