Automotive News - Consumer reports 2006
Consumer Reports has issued the “Top 10” list of new cars for 2006. This was not a piece of automotive news that Americas automakers were happy to hear about. In fact, it is most likely the worst automotive news they have heard for some time. For the first time in the 10 year history of the “Top Ten” rankings that consumer reports has not listed any American automobiles.
One Automobile make should be very excited with the newly released automotive news, and that would be Honda. Four of the ten were Hondas. The Honda civic made the “Top-Ten” list with their just-redesigned model. The Ridgeline, which is Hondas first ever truck and was also the first and only 4 door pick-up to achieve the highest government crash test rating, 5 stars, for both frontal and side-impact test.
Toyota and Subaru automakers are two others happy with the newly released automotive news since they were both able to make the “Top-Ten” list for 2006. One automotive news report was accurate in saying that the American automakers have been ‘Shut-out”.
Before Consumer Reports releases their pick for the years “Top Ten” list, each vehicle is subject to under go the most comprehensive auto-test program of any U.S. publication or Web Site. Consumer Reports uses some different methods of testing than other auto reviewers.
All cars tested by Consumer Reports are anonymously purchased from dealers instead of borrowing them from automakers.
Consumer Reports are staffed by a team of experienced auto engineers that do all the testing on a 327 acre auto-testing center.
Each automobile that is tested by Consumer Reports is evaluated for months and is driven for 6,000 miles or more.
More than 50 individual tests are performed on every vehicle, including some test that were developed exclusively by Consumer Reports auto engineers and adopted by the auto industry.
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