Consumer Reports is great at rating appliances. If you view your car as an appliance like a washing machine or a toaster, follow their advice. If there is even a modicum of automotive passion within your being, their ratings have little relevance.

I think that consumer reports is pretty honest, and they sincerely do the best they can, but when loud exhaust is deemed a demerit for a muscle car, you know they are coming from a whole different set of priorities. But hey, they give a rating for acceleration, so I guess they can't be all bad.