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grandbonnevillecreature
Okay, Pontiac lovers, I have the brand new Consumer Reports here in my hand. Below I am going to list their information. This is ratings of FAMILY SEDANS from the March 2006 issue. To make this easy to figure out, I am going to list the vehicles under their two catagories (over $25000 and under $25000 and their overall road-test score. Road test scores are based on agility, handling, road noise, feel, fit and finish, and a bunch of other crap.
UNDER $25,000
Name of car/Score from 1-100
Acura TL / 90
VW passat 3.6 / 89
Toyota Avalon XLS / 89
Honda Accord Hybrid V6 / 87
VW Passat 2.0T / 86
Toyota Camry XLE V6 / 85
Honda Accord EX v6 / 84
Ford Fusion v6 / 77
Mercury Milan v6 / 77
Acura TSX / 77
Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT / 75
Nissan Maxima 3.5 se / 74
Nissan Altima 3.5 se / 74
Ford 500 SEL fwd / 70
Mazda 6 s v6 / 69
Chrysler 300C / 64
Mitsu. Galant GTS / 64
Chevy Impala 3LT / 63
Chrysler 300 Tour. / 60
Dodge Charger RT V8 / 59
Dodge Charger SXT V6 / 58
Buick Lacross CXL / 55
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT / 38
CARS UNDER $25,000
Accord EX 4 cyl / 78
Hyundai Sonata GLS V6 / 76
Camry LE 4 cyl / 76
Hyundai Sonata GLS 4 cyl / 74
VW Jetta 2.5 / 72
Ford Fusion SE 4 cyl / 69
Mercury Milan 4 cyl / 69
Mazda 6 i 4 cyl / 69
Toyota Prius / 68
Chevy Malibu 4 cyl / 66
Chevy Malibu LS V6 / 66
Mitsu. Galant ES 4 cyl / 58
PONTIAC G6 Base V6 / 51
Sorry if I'm alittle lazy typing this out, but I type terribly and slowly, so I cut some corners. So basically, Pontiac BOMBED on both lists. Consumer Reports is supported by donations and accepts ZERO advertising dollars, so their opinions are reasonably unbiased. I think it's funny that foreign cars and Ford Family cars did the best. All of GM's results were pretty bad except the new Impala, which got CR's Recommendation. Pontiac did terribly. No wonder they might get put out to pasture soon. Pontiac is going to have to get it together quick or they aren't going to stand a chance in the future.
UNDER $25,000
Name of car/Score from 1-100
Acura TL / 90
VW passat 3.6 / 89
Toyota Avalon XLS / 89
Honda Accord Hybrid V6 / 87
VW Passat 2.0T / 86
Toyota Camry XLE V6 / 85
Honda Accord EX v6 / 84
Ford Fusion v6 / 77
Mercury Milan v6 / 77
Acura TSX / 77
Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT / 75
Nissan Maxima 3.5 se / 74
Nissan Altima 3.5 se / 74
Ford 500 SEL fwd / 70
Mazda 6 s v6 / 69
Chrysler 300C / 64
Mitsu. Galant GTS / 64
Chevy Impala 3LT / 63
Chrysler 300 Tour. / 60
Dodge Charger RT V8 / 59
Dodge Charger SXT V6 / 58
Buick Lacross CXL / 55
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT / 38
CARS UNDER $25,000
Accord EX 4 cyl / 78
Hyundai Sonata GLS V6 / 76
Camry LE 4 cyl / 76
Hyundai Sonata GLS 4 cyl / 74
VW Jetta 2.5 / 72
Ford Fusion SE 4 cyl / 69
Mercury Milan 4 cyl / 69
Mazda 6 i 4 cyl / 69
Toyota Prius / 68
Chevy Malibu 4 cyl / 66
Chevy Malibu LS V6 / 66
Mitsu. Galant ES 4 cyl / 58
PONTIAC G6 Base V6 / 51
Sorry if I'm alittle lazy typing this out, but I type terribly and slowly, so I cut some corners. So basically, Pontiac BOMBED on both lists. Consumer Reports is supported by donations and accepts ZERO advertising dollars, so their opinions are reasonably unbiased. I think it's funny that foreign cars and Ford Family cars did the best. All of GM's results were pretty bad except the new Impala, which got CR's Recommendation. Pontiac did terribly. No wonder they might get put out to pasture soon. Pontiac is going to have to get it together quick or they aren't going to stand a chance in the future.