Consumer Reports New Cars – November 2019

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56 NEW CARS CR.ORG/CARS ⁄ Miles-per-gallon equivalent (MPGe).


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SUVs: LUXURY COMPACT Continued

Jaguar F-Pace
Prestige^43 $53,895^103072 20

Agility, acceleration, braking,
transmission, rear seat.

Reliability, ride, noise, rear visibility,
so-so infotainment system, wimpy
A/C.
Land Rover
Discovery Sport
HSE

36 $49,895 10 10 58 21 Access, rear seat, some off-road ability. Transmission, uneven power delivery, ride, handling, controls, rear visibility.


SUVs: LUXURY MIDSIZED

0! BMW X5 xDrive40i^88 $68,730 30 50 98 23


Ride, quietness, acceleration,
transmission, braking, seat comfort,
fit and finish.

Controls require a steep learning
curve.

0!
Audi Q7 Premium
Plus^87 $68,695^405096 20

Powertrain, quietness, handling,
braking, high-tech features, luxury
interior, towing capacity.

Controls and gear selector take
getting used to, rear visibility.

0! Lexus RX 450h^82 $57,565 40 40 80 29
Quietness, ride, fuel economy, fit
and finish.

Agility, wet stopping distances,
distracting controls, rear visibility.
0! Lexus RX 350L^81 $56,518 40 40 80 20
Ride, quietness, powertrain, fit and
finish.

Distracting controls, tiny third-row
seat.
0! Lexus RX^35079 $51,630 40 40 77 22
Ride, quietness, powertrain, fit and
finish.

Agility, wet stopping distances,
distracting controls, rear visibility.

0! Infiniti QX60 Pure^78 $51,920 40 20 79 19


Plush interior, roomy cabin, quietness,
fit and finish, access, front-seat com-
fort, controls, surround-view camera.

Agility, rear visibility, fuel economy.

0! Lexus GX^46075 $58,428 40 30 70 17


Powertrain, quietness, ride, fit and
finish, front-seat comfort, off-road
ability, towing.

Fuel economy, agility, tight third-
row seat, side-hinged tailgate, no
standard AEB.
0!
Lincoln Nautilus
(2.7T)^75 $54,945^303084 18

Ride, handling, quietness,
acceleration, fit and finish.

Fuel economy, gear selector, small
text in instrument cluster.
Porsche Cayenne
Base^70 $79,280^204087 21

Handling, quietness, fit and finish,
seat comfort.

Controls, ride, uneven power
delivery.
Acura MDX Tech 67 $51,410 20 20 79 21 Fit and finish, easy third-row access, rear seat, headlights. Reliability, controls, transmission, agility, suspension noise, rear visibility.
Mercedes-Benz
GLE 450 66 $75,090^20408020

Acceleration, seat comfort, fit and
finish. Controls.
GMC Acadia
Denali^64 $51,585^203083 19

Quietness, ride, rear seat room,
controls, easy to use infotainment
system.

Reliability, fuel economy, missing
some common features.

Volvo XC90 T6
Momentum^62 $56,805^103084 20

Quietness, seat comfort, fit and
finish, visibility, braking, high-beam
headlights.

Reliability, stiff ride, unintuitive
controls.

Jaguar I-Pace HSE 58 $86,841 20 50 76 76 ⁄


Acceleration, handling, quietness,
fit and finish, low running costs, no
emissions.

Controls, long charging times,
limited range, brake pedal feel.

Tesla Model X
100D^55 $109,200^105077 87 ⁄

Acceleration, handling, front-seat
comfort, fit and finish, energy con-
sumption, running cost, standard
forward-collision warning.

Reliability, limited range, long
charge times, fussy doors, ride, wind
noise, rear visibility, controls.
Land Rover Range
Rover Sport HSE
(3.0L)

50 $74,040 10 40 72 18 Handling, acceleration, fit and fin-ish, towing and off-road capability. Stiff ride, controls, fussy shifter, fuel economy.
Land Rover
Discovery HSE^49 $69,260^102071 17

Acceleration, ride, quietness,
front-seat comfort, fit and finish.

Agility, fuel economy, controls, low
rear-seat, third-row access.
SUVs: LUXURY LARGE

0! BMW X7 xDrive40i^85 $84,095 30 50 94 22


Ride, quietness, acceleration, trans-
mission, seat comfort, fit and finish.

Controls require a steep learning
curve.

0!
Toyota Land
Cruiser^75 $84,820^404068 14

Ride, quietness, powertrain, accel-
eration, fit and finish, front and
2nd row seat comfort, off-road
capability, towing capacity.

Fuel economy, agility, tight
third-row seat.

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