Category: Auto News & Reviews

GMC Yukon XL edges out platform-mate Chevrolet Suburban to win AutoPacific's Ideal Vehicle Award for Large SUVs. Owners of the Smaller GMC Yukon rewarded Yukon with AutoPacific's Vehicle Satisfaction Award eariler.

Grand Cherokee owners give the Premium Mid-Size SUV a best in class rating making it the ideal Premium Mid-Size SUV in AutoPacific's 2012 Ideal Vehicle Award Research. Grand Cherokee also won AutoPacific's 2012 Vehicle Satisfaction Awards. Winning both awards in a year is an outstanding achievement.

Porsche Cayenne owners reward Cayenne with AutoPacific's Ideal Vehicle Award for Premium Luxury Crossover SUV. Cayenne edged out the Audi Q7 for this prestigious award.

The 2012 Ford Flex comes closest to the ideal of any Large Crossover SUV scoring a close win over the Chevrolet Traverse. Eighty-percent or more of Flex owners find these characteristics ideal: exterior size, exterior styling, passenger roominess, seat comfort, ride and handling, tires and wheels, ease of getting in and out and safety features.

The 2012 Volvo XC70 comes closest to the ideal of any Luxury Crossover SUV. In fact, eighty-percent or more of XC70's owners would not change fourteen of fifteen major characteristics of their vehicle.

Owners of the 2012 Honda Pilot award the crossover SUV with AutoPacific's Ideal Vehicle Award for the 2012 Premium Mid-Size Crossover SUV category. The Pilot also won AutoPacific's 2012 Vehicle Satisfaction Award. Winning both awards in the same year is an impressive achievement.

Owners of the all-new 2012 Honda CR-V rate the vehicle as the Most Ideal Mid-Size Crossover SUV winning AutoPacific's 2012 Ideal Vehicle Award in that category. CR-V also won AutoPacific's 2012 Vehicle Satisfaction Award. Winning both awards is an impressive achievement.

MINI Countryman owners rate the vehicle Most Ideal Compact Crossover SUV in AutoPacific's 2012 Ideal Vehicle Award research.

Owners of the 2012 Honda Odyssey rate the vehicle Most Ideal Minivan in AutoPacific's 2012 Ideal Vehicle Award research. Odyssey also won AutoPacific's 2012 Vehicle Satisfaction Award. Winning both awards in the same year is an impressive achievement.

Mercedes' top of the line SUV, the 7-passenger GL, is new for 2013. As the top selling premium luxury sport utility vehicle, GL certainly is a healthy profit contributor to parent company Daimler AG. Built at Mercedes-Benz Tuscaloosa, Alabama assembly plant, 53% of GL production is sold in the United States. The 2013 GL is the second generation GL and continues to be derived from the platform that also underpins the 5-passenger ML. About 80% of the GL is all new for its second generation.