When it comes to automobiles, there seems to be a huge gap between driver’s satisfaction (a very subjective notion) and objective, technical ranking of cars.
In a recent Consumer Reports’ article, the magazine was comparing how it rates car against how users perceive their auto, and the results were pretty striking.
Tesla clearly came on top of that ranking while the magazine’s testers were far from being enthusiastic about the brand. Are Tesla owner fanatical about their brand or is there something that testers have missed?
Other surprises, Lincoln and Ram/Chrysler were immediately following the electric car company, while they are not trending on the market. Both Subaru and Hyundai were most in keeping with the magazine’s ratings.
Yet, so-called “luxury brands” like Lexus and Infiniti ranked below their standard, parent brands (Toyota and Nissan)!
Just to say that what people perceive to be right can be faraway from what well-meaning engineers and professional testers determine. This said, I would tend to believe the actual users!
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