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4 u9 K' f U; X* F* {8 uCompact SUVs
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Honda CR-V % J2 a. n0 U7 e6 ]0 i6 C
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. T9 G# E, K3 ^7 e' V#1 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Honda CR-V:
* J' a5 j. U% ^: U6 m3 L- #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:1 o4 ?7 s5 B1 I5 d0 ^4 \
- 10th ranked on the list for cost
- Can get the Hyundai Tucson for around $4,000 less
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Hyundai Tucson
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| #2 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Hyundai Tucson:1 k) m& r/ z9 P! R# y; D$ W8 q; I
/ o6 g" \8 [4 t- _0 U& ^- #1 ranked for safety on the list
- One of top 3 ranked for price on the list
Reasons not to buy the Hyundai Tucson:& C8 ]9 j2 q9 e9 d
- has lower horsepower compared to rest
- want the #1 rated Honda CR-v
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Toyota RAV4 " r9 U3 @3 X9 j4 M/ T
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| #3 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Toyota RAV4:
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* e- V- Z% j+ }% q4 p3 ~: D+ L- #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 RAV4:4 o, u: ]2 Z+ s
- want the Honda CR-V
- low horsepower rating
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Jeep Patriot , Y, P& o, P2 [" V I6 T5 @
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5 @2 ~( J& B2 H6 O! F0 i | #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:
. D* M/ l3 \7 i! t- 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$ `- R! n# h6 N# @
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5 B% y* p8 l0 i0 [! _2 \ | #5 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Saturn Vue: b% y! T$ W4 U3 U3 S
" v. o- \* p$ q! W4 e; j0 h& b& R- Great Gas Mileage
- Onstar feature
- quiet engine
- Ranked #4 on the list for price
- Good horsepower
Reasons not to buy the Saturn Vue:! |5 K# l3 A: b" x
- low rank under total value
- could get the Hyundai Tucson cheaper
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Kia Sportage
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, Y) v" p) H7 f, g. \ | #6 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Kia Sportage:1 u3 [$ {, ]6 \1 |) P
- }( M" h5 Y. I6 d- runner up for best price behind the Jeep Patriot
- decent gas mileage
- #3 ranked in value
Reasons not to buy the Kia Sportage:/ U- }) @% O6 l' B* Q
- low ranking horsepower
- want the Jeep Patriot
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Subaru Forester! z: M5 X; ^9 F/ {. L# k2 Y. s& h
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| #7 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Subaru Forester:
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- #3 ranked for value on list
- decent gas mileage
Reasons not to buy the Subaru Forester:
5 I* N) v; [( r: |! m9 q# s3 O E5 n- No Acceleration
- road noise
- lack of leg room in rear
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Kia Sorento/ I1 s4 Z; U9 V5 e y
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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:. E& P1 B% _0 [$ r* b" X. P
- low rank for gas mileage
- low towing ability
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Honda Element
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| #9 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Honda Element:" g D3 o: J' u; V7 ^7 z; H( b
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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:
" m2 h1 \ z( k) {- some road noise
- low horsepower
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Suzuki Grand Vitara 2 P x) D' }" ]8 N l
/ |6 V5 n ?, S) m- y' Z/ V! B6 O | #10 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Suzuki Grand Vitara:8 J. J4 g) N: K" G. k, z) f4 G
" e5 t* C; J' I1 ^- smooth ride
- decent pricing
- average rank in safety
Reasons not to buy the Suzuki Grand Vitara:- J* w& z3 T/ {: p2 p
- ranked low on gas mileage
- sluggish acceleration
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Ford Freestyle
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| #11 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Ford Freestyle:1 A8 p! s# O; H6 d/ O
. x9 z, I/ T% M% e m. [- #1 ranked in safety on the list
- decent power balance
- car-like ride
Reasons not to buy the Ford Freestyle:
% A! N) \' `0 p% a: r: Z- high priced
- low ranked in value
- could improve in gas mileage
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Pontiac Torrent % P, H8 t9 ]# E. s3 D
7 |+ ]( V4 J4 _ | #12 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Pontiac Torrent:
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- Good overall value for the price
- Nice interior
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- ranked low for price
- can do better for fuel economy
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Jeep Wrangler
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| #13 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Jeep Wrangler:8 p" w. S, u) t; ~2 V( `* a2 V/ i
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- #1 ranked in value on the list
- high ranked in quality on the list
- good priced
Reasons not to buy the Jeep Wrangler:9 I- p0 B' o# R ~5 Y! m2 [/ k' W+ C J
- gas mileage not good
- scored low in safety
- road noise
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Mazda CX-7 0 Z& @) C' o1 Y1 b# @+ z
3 I% E1 S, d. ~- p% V1 ?* b- p( u+ ~ | #14 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Mazda CX-7:
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- #3 ranked in expert review
- #3 ranked in value
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- could do better in gas mileage
- a bit pricy for the quality
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BMW X3 - r& U% w) S8 d4 [) l1 q# [
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| #15 Editor's PickReasons to buy the BMW X3:
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- great horsepower
- very good value
- comfortable
Reasons not to buy the BMW X3:
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- could do better in gas mileage
- #22 ranked for price
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Suzuki XL7 3 G9 u9 o! i2 ]- l' P- I
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| #16 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Suzuki XL7:
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- Smooth V6
- exterior look
- controls easy to use
Reasons not to buy the Suzuki XL7:
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- low ranked in price
- can do better in gas mileage
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Acura RDX ) n( C* ~3 u/ s( a5 }& m
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- #3 ranked in value
- #6 ranked in horsepower
- luxurious interior
Reasons not to buy the Acura RDX:
+ J8 g+ P4 h* w- 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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6 E5 ^7 y% @ B$ ?/ d g6 A! { | #18 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Chevrolet Equinox:5 ]2 a( N" `+ ?2 Y5 @( d& F
" b/ j" r; U# D$ A, y ]) `- smooth ride
- exterior styling is nice
- has decent interior space
Reasons not to buy the Chevrolet Equinox:
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- can do better on gas
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Mitsubishi Outlander ; t! ?9 z- Y1 u P- W: K
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| #19 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Mitsubishi Outlander:; @8 T& J, y; `
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- has decent horsepower
- comfortable
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- low safety score
- can do better on gas mileage
- a bit pricy for the quality
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Ford Escape
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| #20 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Ford Escape:; d1 | \& l% @3 F% V
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- roomy
- Great mileage
- comfortable ride
- sporty look and feel
Reasons not to buy the Ford Escape:
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- 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
Reasons not to buy the Jeep Liberty:6 L6 i* }$ [$ P# p7 F$ g- U3 k
- 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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| #22 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Mercury Mariner:
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- ok on gas mileage
- not too bad on price
Reasons not to buy the Mercury Mariner:+ b" M! [# Q8 L: p8 |4 R6 i' y$ ?
- low safety score
- lower ranked on horsepower
- scored low in overall value
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