Best 2007 Luxury SUVs - Consumer Reports

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Wells - 02 Nov 2006 09:54 GMT

Best 2007 Luxury SUVs, According to Consumer Reports

The new Mercedes-Benz GL- and R-Class luxury sport utility vehicles
outpointed competitors from Volvo, Audi, and Cadillac in tests for the
November issue of Consumer Reports. The GL- and R-Class posted "Very
Good" overall scores in tests against the Volvo XC90, Audi Q7, and
new 2007 Cadillac Escalade.

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C. E. White - 02 Nov 2006 14:23 GMT

> Best 2007 Luxury SUVs, According to Consumer Reports
>
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> Good" overall scores in tests against the Volvo XC90, Audi Q7, and
> new 2007 Cadillac Escalade.

Although I have owned SUVs, and understand how useful they can be, the
reason we have very expensive "luxury SUVs" escapes me. If you have $60+K to
spend on vehicles, wouldn't you be better off buying a comfortable luxury
sedan for your everyday driving, and a cheap mini-van, full size van, or
pick-up to handle the things an SUV does well? Or even buy a used pedestrian
SUV to go along with your luxury sedan. I just can't picture driving an
R-Class SUV on to the beach to go surf fishing, or through a muddy trail in
the woods. But I suppose if you have enough money to afford and fuel the
R-Class, you don't really have to care about a few scratches.

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=?x-user-defined?Q?=AB?= Paul =?x-user-defined?Q?=BB?= - 03 Nov 2006 03:37 GMT

> Best 2007 Luxury SUVs, According to Consumer Reports
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> Automotive Channel:
> http://www.contactomagazine.com/automotive.htm

That's a misleading, half-truth article.
How does MB fair against Japanese SUV's?
My guess is a very poor second - same as 2006.
Anything Euro or American always comes in a very poor second to anything Japanese
-according to Consumer Reports.
Consumer Reports likes very expensive Japanese cars.

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