Category Cadillac | Forbes releases 2011 Worst Cars on the Road list

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Forbes has free its 2011 Worst Cars on the Road list, and the result is not attractive for American manufacturers. With the exception of the 2011 Mercedes-Benz S-Class, the 2011 Smart ForTwo and the 2011 Nissan Titan, the cars on the catalog are all American-made. Worse supposed that, contain all approach as of two manufacturers: General Motors and Chrysler. Ford managed to avoid the catalog completely.

To decide construct cars get the dubious honor and construct dont, Forbes underneath consequences as of six custom by Consumer Reports counting the Most Reliable Cars Report, Best and Worst Safety Performance Survey, Best and Worst Fuel Economy, Highest Cost of Ownership, the Best and Worst Values Report and Consumer Reports overall appraisal for new cars.

Chrysler complete the catalog by means of the 2011 Chrysler Town & Country, construct racked up dismal appraisal for reliability and cost of ownership. Both the 2011 Jeep Wrangler and the Jeep Liberty complete the cut, by means of the Liberty scoring badly for reliability and petroleum economy. The Wrangler joined the Liberty in the reliability department, and too ranked for worst value, and complete a spot on Consumer Reports Worst Cars list. The 2011 Dodge Nitro and Dodge Dakota complete the catalog for similar reasons.

The image is approximately as bleak at GM, anywhere offerings as of Chevrolet and Cadillac crowded the picture. The bottom replica 2011 Cadillac Escalade earned spots on the Worst Value, Highest Cost of Ownership and Worst Safety Performance lists. The 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid hung by means of the Cadillac for Worst Value and safety, and earned a spot on the Least Reliable roster as well. The Chevrolet Aveo and Chevrolet Colorado rounded out the worst General Motors offerings for 2011.

Though the consequences create it appear similar to General Motors and Chrysler motionless cant do no substance which right, present are abundance of vehicles as of together procedure so as to didnt create the list. Added to that, lavishness vehicles similar to the Escalade are at a disadvantage in the worth and cost of ownership categories. Head in excess of to Forbes for additional clarification on how the worst cars are weeded out. Thanks for the tip, Irving!

[Source: Forbes]

Forbes account 2011 Worst Cars on the Road catalog originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:01:00 EST.

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