The nonprofit's extensive testing sets it apart from other publications that test drive vehicles, but the researchers’ work is not finished when the automotive issue comes out. Day-to-day testing continuesĬonsumer Reports spends about $2 million a year buying as many as 70 vehicles at regular retail prices when models are redesigned, Linkov says. "We believe basic safety is a right for all of us, not a luxury reserved for those who can afford it,” Marta Tellado, the nonprofit' s president and chief executive, wrote in a column accompanying the list. One, the Toyota Corolla, is less than $25,000 for most trim levels. But more than half of the magazine's Top Picks retail for less than $35,000 at their most basic. The average price of a 2020 vehicle has risen to more than $37,500, according to Consumer Reports. Vehicle models received extra points for including four specific safety systems at all trim levels, and each of the Top Picks had to have forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection as standard equipment.
"The system will help identify something before you can pull out,” Linkov says. But most important: The systems can brake for you if necessary, keeping you, your car and someone who might have run in front of you intact in a way that wasn't widely available five years ago. “The car can react faster than you can." Technology can stop fender bendersĬameras and other sensors keep an eye on traffic around you, warning you of a vehicle in your blind spot or a car approaching faster than you anticipated. "These are really great features to avoid an accident,” he says. Some luxury models still don't incorporate those features. Many manufacturers, such as Subaru and Toyota, already are equipping their more affordable vehicles with safety systems such as forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection, says Jonathan Linkov, Consumer Reports deputy auto editor. The Yonkers, New York-based nonprofit and magazine has been testing automobiles since its founding in 1936 and has been anointing its Top Picks since 1997. That's the message from Consumer Reports, which released its 10 favorite cars, SUVs and trucks Thursday from among 240 vehicles that its researchers tested and rated for the 2020 model year. Subaru's Forester has made Consumer Reports' Top Picks 13 times since it was first produced in 1997.Įn español | If you're planning to buy a new car, take advantage of all the high-tech safety features you can afford.
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