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Consumer Reports Best Car Values

Check out the list at:
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/cars/new-cars/buying-advice/best-values/best-and-worst-values/index.htm

Here's the top ten for the car categories.  I didn't put the scores, but each car is given a score that is calculated based on each vehicle's five-year owner cost (shown as cost per mile), road-test score, and predicted-reliability rating. 

So my question is, what is involved in this reliability rating and also, where the hell are the American cars?  Some have accused Consumer Reports of being biased against American cars in the past.  Does anyone still think that is the case?

The U.S. manufacturers wiped the floor with the competition in the large SUV and truck segments, but only four American vehicles made it into the top ten in five different segments with a total of fifty cars.  The Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan, and the Cadillac CTS and DTS.

Small Cars
[LIST=1]
  • Honda Fit Sport (manual)
  • Honda Civic EX (manual)
  • Honda Fit (base)
  • VW Golf TDI (manual)
  • VW Golf (2.5)
  • Toyota Corolla (base, manual)
  • Honda Civic EX
  • Scion xD (manual)
  • Hyundai Elantra SE
  • Toyota Corolla LE


Family Cars
[LIST=1]
  • Toyota Prius IV
  • VW Jetta TDI
  • Honda Accord LX-P (4-cyl., manual)
  • Toyota Camry LE (4-cyl.)
  • Toyota Camry Hybrid
  • Nissan Altima 2.5S (4-cyl.)
  • Ford Fusion SE (4-cyl.)
  • Honda Accord LX-P (4-cyl.)
  • Mercury Milan (base, 4-cyl.)
  • Subaru Legacy 2.5i Premium


Upscale Sedans
[LIST=1]
  • Acura TSX (4-cyl.)
  • Toyota Avalon XLS
  • Infiniti G37 Journey
  • Lexus ES 350
  • Volkswagen CC Luxury (4-cyl.)
  • Acura TL (base)
  • Hyundai Azera Limited
  • Hyundai Genesis 3.8
  • Lexus IS 250


Luxury Sedans
[LIST=1]
  • Infiniti M35 (RWD)
  • Infiniti M35 X (AWD)
  • Acura RL
  • Lexus LS 460L
  • Volvo S80 3.2
  • Cadillac CTS Premium (3.6)
  • Cadillac DTS Luxury II
  • Lexus GS 450h Hybrid
  • Lexus GS 350 (AWD)
  • BMW 535i


Sporty Cars
[LIST=1]
  • Mini Cooper (base)
  • Scion tC
  • Mazda MX-5 Miata Grand Touring
  • Honda Civic Si
  • Mini Cooper S
  • Volkswagen GTI (4-door)
  • MazdaSpeed 3 Sport
  • Volvo C30 T5 1.0
  • BMW 135i
  • Subaru Impreza WRX
-Jim
1987 Cougar LS 5.0

Consumer Reports Best Car Values

Reply #2 –
i feel consumer reports has always been biased toward forgien cars, i stopped picking it up back in the 90's.
the only reason the ford fusion/milan made the list was because they are based off a puppiesanese car.
"Beating the hell out of other peoples cars since 1999"
1983 Ford Thunderbird Heritage
1984 Ford Mustang GT Turbo Convertible

Consumer Reports Best Car Values

Reply #3 –
it doesnt matter what we think, we are to be told what is better from now on.  Get use to it:D

the forgien autos made in the usa(lower case) still benefit another countries stock market but who cares anyway, just get it as cheap as possible or nearly free and thats what makes people happy.

The charts are probably based on polls in within a city block of consumer reports head quarters,,,wouldnt surprise me.