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Originally Posted by ifcar
"The redesigned Saturn Vue is a big improvement over the model it replaces, with more agile handling; a quiet, pleasant ride; and standard stability control. Inside the cabin, higher quality interior materials are used, and levels of fit and finish are much improved, but the front seats are uncomfortable and lack adequate support. The 3.6-liter V6 engine in our tested XR model is smooth and refined, and provides strong acceleration. But the Vue's fuel economy is among the worst in this competitive segment. Long stopping distances also cost the Vue points."
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...But the Honda Pilot, also having among the worst fuel economy in its class, was rated among the highest-rated by CR. Why does CR care about the fuel economy of domestic-nameplate cars, but completely ignores the gas consumption of Toyota and Honda models? Could it be that CR is biased against the domestics?
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2008 Subaru Forester AWD
New EPA MPG
18 City
20 Combined
23 Hwy
2008 Honda CR-V 2WD New EPA MPG
Regular Gasoline
20 City
23 Combined
27 Hwy
2008 Saturn Vue FWD
New EPA MPG
Regular Gasoline
19 City
22 Combined
26 Hwy
2008 Toyota RAV4 2WD
New EPA MPG
21 City
24 Combined
27 Hwy
2008 Mitsubishi Outlander 2WD
New EPA MPG
20 City
22 Combined
25 Hwy
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Why is it that the Saturn gets penalised for fuel economy (so much so, in fact, that it's among the worst vehicles CR has tested in this class) even though its fuel economy is only slightly less than the fuel economy leaders? Why
doesn't the Subaru get penalised for fuel economy that's much worse than the Saturn's? Why does the Mitsubishi Outlander get a "high" for fuel economy when its mileage is no better than the Saturn Vue's?
Saying, "Umm, well... Because CR tests their own cars and CR doesn't go by the EPA's numbers and it just so happens that domestics always score alot lower in our tests than they do in the EPA's tests..." won't work, because it's just a tired, old, dead excuse meant to fool those who refuse to do their due diligence ("research") on these cars.
CR knows people don't do their research. That's how CR knows they can get away with this.
If anyone ever wanted to know why GM has problems, this is it. Consumer Reports is GM's problem.