{"id":2042,"date":"2017-03-01T14:24:10","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T19:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.greatflorida.com\/blog\/?p=2042"},"modified":"2026-05-12T22:53:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T02:53:17","slug":"consumer-reports-names-top-vehicles-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/2017\/consumer-reports-names-top-vehicles-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Consumer Reports Names Top Vehicles for 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week, Consumer Reports<\/a> released their annual report of the top 10 trucks and cars for 2017. \u201cThis list is esteemed because Consumer Reports in a non-profit and independent agency,\u201d says Dustyn Shroff<\/a>, Vice President of GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a>, Florida\u2019s largest independent car insurance<\/a> agency. \u201cThey provide a non-biased opinion of the products they test.\u201d<\/p>\n

The list is full of outstanding all-around performers. As a matter of fact, road-test performance, predicted reliability, owner satisfaction and safety make up the overall score.<\/p>\n

Road test performance is based on more than 50 evaluations done on sight. When it comes to reliability, according to Consumer Reports, \u201cWe predict how trouble-free new cars will be based on actual problems reported by subscribers in our 2016 auto survey on more than half a million vehicles.\u201d They also take into consideration the manufacturer\u2019s track record.<\/p>\n

\"CR-Inline-top-picks-Kia-02-17\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Determining owner satisfaction is merely asking the questions, \u201cDoes it make you happy?\u201d \u201cWould you buy it again?\u201d Collected data from model years 2014 and older is also taken into consideration. Safety is analyzed by accident avoidance tests as well as government crash text information.<\/p>\n

Below is the list for those in the market for a new vehicle this year or curious auto enthusiasts.<\/p>\n

Subcompact Car:<\/strong> Toyota Yaris iA<\/p>\n

Compact Car:<\/strong> Chevrolet Cruze<\/p>\n

Compact Hybrid:<\/strong> Toyota Prius<\/p>\n

Sports Car:<\/strong> Mazda Miata MX-5<\/p>\n

Midsized Sedan:<\/strong> Kia Optima<\/p>\n

Large Sedan:<\/strong> Chevrolet Impala<\/p>\n

Small SUV:<\/strong> Subaru Forester<\/p>\n

Midsized SUV:<\/strong> Toyota Highlander<\/p>\n

Luxury SUV:<\/strong> Audi Q7<\/p>\n

Compact Pickup:<\/strong> Honda Ridgeline<\/p>\n

Car and Driver<\/a> also has their top picks for 2017 vehicles with a more extensive list of vehicles. \u201cHopefully, these lists can serve as a guide if you are planning to purchase a new vehicle this year,\u201d says Buck from GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a>, Florida\u2019s leading independent auto insurance<\/a> agency.<\/p>\n

GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a> has available agents throughout the state to help you with all your car insurance<\/a> needs. Give us a call today or visit us online.<\/p>\n

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This week, Consumer Reports released their annual report of the top 10 trucks and cars for 2017. \u201cThis list is esteemed because Consumer Reports in a non-profit and independent agency,\u201d says Dustyn Shroff, Vice President of GreatFlorida Insurance, Florida\u2019s largest independent car insurance agency. \u201cThey provide a non-biased opinion of the products they test.\u201d The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1219,"featured_media":2051,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2042","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-auto-insurance","8":"category-floridainsurance"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1219"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2042"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2042\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14279,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2042\/revisions\/14279"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}