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" {& c& Y5 B! }# p/ I5 {3 V! |" b" v wCompact SUVs
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Honda CR-V & a1 I& H& S; ^% m- d2 t4 U) P$ x
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- a8 c0 _$ Z$ r( X- E' A#1 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Honda CR-V:
' {" J. T m$ M& c: c2 F: j- #1 Ranked for safety on the list
- #1 Ranked for quality on the list
- #1 Ranked for Expert Review on the list
- One of the top 3 ranked for gas milage
Reasons not to buy the Honda CR-V:
* x3 Q/ ~4 q" |# f% ^- 10th ranked on the list for cost
- Can get the Hyundai Tucson for around $4,000 less
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Hyundai Tucson ) e! f. N& {4 x& o+ d( F
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| #2 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Hyundai Tucson:% H4 u: v+ @# o" e& Z( {
9 ?3 x8 t! g. k. [- #1 ranked for safety on the list
- One of top 3 ranked for price on the list
Reasons not to buy the Hyundai Tucson:
1 I3 r ^! [4 y9 m+ d- has lower horsepower compared to rest
- want the #1 rated Honda CR-v
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Toyota RAV4
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/ a. c) g- f) l8 ?2 u | #3 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Toyota RAV4:
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) F% d* M K' h9 {& P" i8 }- #1 ranked fuel economy on the list
- runner up next to Honda CR-V for quality
- runner up for expert review
- #1 ranked for value on the list
- Agile and economical
Reasons not to buy the Toyota RAV4:
; M: B# r! e& a& f- want the Honda CR-V
- low horsepower rating
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Jeep Patriot ' M" @ {* J, W- h/ S+ I) X8 R
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' l j( F3 D( N$ T; O6 Y( ^ | #4 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Jeep Patriot:
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- #1 ranked for gas mileage
- #1 ranked for price
- One of the top ten for safety
- good off road capability
Reasons not to buy the Jeep Patriot:( h* ]) Q( d& f3 Q
- Cab is pretty noisy
- comes standard with just a one cd system
- small fuel tank
- not a great deal of cargo space in rear
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Saturn Vue
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' I6 o+ |6 |/ W0 h" e | #5 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Saturn Vue:3 g# w( {# k5 V" l% r' ~& b% v2 a
" p9 ~/ S( w' ]4 M C- Great Gas Mileage
- Onstar feature
- quiet engine
- Ranked #4 on the list for price
- Good horsepower
Reasons not to buy the Saturn Vue:, D8 n" I( Q+ m; K1 t$ W
- low rank under total value
- could get the Hyundai Tucson cheaper
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Kia Sportage7 e& r6 R, a) V# `6 L. ?6 S
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| #6 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Kia Sportage:
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( ]; P+ K7 \* g! H- runner up for best price behind the Jeep Patriot
- decent gas mileage
- #3 ranked in value
Reasons not to buy the Kia Sportage:6 b" P" _! |: J; g/ p
- low ranking horsepower
- want the Jeep Patriot
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Subaru Forester' y8 a: X9 t3 y1 T2 |
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| #7 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Subaru Forester:
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- #1 ranked for safety on the list
- #3 ranked for value on list
- decent gas mileage
Reasons not to buy the Subaru Forester:
$ T/ e* N- G$ y; N1 b) M }- No Acceleration
- road noise
- lack of leg room in rear
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Kia Sorento) q! u$ R3 ^# Z" i! M" U) v
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| #8 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Kia Sorento:
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- Value
- exterior and interior styling
Reasons not to buy the Kia Sorento:
. n3 v% E" j8 w K2 P x- low rank for gas mileage
- low towing ability
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Honda Element* U, m% l; `, [( j- V
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| #9 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Honda Element:
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- good gas mileage
- interior space
- Lots of leg room for front and back passengers
Reasons not to buy the Honda Element:
2 ^( T9 F- A% X) L$ Z: X7 }" X; h- some road noise
- low horsepower
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Suzuki Grand Vitara
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! {: U& I# T2 N7 A6 X7 E! g# C | #10 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Suzuki Grand Vitara:' }3 x8 I0 c- j
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- smooth ride
- decent pricing
- average rank in safety
Reasons not to buy the Suzuki Grand Vitara:
! i- a% {0 F! \& b1 O8 V3 M- ranked low on gas mileage
- sluggish acceleration
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Ford Freestyle / [$ z: u9 V* M7 X7 d
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| #11 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Ford Freestyle:
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- #1 ranked in safety on the list
- decent power balance
- car-like ride
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- high priced
- low ranked in value
- could improve in gas mileage
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Pontiac Torrent
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, @0 W0 G- A2 U3 \- #1 ranked for safety on the list
- Good overall value for the price
- Nice interior
Reasons not to buy the Pontiac Torrent:
7 U9 E3 j' D, C. z* j- ranked low for price
- can do better for fuel economy
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Jeep Wrangler ) p0 i4 h; F* @! K9 P
+ o) o% f, E% h Q+ z4 p: h | #13 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Jeep Wrangler:% N: i6 [' R; V8 U4 N( n
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- #1 ranked in value on the list
- high ranked in quality on the list
- good priced
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- gas mileage not good
- scored low in safety
- road noise
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Mazda CX-7
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, i5 m% D/ ~& J6 x! `, D2 j- #1 ranked in safety on the list
- #3 ranked in expert review
- #3 ranked in value
Reasons not to buy the Mazda CX-7:
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- a bit pricy for the quality
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BMW X3
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0 q7 c3 Z0 x y/ o0 b9 P. e | #15 Editor's PickReasons to buy the BMW X3:4 y: l- G' K9 C" Z9 c; `5 @
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- great horsepower
- very good value
- comfortable
Reasons not to buy the BMW X3:
: ?, A" B# s( `- low ranking for safety
- could do better in gas mileage
- #22 ranked for price
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Suzuki XL7 " R5 v. g. r6 y# P" a: X; A
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| #16 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Suzuki XL7:
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- #3 ranked for horsepower
- Smooth V6
- exterior look
- controls easy to use
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- low ranked in value
- low ranked in price
- can do better in gas mileage
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Acura RDX
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| #17 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Acura RDX:% [& E# i1 w, J) \- ]4 ^! j) J* n
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- #6 ranked in horsepower
- luxurious interior
Reasons not to buy the Acura RDX:
+ j4 k! x5 J0 R2 M- Scored low in safety
- can do better in gas mileage
- extremely sluggish off the line
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Chevrolet Equinox
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- smooth ride
- exterior styling is nice
- has decent interior space
Reasons not to buy the Chevrolet Equinox:0 d w+ a- B7 l6 l- k
- cheap interior look
- can do better on gas
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Mitsubishi Outlander
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| #19 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Mitsubishi Outlander:) ]; P U" P) {) G1 i0 Q+ F
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- #3 ranked in value
- has decent horsepower
- comfortable
Reasons not to buy the Mitsubishi Outlander:
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- can do better on gas mileage
- a bit pricy for the quality
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Ford Escape
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2 c Q. r6 z' h/ s; c6 {+ x) D, r* j2 @ | #20 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Ford Escape:
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: _( C8 N D2 p) \! f- roomy
- Great mileage
- comfortable ride
- sporty look and feel
Reasons not to buy the Ford Escape:
; X3 B2 Q9 Q$ ^. B, e' O9 B- lacks in horsepower
- scored low in value
- can do better in safety area
- road noise
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Jeep Liberty
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| #21 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Jeep Liberty:
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- good low-end torque
- decent cargo compacity
- Rugged, sporty feel
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- can do better in gas mileage
- scored low in safety
- a bit pricy compared to others
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Mercury Mariner
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2 w; z- `% I& Z" H% ?5 E | #22 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Mercury Mariner:( y9 v; m+ q, [7 b( n& A
: ^: Z% V y0 X- [8 x0 G @$ U- decent quality
- ok on gas mileage
- not too bad on price
Reasons not to buy the Mercury Mariner:
9 [6 {: r0 x$ ~) e: }- low safety score
- lower ranked on horsepower
- scored low in overall value
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