Car and Driver - USA (2019-12)

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2019 Subaru Ascent Touring

Arrival: November 2018

Miles: 27,016 Observed mpg: 20

Four seasons and more than 27,000 miles have passed

since the Ascent joined our long-term fleet. Over that

time, we’ve enjoyed the SUV’s practicality and we’ve

acclimated to the springiness of its CVT; it’s the driver-

assist systems that continue to annoy us. If you neglect

to shut them off, you get seemingly endless beeps triggered by the lane-departure

system, followed shortly by the intrusive lane-keeping assistance of Subaru’s

EyeSight safety suite. “It’s like a helicopter parent,” opined staff editor Eric

Stafford. Fortunately, once you turn off the lane-minding system, it stays off even if

you restart the car. —David Beard

2020 Kia telluride

Arrival: August 2019

Miles: 7126

Observed mpg: 20

2019 Genesis G70 Dynamic 2.0T

Arrival: June 2019

Miles: 7012 Observed mpg: 26

During our 2019 Genesis G70’s 600-mile

break-in period, logbook comments

praised its poise on the road and its easy,

accurate responses to steering inputs.

We’ve been generally pleased with the

G70’s comfort, capabilities, and

demeanor. When we could finally floor the

G70 with the reckless abandon we’re used

to, we took it to the track, where the

252-hp turbo 2.0-liter and eight-speed

automatic clipped off a 5.8-second run

to 60 mph. That’s notably behind the

most recent tests of the automatic-

equipped Audi A4 and BMW 330i. Maybe

we should have gone for the 365-hp twin-

turbo V-6. —Annie White

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Honeymoon Phase

20,000 30,000 40,000

2020 Kia Telluride7126 miles 2019 Ram 150021,574 miles

2019 Mercedes-Benz E450 wagon

30,331 miles

2020 BMW M340i1141 miles

2020 Tesla Model 3

40 miles

2019 Genesis G70

7012 miles

2019 Subaru Ascent

27,016 miles

2019 Infiniti QX5032,286 miles

Fleet Files

Here’s how our other long-term vehicles

are faring in their 40,000-mile trials: