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These are the cars whose owners are the most satisfied with them. Who is available in Israel? - Walla! vehicle

2023-04-27T03:37:09.844Z


Consumer Reports has selected the crossovers and SUVs that received the highest ratings in its satisfaction surveys


New in the neighborhood and already making an impression.

Genesis GV80 (photo: manufacturer's website)

When we come across a new car and are impressed by its data sheet, we can understand if it is powerful, what is its acceleration time, is its trunk volume large and how many accessories does it have.

When sitting in the car in the showroom you can be impressed by the space, the quality of the materials and the ease of loading in the trunk.

When you take a car for an impression drive or for the test drives that we conduct here at "Walla", you can be impressed by the noise insulation, the comfort of the ride or the grip on the road and how comfortable the seats are over time.



But when it comes to satisfaction?

Here it is difficult to gauge it above the computer screen or the prospectus, sitting for 20 minutes in a showroom or even a 48-hour test drive.



So there's a very good way to figure out how happy people really are with their cars - by asking enough of them about their cars.

This is what the American consumer magazine "Consumer Reports" does every year.

This is the list of crossovers and SUVs that managed to reach the top of the list this year.



Small spoiler, the vast majority of the mechanics here are not cheap, even very expensive.

Does this mean that expensive cars are necessarily better, or does it say something psychological about someone who pays a lot of money for a car and needs to justify it?

A good question, which is not in the realm of our brains.

Acura MDX, a representative of Honda's luxury division, is added to the list (Photo: Ronan Toppelberg)

Acura MDX

It is less well known in Israel than Infiniti or Lexus, maybe even less than Genesis, but Honda also has a luxury division called Acura.

It does not come to Israel as a regular import and maybe it's a shame because its a large crossover model, which competes with the Volvo XC90 and more.

He is highly regarded in the United States also by his owners who ranked him very high on the list and bought him a place in this prestigious ranking.



Lines for its character: an overall length of 5 meters and a wheelbase of 2.89 meters means that it is slightly larger than the GV80 but has a shorter wheelbase than it.

Drive is via a 3.5-liter V6 engine with 290 hp or in the Type S version with a 3.0-liter turbo engine with 355 hp.



In Israel it is marketed as a parallel import of Gazpro in two trim levels at a price starting at NIS 695,000.

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Lexus GX, you know me from anywhere (photo: manufacturer's website)

Lexus GX

Along with the dedicated and unique models like the LS, the LC and the RX, Lexus also has a whole line of models that are actually very fancy versions of Toyota models, whether at the level of dividing the platform like the UX and CHR or whether it is simply a model Toyota that is rebranding - for example in the case of the LX and the Toyota Land Cruiser 300 and as in this case of the Lexus GX that you don't need to be sharp-eyed to distinguish who is under there - the familiar Land Cruiser.



It gets the front end of a Lexus and with it significantly damages the main reason to buy a real off-road vehicle - its ability to drive off-road.

The passenger compartment also receives a luxury treatment of wood and leather finishes.



Unlike the diesel engines with which it is marketed in Israel.

In the United States and under the Lexus symbol, it carries a 4.6-liter V8 engine with 301 hp.

Toyota Highlander - 7 seats on the height (photo: Kenan Cohen)

Take the combination between the need for 7 seats, the excessive fondness of Americans to sit high, put a Toyota logo on it and more with a hybrid drive and you got a car that is very easy to understand why it is on this list.

And while a minivan like a Toyota Sienna or Kia Carnival will do almost everything it does significantly better - for one thing it has an advantage that ease of entry and exit can't erase - it looks tougher.



So even with reduced utility the Toyota Highlander wins in the United States the affection of the magazine's readers who participated in this year's survey.



Unlike the two previous models, the Highlander can actually be bought in Israel from the official importer for NIS 320,000.



- What we think about the Toyota Highlander

Large in readers: Hyundai Palisade (Photo: Rami Gilboa)

Hyundai Palisade is Kia-Hyundai's first but not last entry to this list.

It was also Hyundai's first entry into the group of very large 7-seat crossovers.

In the hierarchy of models, it is placed above the Santa Fe in its size and in terms of competition, it joins vehicles such as the Subaru Evolytis, Ford Explorer, Toyota Highlander and others.

Not sure if this was what made it the voter's favorite in the Consumer Reports poll, but the option to offer it in a rather unique 7- or 8-seat form probably didn't hurt it.



And since this is America, then the increased appetite of its 3.8-liter engine for gasoline also bothered them less.



In Israel, the price of the Palisade starts at NIS 320,000 for the 8-seat version and goes up to NIS 350,000 for the luxurious 7-seat version.



What did we think of the Hyundai Palisade?

Read our road test

The Elder of the Tribe - Toyota 4Runner (photo: Manufacturer's website)

Toyota's SUV probably didn't get points from its owner for quality of materials, or advanced technology (push-button drive became standard only in 2021), but Toyota's very old tool introduced in 2009 in its current generation has garnered and continues to receive compliments mainly in the area of ​​its reliability and survivability and also Thanks to its off-road capabilities mainly in the improved TRD PRO versions.



Off-road-oriented versions get FOX shocks with an external gas tank and adjustable with a 2.5-inch lift and ride on 265/70R16 carbon fiber Goodyear Wrangler tires.



With us, it was marketed in the early 1990s in its second generation, when it was still based on the Hilux before becoming an SUV based on the Land Cruiser in 2002.

Porsche Cayenne: a sports car in disguise (photo: manufacturer website, manufacturer, Rami Gilboa)

Porsche Cayenne

Well, we think it's very little wisdom to state that people are satisfied or happy with a car like Porsche Cayenne.

More or less the first vehicle in the world that was truly entitled to the name SUV, that is - a truly sport utility vehicle and not the usual elevated carry-ons.



Despite being based on a common floor for the Touareg and the Audi Q7, Porsche managed to turn it into a vehicle worthy of the sports car manufacturer's name.

Although his early years did not really excel in their reliability - for those who bought him as Nara he provided the value in the other sections.



Porsche Cayenne also manages to enter this list, what did we think of it?

BMW X5: the pioneer of luxury crossovers (photo: manufacturer's website)

So about the fight over who was the first premium off-road vehicle, Mercedes and BMW can argue until tomorrow with Lexus shouting that it was there before in 1998 with the RX and maybe even Land Rover will intervene and say what's the matter?

We are with the Range Rover here even before you were a scribble on the drawing board.



The who-was-here-first contest will be decided another time, but the choice of Consumer Reports readers was clear, the others left out and the X5 on this list.

Just make sure that if you take one, it will be the one with the 6-cylinder in-line engine, which will have something truly BMW in it.



The X5 is also available with us, the order book opens at NIS 635,000 and will reach NIS 800,000 for the equipped plug-in version.

Kia Telluride: a hit from the first moment (photo: manufacturer's website)

Kia Telluride

The twin to Hyundai's Palisade is called the Kia Telluride and offers more or less the same successful DNA and probably had enough of it for two to make it one of the stars of this latest survey as well.



Like the Hyundai, here too it is a 3.8 liter V6 engine and dual drive that carry a vehicle sized to hold 8 or 7 seats depending on its seating configuration.



It was decided not to import the model to Israel, possibly due to a higher price than the Palisade in the United States or other constraints such as the huge demand for it there.

Ford Bronco: Well, we also flew on it (Photo: Rami Gilboa)

Ford Bronco

Granted, its ride quality on the road is just as nostalgic as its styling, okay, we know.

But the thing is, it's been a long time since we met a car that lived up to the tremendous level of expectation we had of it in the way that the Bronco did.



This is one of the better SUVs we've seen in recent years, a worthy rival to Jeep's Wrangler, which has already forgotten what real off-road competition is.

And you have to really want one, not only because of the waiting times, the prices, the size and, as we mentioned, the quality of the ride outside of the field - but those who want and got it, it's not really surprising that they are also the one who circled him on the question of whether you are satisfied with your car.



We took the super version of the Bronco for comparison against the super version of the Wrangler

Audi Q7: no longer young and still excellent (photo: manufacturer website, manufacturer)

Audi Q7

The current generation of the Audi Q7, Audi's large 7-seater crossover is no longer young.

Its current second generation was introduced back in 2015 and received a facelift in 2020.



What put him on this list?

One can guess that the successful mix at the core of the Q7 was and remains the ability to put a vehicle in the requested configuration, with the considered symbol, which packs in utility and quality, and all this with a performance that does not make everyone make all kinds of presumptions about how legitimate Mr. Adoni's business is.



So the Audi Q7, despite the signs of age, still manages to sway enough fans.



In Israel it will cost you NIS 662,500, you just have to choose between gasoline and diesel.

Genesis GV80 (photo: manufacturer's website)

Genesis GV80

The luxury brand of Hyundai Genesis did not receive the grace that the Japanese luxury brands had to narrow the gap over the years and improve against the hegemony of the Germans in the field.

It was born and has already been thrown into tough competition against models that have been honed and improved over two or three generations, from new competitors who have turned their eyes to the prestigious reference group.



And yet, with all that, it seems that as far as their offerings go, every Genesis model has been a hit.

It doesn't matter if it's a sports sedan like the G70 that set an upper bar that challenged the 3 Series and Alfa Giulia, its raised sibling the GV70, the G80 saloon and even in its electric version.



what's the secret

Probably the same trick that Lexus also had at the beginning, the promise to get much more for the same money with the seal of peace of mind of a car from a car manufacturer like Hyundai.

And it's okay if it turns out too similar to Bentley, we know why.



The price range of the GV80 in Israel starts at NIS 520,000 and goes up to NIS 590,000.

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