America's Most Loved Vehicle, From Strategic Vision

Strategic Vision, a customer-satisfaction control firm, has published a list of the most-loved vehicles in America. A lot of companies are focused on verifying the reliability, cost and general ease of use of a vehicle, without looking at the emotional side of ownership. Strategic Vision, on the other hand, looks at the emotions of the consumers. Some brands have a better fanbase and can explain why people would ‘’love’’ their car so much, but others come as a complete surprise. Each vehicle’s score was calculated using a number of attributes from the car, the dealership and the customer’s experience. Here is the complete list (two vehicles are considered equal if they are separated by less than 4 points):

 

Segment

Winner(s)

Love Score

Micro Car

Chevrolet Spark

612

Small Car

Nissan Sentra
Dodge Dart (tie)

587

Small Multi-Function Car

Hyundai Elantra GT Hatchback

611

Small Alternative Powertrain (APT) Car

Nissan Leaf
Toyota Prius C (tie)

541
540

Mid-Size Car

Hyundai Sonata
Volkswagen Jetta/Passat

548
547

Mid-Size Multi-Function Car

Honda Accord Crosstour
Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen

503
501

Mid-Size Alternative Powertrain (APT) Car

Chevrolet Volt

601

Full-Size Car

Dodge Charger

684

Near-Luxury Car

Lexus ES 350
Hyundai Genesis

734
732

Luxury Car

Hyundai Equus

821

Specialty Coupe

Dodge Challenger

702

Premium Coupe

BMW 3-Series Coupe
Audi A5 Coupe

695
693

Standard Convertible

MINI Cooper Roadster
MINI Cooper Convertible

692
691

Premium Convertible/Roadster

Mercedes SL Class

753

Standard Pickup

Honda Ridgeline

448

Full-Size Pickup

Ram 1500

582

Heavy Duty Pickup

Ram 2500/3500
Ford F250/350

521
519

Entry SUV

Toyota FJ Cruiser

564

Entry CUV

Nissan Juke

593

Mid-Size SUV

Ford Explorer
Dodge Durango
Jeep Grand Cherokee

582
581
580

Mid-Size CUV

Ford Flex
Hyundai Santa Fe

561
558

Full-Size Utility

Nissan Armada

602

Near-Luxury Utility

Infiniti FX 35/37

686

Luxury SUV

Cadillac Escalade ESV

772

Luxury CUV

BMW X6

721

Minivan

Toyota Sienna

562

Most Loved Vehicle (Industry)

Tesla Model S

852

 

 

So what can we get out of the list? Hyundai is well loved, but Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge wins the Most Loved Brand award, with 7 of their vehicles on this list. Tesla, with its Model S, is the single most loved vehicle on sale today.

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