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Consumer Reports
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The biggest takeaway I got when I read their review was the Road Test score of 97 which was the highest in the Mid Size Category - only the BMW X5 in the Luxury category was higher. The Ascent had a higher overall score of 96 to the Tellurides 90, but the difference was brand satisfaction and brand reliability of Suburu to Kia - the Ascent’s road test score was 93. The Pilot and Highlander road tests were way behind.
The net takeaway is with Consumer Report’s high rating demand is only going to increase!
The net takeaway is with Consumer Report’s high rating demand is only going to increase!
Thanks for sharing. So basically, it has an outstanding ride test score - 97/100 - incredible - but it gets docked for yet unknown expected reliability - and that's why the Ascent is at the top with a higher overall score. Who knows what the actual will be - but that's a great ride test score - I'd take that over the Ascent's 93 anytime.
For the record, the ascent was lower, 93, then increased after no major problems with first production model. I think the same will happen this fall with the Telluride.
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Not to mention the Ascent is a "blah blah blah" looking SUV. AND this was an EX.. not SX or Prestige.
The image above has "July 2019" at the bottom.
There have been Ascent owners having problems w/ transmissions, among other things, so the Ascent's score could drop in the future; overall Subaru reliability has been going down as Subaru has been experiencing "growing pains."
Odd that CR pans the Telluride for agility and then proceeds to say that it zipped through our avoidance-maneuver test (along w/ other outlets praising the Telluride for driving smaller than it is).
Having body-roll is not the same as poor agility, and that likely has to do w/ how softly the Telluride is sprung (which is why it rides so well).
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