Some features of newer cars and the technology.

Make & Model
Acura ILX
Premium
Acura MOXTech
Acura RLX Tech
Acura TLX 2.4L
Acura TLX
SH-AWD
Fuel economy.
Fuel economy, fit and finish,
easy third-row access, rear
seat, standard electronic
safety features, headlights.
Acceleration, access, frontseat
comfort.
Spacious and plush interior,
seat comfort, braking.
Powertrain, fuel economy,
braking.
Acceleration, fuel economy,
braking.
Alfa Romeo Giulia Have not evaluated yet.
Audi A3
Premium
Audi A6 3.0
Premium Plus
Quattro
AudiAllroad
Audi Q3
Premium Plus
Handling, feels solid,
braking, standard frontal
collision avoidance.
Ride, handling, quietness,
transmission, fit and
finish, front seat comfort,
fuel economy, high-tech
features, standard forward
collision avoidance.
Powertrain, handling, ride,
quietness, fuel economy,
front-seat comfort, fit and
finish, high-tech features.
Handling, acceleration,
transmission, braking, seat
comfort, quietness, fit and
finish, fuel economy, high
tech features.
Have not evaluated
redesign.
Ride, handling, quietness,
fit and finish, reliability.
Stiff ride, loud cabin, access,
controls, overpriced for what
you get.
Controls, transmission and
shifter, agility, suspension
noise, rear visibility.
Ride, at-the-limit handling, rear
visibility.
Ride, agility, complicated
controls, suspension noise.
Reliability, annoying audio
controls, lacks panache.
Reliability, transmission
and shifter, annoying audio
controls, lacks panache.
Rear seat, some controls,
pricey, tepid power off tfie
line, headlights, reliability.
Controls take getting used to,
unintuitive shifter, tight rear
seat.
Controls take getting used to,
turning circle.
Controls take getting used to,
small trunk.
Tight quarters, narrow driving
position.
CONSUMER REPORTS BUYING GUIDE 2017
Make & Model
Audi Q5
Premium Plus
(2.0T)
Audi 07
Premium Plus
Audi TT Coupe
2.0T(AT)
BMW328d xDrive
BMWTSOi
xDrive A
BMWiSGiga
BMWM235I*
BMW XI xDrive28i
BMWX3xDrive28i
(2.0T)
BMWX5xOrlve35i
Highs
Handling, transmission,
braking, fit and finish.
Powertrain, quietness,
handling, braking, high-tech
features, luxury interior,
towing capacity, standard
forward-collision avoidance.
Agility, braking, front-seat
comfort, fit and finish, fuel
economy, versatility, hatch
back, high-tech features.
Handling, ride, fuel
economy, transmission,
front-seat comfort, fit and
finish, visibility.
Handling, ride, acceleration,
transmission, front-seat
comfort, fit and finish,
fuel economy, visibility.
Powertrain, acceleration,
ride, quietness, fit and
finish, front-seat comfort.
Ride, quietness, powertrain,
seat comfort, room, fit and
finish, lots of high-tech
features, fuel economy.
Energy efficiency,
acceleration, agility,
reduced range anxiety with
optional gasoline engine.
Acceleration, handling,
braking, front-seat comfort,
quietness, reliability.
Fuel economy, braking,
transmission.
Agility, powertrain, braking,
fuel economy, fit and finish.
Drivetrain, fuel economy,
quietness, seat comfort,
fit and finish, visibility.
Lows
Controls take getting used to.
Controls take getting used to,
rear visibility, shifter.
Controls take getting used to,
ride, access, tiny rear seat.
Tight rear seat, some controls,
diesel-engine noise, pricey
options.
Engine clatter, some controls,
tight rear seat, pricey options.
Disappointing handling,
controls.
Narrow trunk, steep learning
curve for controls.
Long trips require frequent fillups,
seats only four, rear-seat
access, cargo space, stingy
instrumentation.
Rear seat room, some controls.
Road noise, narrow front
seats, stiff ride, no blind-spot
monitoring.
Controls, low rear seat.
Reliability, some controls.
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CONSUMER REPORTS BUYING GUIDE 2017
Make & Model Htglis 1 Lows 1
BMWZ4s0rlve28i Acceleration, fuel economy,
braking.
steering feel, ride, noise, tight
quarters^ access.
Buick Enclave CXL Ride, handling, interior
room and flexibility, quiet
ness, fit and finish, easy
access to usable third seat.
Fuel economy, rear visibility.
Bufck Encore
Leather
Ride, quietness, braking,
maneuverability, fuel
economy, reliability.
Acceleration, driving position,
narrow cabin, rear visibility,
value.
BuIck Envision Have not evaluated
redesign.
BuIck LaCrosse Have not evaluated
redesign.
Buick Regal
Premium 1
Acceleration, ride, handling,
braking, controls.
Rear seat, rear visibility.
BuIck Verano
Leather (2.4)
Quietness, transmission,
braking.
Front-seat comfort, tight rearseat,
narrow driving position.
Cadillac ATS
Luxury (turbo)
Handling, fun to drive,