Best buys

The Consumer Reports auto issue is coming out soon, and for once, not all the top picks are Japanese:

...This year there were some surprises among the 10 categories, including Hyundai, which broke out with two Top Picks: the Elantra SE for Small Sedan and Sante Fe for Midsized SUV. Even a domestic vehicle managed to make it on the list (the first time in two years), with the Chevy Silverado 1500 Crew Cab earning a Top Pick in the Pickup Truck category. The rest of the honored vehicles all hail from Japan, including four Toyota models, one Mazda, one Infiniti and one Honda.

CR actually liked the Toyota Tundra better than the Silverado, but the Toyota had a below-average reliability record. (Cats and dogs living together! Mass hysteria!)

I'd still take a Mazda 3 over the Elantra, though. I'm curious to see how the Opel Saturn Astra tests.

Damian P.

Posted by damian at February 28, 2008 06:07 PM