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2010 Consumer Reports Top Pick Cars - Click above for high-res image gallery
Each year, the automotive editors of
Consumer Reports select their Top Pick Cars, representing vehicles that are the best in their individual segments. These cars are deemed to have "average or better" predicted reliability and have scored high marks in government safety testing. In past years, automakers like
Honda and
Toyota have dominated this list, but since more and more manufacturers are ramping up their quality within each competitive segment, the 2010 list proves to be the most diverse
CR Top Picks group in over a decade.
So, which cars garner the most praise from
CR? The
Nissan Altima has officially dethroned the
Honda Accord from the top family sedan spot, the
Volkswagen GTI takes honors as the best sporty car, the trusty
Subaru Forester takes the cake in the small SUV category, the quirky
Mazda5 wins for best family hauler, and both the
Chevrolet Traverse and
Silverado stand tall as the best family SUV and pickup truck. These six newcomers join the
Hyundai Elantra SE,
Infiniti G37,
Toyota Prius and
Lexus LS460L to round out the entire list of Top Pick Cars.
Unlike most automotive media outlets (Autoblog included),
Consumer Reports actually buys its own test cars before putting them through rigirous evaluations of handling, braking, comfort, safety and more, and each test car is roughly 6,000 miles older by the time all of the tests have been completed.
Follow the jump to read the official press release from
CR, and scroll through our
attached gallery to see high-res shots of all the 2010 Top Pick Cars.
Gallery: 2010 Consumer Reports Top Picks
[Source:
Consumer Reports - sub. req.]
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