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0 X7 |7 i# E; [$ t0 T" ?, T; B5 oCompact SUVs* |8 e- X/ x6 v7 ^1 P3 L* e
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Honda CR-V ' ]; m# {# u9 B7 J
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* b! R$ ^! i& y- D" Z. k0 `#1 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Honda CR-V:
. R$ Z8 h5 T$ a& b: R# k& y- #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:; u; j+ r3 t1 V/ `; c
- 10th ranked on the list for cost
- Can get the Hyundai Tucson for around $4,000 less
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Hyundai Tucson ' X! T) `7 j8 b
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| #2 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Hyundai Tucson:/ C3 w: O. i9 Z- z5 o1 h+ J
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- #1 ranked for safety on the list
- One of top 3 ranked for price on the list
Reasons not to buy the Hyundai Tucson:
) p7 `$ I/ ~& m* b# h4 w- has lower horsepower compared to rest
- want the #1 rated Honda CR-v
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Toyota RAV4
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| #3 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Toyota RAV4:# j; F- e, c4 J: g
2 c" b( y) v" U% E- #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:- M k, Q! f: i2 c$ R Z* t" k
- want the Honda CR-V
- low horsepower rating
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Jeep Patriot
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| #4 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Jeep Patriot:7 H$ v/ b3 [( p
4 H/ @! @1 B3 n- #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:
) f5 }! j6 t7 |8 D- 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
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6 b" r* i4 j# ]1 u | #5 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Saturn Vue:
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# l) P5 w7 f$ ]: g1 Q- Great Gas Mileage
- Onstar feature
- quiet engine
- Ranked #4 on the list for price
- Good horsepower
Reasons not to buy the Saturn Vue:0 A6 E6 R2 J* T6 L, |; g" g
- low rank under total value
- could get the Hyundai Tucson cheaper
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Kia Sportage
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| #6 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Kia Sportage:* K2 Z! I2 m+ L2 t1 X
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- runner up for best price behind the Jeep Patriot
- decent gas mileage
- #3 ranked in value
Reasons not to buy the Kia Sportage:7 U+ t0 _; Z' @, o
- low ranking horsepower
- want the Jeep Patriot
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Subaru Forester
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| #7 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Subaru Forester:
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- #1 ranked for safety on the list
- #3 ranked for value on list
- decent gas mileage
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- No Acceleration
- road noise
- lack of leg room in rear
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Kia Sorento
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- #1 ranked horsepower on list
- Value
- exterior and interior styling
Reasons not to buy the Kia Sorento:# _/ |) S6 J; `0 Y- [0 ^
- low rank for gas mileage
- low towing ability
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Honda Element' ]) |: o5 V! Y7 Z0 C
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$ \2 p# ?! u# w0 u | #9 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Honda Element:
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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:
% G0 V% {5 X0 n- some road noise
- low horsepower
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Suzuki Grand Vitara % H) M4 J" [0 r
: j/ h8 o C) T( z/ z& Q# ~' f | #10 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Suzuki Grand Vitara:- I( d2 y) \7 w! o- Z& q; z
; o- }7 q' _7 P @$ K" A- smooth ride
- decent pricing
- average rank in safety
Reasons not to buy the Suzuki Grand Vitara:
$ Z5 ?7 V" g1 P! N; H: e. `% F- 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:& O0 |' G l* e$ d0 u
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- #1 ranked in safety on the list
- decent power balance
- car-like ride
Reasons not to buy the Ford Freestyle:
" N5 Y' k; W8 _1 W/ J1 N! w- high priced
- low ranked in value
- could improve in gas mileage
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Pontiac Torrent
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| #12 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Pontiac Torrent:
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- #1 ranked for safety on the list
- Good overall value for the price
- Nice interior
Reasons not to buy the Pontiac Torrent:
- q: t r' q: f6 T5 w, G- 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:) Z" M8 j; t$ F. r( [4 i
! [% ^. U2 @8 [# g- #1 ranked in value on the list
- high ranked in quality on the list
- good priced
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- gas mileage not good
- scored low in safety
- road noise
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Mazda CX-7
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8 y5 C- y ~: t$ U. o | #14 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Mazda CX-7:$ u2 `6 g, Y! @" d6 T ~1 I4 b
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- #1 ranked in safety on the list
- #3 ranked in expert review
- #3 ranked in value
Reasons not to buy the Mazda CX-7:
\5 ^ r8 J+ B0 p2 z" ]8 ~+ `- could do better in gas mileage
- a bit pricy for the quality
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BMW X3
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| #15 Editor's PickReasons to buy the BMW X3:, G: B2 M! q# c
7 _( Y* q3 p/ W, ]3 ^- great horsepower
- very good value
- comfortable
Reasons not to buy the BMW X3:9 ^2 p2 m& d8 c( p
- low ranking for safety
- could do better in gas mileage
- #22 ranked for price
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Suzuki XL7
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# k5 u: A+ s* { | #16 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Suzuki XL7:
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- Smooth V6
- exterior look
- controls easy to use
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- low ranked in value
- low ranked in price
- can do better in gas mileage
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Acura RDX
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| #17 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Acura RDX:. i. X4 @, v4 n- ]3 \- l" j
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- #3 ranked in value
- #6 ranked in horsepower
- luxurious interior
Reasons not to buy the Acura RDX:0 ]& r9 Q5 x" K: y: A
- 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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- 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
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- has decent horsepower
- comfortable
Reasons not to buy the Mitsubishi Outlander:; z% O7 V+ A1 u" @0 r! `
- 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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! ^# p E, ?1 I, e o; q5 _# ]. a | #20 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Ford Escape:. s9 d& g# j1 c: Y2 O4 b7 L
1 y& L/ z; H$ F2 V# J- roomy
- Great mileage
- comfortable ride
- sporty look and feel
Reasons not to buy the Ford Escape:
5 K# m: u5 r5 r% i# m- lacks in horsepower
- scored low in value
- can do better in safety area
- road noise
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Jeep Liberty ; A2 g; z' t4 g; @5 }4 f. W* l# }
! ~. m2 S( ~) p2 f3 D | #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:
% o0 z! M4 Q2 z8 R2 u- 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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* J# h; o1 z$ ]$ P5 Q; [7 q | | #22 Editor's PickReasons to buy the Mercury Mariner:
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- ok on gas mileage
- not too bad on price
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- low safety score
- lower ranked on horsepower
- scored low in overall value
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