Why Consumer Reports Likes Different Cars Than We Do

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Of the top 10 cars in Consumer Reports April annual cars issue (online and shipping to subscribers now, on newsstands March 8), we agree on one: the Hyundai Elantra, which also made our pcmag.com Gearlog Digital Drive Top 10 Cars list. The discrepancy is simple: Consumer Reports’ testers love cars, just as much as the car guys at any other magazine or website. But Consumer Reports gets hung up on reliability scores where we believe most every car is reliable enough. So to us, a deciding factor often is technology, particularly standard or universally available iPod adapters and Bluetooth, and affordable in-dash navigation.

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