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Originally Posted by CraigHickman
Yep, entirely aware. However, in direct comparison across every factor, Subaru is currently beating GM. Reliability: Win. Efficiency: Major win. Performance: HUGE win in handling, because America is the only one with an obsession for Drag.
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It really bothers me when people are convinced that they know "facts" when they are not true. For example, your "Major win" in efficiency is flat out wrong. In comparable models, the Subaru Legacy fuel economy rating was 20/26 MPG city/highway while the Chevy Malibu/Pontiac G6 is 22/30.
As far as reliability goes, the MSN reliability rating for the Subaru was 8.3 while the Malibu got a 7.9. The rating from Edmunds had the Subaru at 7.3 with the Malibu at 7.5. I would say no statistically significant advantage.
What bothers me about this whole deal is that so many people are spouting "facts" that aren't true that people are starting to believe them. I heard an interview with someone the other day that said, "the reason I bought a VW is because they just have better fuel economy than American cars." CHECK THE FACTS: THAT IS NOT TRUE. As a company average, that is true simply because VW doesn't make trucks. Compare models in the same class and most of the American cars are better than VW for fuel economy (still using midsize cars, the Passat 2.0L 4 cyl gets 19/29 - less than the Malibu/G6 mentioned above which has a 2.4L 4 cyl).
I just don't understand how the buying public gets duped into thinking these things without checking the facts and doing any research.
By the way, feel free to check the numbers yourself at:
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/byclass.htm