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Consumer Reports: Top car picks - Sports sedan: Infiniti G (5) - CNNMoney

 

nice. i hope the G gets a redesign for 2013 but i doubt it. so i can have another choice when my lease ends.

 

Funny motor trend r&t and car and driver dont say a peep about it anymore.

 

These mags have a different mission than consumers reports. Does it really matter who says what? Don't we all love driving our Gs?

 

MT/RT/CD are kind of mags who only care about newly redesigned or brand new designed cars. If you paid attention, they barely mention any models that were into its third year. If you bought your cars instead of lease, you would care more about what CR has to say, reliability plays a big role in their ratings.

 

I was just reading that CR report. I find it interesting although I take what CR and for that matter all the mags say with a grain of salt. You have to sift through what they say to figure out what in their reports/articles pretain to you.

That being said I like the fact that they like the G. But it sounded like they chose the Sonata because the Altima is up for a redsign? I did not understand that.

 

"In the auto industry, Consumer Reports magazine is regarded as the single most influential publication among car shoppers. The magazine buys all the vehicles it tests and it accepts no advertising in order to prevent any outside influence on its ratings.

To earn a Consumer Reports' "Top Pick" a vehicle must have the highest performance test scores while also exhibiting at least average reliability and good safety ratings from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety."

MT/CD/RT all take advertising money... he who pays most is certainly the favorite.

 

The G is the sweeeet, glad some reviewers think the same

 

They gave it a 95 overall test score, not too shabby:
Consumer Reports' best & worst cars - Yahoo! Autos

Also don't understand the Altima not being above the hyundai according to this list...

 

Interesting, the BMW 135 is right up there and Acura is nowhere to be found.

 

redesign will be available in 2013 as a 2014 model

 

This is true of CR's methods but it still relies on people (staff) to make the vehicle evaluations. People can and will have preconceived opinions about a brand and therefore will go into the evaluation phase seeking problems or praises depending on their own personal preferences. It's human nature.

They should remove all Brand badging from a vehicle before evaluations and see what the outcomes are. It's proven that if people don't know the manufacturer, opinions can change dramatically.

 

Sure we all are biased, why listen to CR, R&T, MT, CD etc. If they say a BMW is good it's because they are biased, if they say a Hyundai is good, it's because it really is. Is this what you are getting at?

 

No........

 

Inquiring minds want to know....