2010 Consumer Reports New-Car Best Value List

There is a reason why there are no American Cars on this list for consumer reports and why this report is accurate. This isn't Motor Trend magazine. Or even USA Today.

This report is based on facts. Which cars are the most reliable and hold their value the longest, not marketing and hyped up fiction.

You must know the difference between Consumer reports and other magazines and newspapers that test and evaluate and report on these things.

Consumer reports does NOT have any outside influence that might affect the things said about one car or another. There are no Ads in Consumer reports.

On the other hand, Road and Track, Car and Driver, and Motor Trend, not to mention, USA Today, all have a situation that can and often does, affect what is reported.

It's Political, and like anything political, it involves the truth, and how it can be altered.

You can see it every day by tuning into FOX and listening to Beck, Hannity, or Bill for a great example.

For all you people out there that still do not get it:

The ad sales manager for the magazine, or newspaper works hard every month trying to get partial and full page ads which cost the Car manufacturer big bucks.

Now the magazine road tester and article writer tests a group of cars and writes an article giving his expert opinion on each vehicle.

The Ad sales manager reads the Road test report and tells the Road test writer: "You cannot write this about the (Car Model name). I will never get another dime from these people if you write this."

Simple.

Also, to all of you people out there that think buying and enjoying a good Foreign Brand car VS a Buick is un-patriotic, keep this in mind: #1), The car might be more American than you think, as most of the best selling Toyotas, Nissans, and Hondas are made in the USA, and #2), We can't help it if we are smarter consumers than you.

An open mind is the first step to an increase in intelligence.

AmericanCarsNeedImpr​ovement,

I've read your post and corrected you on some of your skewed facts. Judging by your post you are no mechanic!

Typical of Consumer Reports reports, I see how quickly they back pedaled with the rating of Toyota cars, and now all of a sudden Hyundai is the favorite, Again shunning American Car companies what no Buick or Ford.