3 Cars That Aced Consumer Reports’ Road Test
Consumer Reports pulls no punches with its road tests. But these three models managed to earn impressive scores anyway.
Written by Andrew Koole
Reviewed by Kathleen Flear
Certain types of cars are more suited for Consumer Reports’ road test than others. The three models from the 2022 model year with the
best ratings
give a pretty good indication as to the direction the publication leans.Two of the three best-scoring models are built by BMW. The other car is the most recent version of the Chevrolet Corvette.
This shouldn’t surprise anyone. Luxury cars are bound to perform better than regular vehicles in tests like these—that’s why they cost so much more. Nevertheless,
Jerry
took a closer look at the results of these three models to see how they outperformed their direct competitors.CR road test results: the BMW 7 Series, BMW X5, and Chevy Corvette
According to
Consumer Reports
(CR), 2022’s king of the road is the BMW 7 Series sedan. The car scored a near-perfect 99 out of 100 points, with the reviewer claiming it outperformed its top rival, the Mercedes S-Class, for the first time in years.CR also loved the BMW X5 which scored an almost-equal 98 points on its road test—not bad for a vehicle with a starting price over $40,000 lower than the 7 Series. Adjudicators were impressed by its speed, handling, materials, and best-in-class gas mileage.
The Chevy Corvette also fared well in its road test, scoring 97 points. The reviewer says the car “deserves to be driven on a track” so drivers can feel its full power and capability. But CR stopped short of a recommendation because of the car’s lackluster history of reliability.
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Other models that performed well on CR’s road test
A few other luxury vehicles from
Germany
managed to score well on Consumer Reports’ road test. Besides the X5 and 7 Series, BMW’s X7 and 5 Series both tallied 94 points each. The new Porsche 718 Boxter racked up 95 points. And the Audi A8 scored 96.But not every model at the top of the class was from the luxury market. The Kia Telluride, a midsize SUV, scored the same amount of points as the Corvette. The Chevy Traverse was awarded 95 points.
A little lower on the list but still impressive, the Subaru Ascent and
Toyota Avalon
both scored 93 points. Of these four more modest vehicles, only the Avalon’s starting price is above $35,000.Insurance premiums for road test winners
Car insurance
for the vehicles with the three best road test scores is expensive—including the Kia Telluride. The 7 Series tops this list too, with an average annual rate of around $3,000. For the X5 and the Corvette, average rates drop to around $2,200 and $2,500, respectively. The Telluride’s average sits just below that at around $1,500.
But you can save on insurance for all of them by shopping for quotes with Jerry. A licensed broker, Jerry does all the hard work of finding cheap quotes from the top name-brand insurance companies and buying new car insurance. Jerry will even help you cancel your old policy.
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