Consumer Reports 2010 Top Picks: Prius retains Green Car pick, Chevy shines in SUV, Pickup category

Posted: Feb 23, 2010
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Consumer Reports has released its annual list of Top Picks for the year 2010. Honda and Subaru have earned class leader status for building the best all-around vehicles for American drivers, according to the Automaker Report Cards published in Consumer Reports” 2010 Annual Auto Issue.

Tied with an overall score of 77 out of 100 points, Honda and Subaru were followed by Toyota (74), Hyundai (73) and Nissan and Volkswagen tied at (72) in overall score. Consumer Reports pointed out that recommendations for eight recalled Toyota models were temporarily suspended.

Despite going through a braking recall, the Toyota Prius retained its title as Consumer Reports Top Pick for the Green Car category. Lexus also made the list with the LS 460L taking the Top Pick for the Best Overall Car category.

Any shining moments for American automakers? Well, while Chrysler’s fared even worse than last year, GM was a bright spot taking the Top Pick for the Family SUV category with the Chevrolet Traverse, and the Top Pick for the Pickup Truck category with the Chevrolet Silverado 1500.

Click through to see the list of Top 10 Picks.

Family Sedan: Nissan Altima
Small Sedan: Hyundai Elantra SE
Sporty Car: Volkswagen GTI
Small SUV: Subaru Forester
Best Overall Car: Lexus LS 460L
Family SUV: Chevrolet Traverse
Sports Sedan: Infiniti G37
Family Hauler: Mazda5
Green Car: Toyota Prius
Pickup Truck: Chevrolet Silverado 1500

- By: Omar Rana

Source: Consumer Reports


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  • Bumblefoot

    I'm suprised that the green car of the year isn't the winner of the green car award. The A3 or Golf TDI should've made it

  • mkaresh

    Few people seem to realize that, every year, the “new” Auto Issue is based on data that is already nearly a year old. The ratings in it have been out since the previous October. They are not new. Yet the press treats them as news anyway.

    For reliability stats based on much more recent data and that include actual repair frequencies, not just dots, check out TrueDelta:

    http://www.truedelta.com/car-reliability.php

    After all, do you want to know how reliable a car has been lately, or how reliable it was a year ago, when it was a year newer?

  • swiss

    id re-tweet that for a dollar…

  • joseph

    true that

  • joseph

    good for gm!its one of the many steps in the right direction for gm

  • mrpushrod

    Jon Linkov was on ABC’s Good Morning LIES ON CAMERA. I QUOTE LEXUS LS460L goes through avoidance maneuver very well. SEE VIDEO — CONSUMER REPORTS A FRAUD: Consumer Reports top rated Lexus LS 460L posts the second poorest speed in Consumer Reports avoidance avoidance maneuver. I QUOTE CONSUMER REPORTS TEST DESCRIPTION ************** A vehicle with good braking and emergency handling can help you avoid an accident. Here are the highs and lows in our dry braking test (from 60 mph) and AVAIDANCE MANUEVER WHICH HELPS US JUDGE HOW CAPABLE A VEHICLE IS WHEN A DRIVER IS TRYING TO STER AROUND AN OBSTICLE; THE HIGHER ITS SPEED, THE BETTER ***************
    After highly recommending the dangerous Toyota Corolla which may be recalled for light and vague steering (Consumer Reports words), Consumer Reports Dare to TOP RATE the Lexus LS460 which posted the lowest speeds in CRs AVOIDANCE MANUEVER

    TEST RESULTS: Lincoln Town Car (dated 30 year old design) 47.5MPH Lexus LS460 L 48.5 Mercury Grand Marquis 50MPH (dated 30 year old design), Toyota Avalon 50MPH Kia Amanita.

    Consumer Reports DARE rate the LEXUS LS460L a top score of 99 out of a 100. Did I mention, this is the same magazine that highly rated the Corolla? Safety takes a back seat to selling magazines at Consumer Reports.
    http://blogs.consumerreports.org/cars/2010/02/c…

  • mrpushrod

    Jon Linkov was on ABC’s Good Morning LIES ON CAMERA. I QUOTE LEXUS LS460L goes through avoidance maneuver very well. SEE VIDEO — CONSUMER REPORTS A FRAUD: Consumer Reports top rated Lexus LS 460L posts the second poorest speed in Consumer Reports avoidance avoidance maneuver. I QUOTE CONSUMER REPORTS TEST DESCRIPTION ************** A vehicle with good braking and emergency handling can help you avoid an accident. Here are the highs and lows in our dry braking test (from 60 mph) and AVAIDANCE MANUEVER WHICH HELPS US JUDGE HOW CAPABLE A VEHICLE IS WHEN A DRIVER IS TRYING TO STER AROUND AN OBSTICLE; THE HIGHER ITS SPEED, THE BETTER ***************
    After highly recommending the dangerous Toyota Corolla which may be recalled for light and vague steering (Consumer Reports words), Consumer Reports Dare to TOP RATE the Lexus LS460 which posted the lowest speeds in CRs AVOIDANCE MANUEVER

    TEST RESULTS: Lincoln Town Car (dated 30 year old design) 47.5MPH Lexus LS460 L 48.5 MPH, Mercury Grand Marquis 50MPH (dated 30 year old design), Toyota Avalon 50MPH Kia Amanita.

    Consumer Reports DARE rate the LEXUS LS460L a top score of 99 out of a 100. Did I mention, this is the same magazine that highly rated the Corolla? Safety takes a back seat to selling magazines at Consumer Reports.
    http://blogs.consumerreports.org/cars/2010/02/c…

  • Mr. Bungle

    And the VW and Audi have smart pedals that stop the car when both pedals are pressed down. They've had them since early 2000.