KBB Ignores Consumer Reports And Ranks Civic At Top Of Pack

Detroit's automakers are finding it hard to dislodge the Asians from the top ranks of the compact sedan segment, according to a comparison test by Kelley Blue Book, the car pricing experts.

The compacts available in the United States are all significantly better, more fuel-efficient and more pleasant to drive than they were even five years ago, said KBB analyst Jack Nerad.

In a test of comparably equipped Hyundai Elantra, Honda Civic, Ford Focus and Chevrolet Cruze sedans, the Civic and Elantra tied for first place, the Focus was third and Cruze fourth.

"If this were a beauty contest, or a price war, the 2011 Hyundai Elantra would win it hands down," KBB said Wednesday.

internationalmanofmystery - 8/25/2011 11:53:02 AM

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Great news for Honda! They could use some cheering up! :)

cohwang - 8/25/2011 3:48:42 PM

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That's why their people have the longest life span and their cars last longer.

Joe_Limon - 8/26/2011 1:53:01 PM

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oh dear... and here I thought bringing politics into a car forum was bad. Please leave the bible at home!

Joe_Limon - 8/26/2011 5:23:43 PM

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Very good point on the interpretation side. My interpretation of that quote is quite literal, and that your god wants you to crawl out of a vagina wet and naked again.

LexSucks - 8/25/2011 1:38:13 PM

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How about a Washing Machine or a Microwave?

85bmw745i - 8/26/2011 10:35:47 AM

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I agree 1911. Their testing is retarded, even for appliances. I bought a Vacuum based on their test and my $69.00 Lenmore Vacuum performed far better. Their TV test are retarded too.

993Turbo - 8/26/2011 6:22:50 AM

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Consumer reports often has no clue on how to test certain things and tends to come up with totally arbitrary criteria for testing things.

Fijian - 8/27/2011 8:25:09 PM

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Most magazines take money from manufacturers and push their products.If a car is a completly new model it should not get a high reliability score based on previous model years.This problem is so bad with Consumer reports.They mostly rate BRAND NEW MODEL year Domestics as not or lower on the reliability scale and imports get the higher garades even with NO DATA.