2005 Muscle-Per-Gallon Index U.S. News magazine developed the exclusive "muscle per gallon" index, based on data provided by Kelley Blue Book, that ranks nearly 500 vehicles according to a combination of power and fuel economy.
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Europeans Close Auto Quality Gap Asian automakers still lead the way on overall vehicle quality but European brands showed the greatest improvement in the past year, according to the latest study by J.D. Power and Associates.
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GM Beats Industry Average in 2001 J.D. Power Study GM scored an average of 146 problems per 100 cars, better than Ford or Chrysler which both scored below the industry average of 147. Of particular interest to GM North American chief Ron Zarrella was GMC Sonoma and Chevrolet S10 beating Toyota Tacoma in the small truck segment.
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Lexus Still Most Durable The study examines the durability of vehicles after four or five years of ownership and is based on survey responses from more than 40,000 owners and lessees of 1997 model year cars and trucks. Saturn ranked 16th in the survey.
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Lincoln Dealers Win Top Rating A Detroit automaker reclaimed top honors in J.D. Power and Associates' 2004 survey of customer satisfaction with dealer service as Ford's Lincoln brand drew the highest score for the first time ever. Last year, Nissan's Infiniti took first place, followed by GM's Saturn brand.
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Lincoln Owners Rate Service Best For the first time, domestic automaker Lincoln topped the list of brands doing the best to satisfy customers going to dealerships for service, knocking off perennial winners Lexus and Saturn.
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Quality Survey Puts GM No. 3 Toyota and Honda continue to dominate the J.D. Power and Associates initial quality survey, but GM broke through to make it to #3 this year. GM's rating this year is better than Honda's rating last year.
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Saturn Buyers Leave Satisfied For the third year, General Motors' Saturn division topped all other car brands in the J.D. Power and Associates survey of customer satisfaction with the buying experience.
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Saturn Retailers 3rd in Customer Survey Three of the four top-scoring brands were domestic, as GM's Cadillac and Saturn were ranked second and third by customers who took in vehicles for maintenance or repairs during the first three years of ownership.
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Top Certified Used Vehicle Programs The best certified used vehicle programs are at Honda and Jaguar, according to an annual ranking by Primedia's IntelliChoice. The 2001 results put Honda at the top of non-luxury automakers for the third straight year.
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Toyota's Lexus Leads Quality Survey Lexus topped all brands, recording 85 problems per 100 vehicles. The industry average was 147. Saturn was listed with 139 problems per 100 vehicles, a score that put them between Honda and Audi.
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