Posted on 03/20/2012 12:52:14 PM PDT by BO Stinkss
1. Cadillac Escalade This full-size luxury SUV remains the King of Bling, best known for being the ride of choice among hip-hoppers, slam-dunkers and wise guys. Unfortunately, under objective evaluation its appeal is little more than skin deep. Consumer Reports slams the Escalade for its poor braking, handling and fuel economy, and its too-tiny third-row seat. It gets CR's “worst” marks for low reliability and high ownership costs, and is cited for being a poor value, performing inadequately in accident-avoidance tests and for having the worst fuel economy in its class (at 13/21 mpg city/highway).
(Excerpt) Read more at forbes.com ...
The escalade is an overpriced POS.
The door panels dont even line up.
It amazes me that the very people that scream green drive these things.
The very notion of a luxury 4x4 to get grocery is a farce.
I got noting against someone buying a maseratti or porche SUV but it’s really self defeating.
It’s not gonna handle luke a sports car or a 4x4 and it sure as hell aint green.
Its libtard bling.
Why is there only one liberal sh*t box on the list.. Something is bias here.
The Ruling Class
Balderdash!! I didn’t see the Chevy Volt on this list. The ability to self-ignite while commuting down the highway to an important meeting merits a #1 spot compared to these has-beens.
Even Forbes is selling out.
I notice that the Gubermint Motors “Dolt” was not on this list ... wonder why?
What the hell would Forbes know about off-roading? "Golly! This Jeep sure has a stiff suspension! It's one of the worst built cars ever!"
Forbes also needs to get a web designer who knows how to keep the 'Next' button in a pictoral from having to completely reload the page. I think they're going to have to hire a liberal to get their site right.
Jeep cops it in this list.
But the list, which cites Consumer Reports, also brings over the CR ‘mom’ bias i.e. any vehicle that isn’t cute, cheap, quiet and rides like a marshmallow (read: boring) receives bad marks.
Of course trucks and SUVs are going to generate more wind and road noise - it’s called physics but there are tradeoffs with any vehicle. As usual, CR’s objective criteria are anything but.
This is hilarious. The testers obviously don’t understand what they are testing...extreme bias...ie step in height complaint on a 4x4 3/4 ton truck and the ‘rough ride’ LOL...the turbo cummins diesel is the LEAST problematic of all the diesels...now if dodge could increase the quality build of the rest of the truck...ahhh.
Dodge Ram 2500 Diesel
In general, Consumer Reports finds heavy-duty three-quarter-ton pickups to be among the most problematic vehicles in production. Specifically, the diesel-powered version of the Ram 2500 is said to be at the back of the pack. It not only received “worst” ratings for poor reliability and excessive ownership costs, but it received among the lowest road-test scores among all 2012 models. While testers praised the truck’s towing abilities and payload capacity (prime attributes among buyers with purposeful needs we should note) they criticized the Ram 2500 diesel’s ride and handling qualities, transmission performance, its noisy cabin and a too-high step-in height.
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Goody! 2 of our 3 vehicles are on the list, but ours are older.
We have a 1995 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 pickup with the Cummons Turbo Diesel engine. It has been a real workhorse for us. It gets 20 MPG when we don’t have it loaded down. It has actually been quite economical over the years. And it has done everything we have asked of it. At 17 years old and nearly 200,000 miles, I would say it has proven itself.
We have a 2010 Jeep Liberty Sport 4x4. Right now we have snow tires on it and we are getting the mileage they list in the piece. In a month or so we will switch back to street tires and with them, and hubby driving like a little old lady, we will go back to getting 25 mpg highway. It is a great and economical car for an SUV, and with our ranch being 2.2 miles down a dirt road, that doesn’t get plowed of snow in the winter, it suits our needs beautifully!
Yeah!
Forbes is merely citing the test results from Consumer Reports.
Man, I love my FJ Cruiser. It is a great surfing/hunting/towing/commuting machine. Sure visibility isn’t great but that is what mirrors are for. Almost 30,000 miles in 15 months and I haven’t had to do anything but regular maintenance.
My buddy Bill bounced the bed of his diesel out in the desert LoL
It was one of those extended bed things.
The motor was bullet proof but it wasnt for off road.
All GM or Chrysler. No Fords on the list.
Aside from the engine, a Dodge Ram is a piece of junk. People buy them because they are darn near half the price of a better built Ford. I’ve asked.
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