Honda and Porsche led all automakers in J.D. Power’s 2007 Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study. Porsche was the top among all brands studied with the highest Brand Performance and Design Ratings, while Honda took home more category awards than any other manufacturer.
J.D. Power’s APEAL Study, conducted between February and May, surveyed 91,000 consumers within 90 days of their new car purchase. The study identifies customer satisfaction in the categories of performance, style, comfort and features. According to consumers, German cars lead the industry: Porsche, BMW and Mercedes-Benz took home the top three overall brand positions. Lexus and Jaguar finished fourth and fifth.
The biggest gainers of the year were Saturn and Jaguar, both due to heavily revised product portfolios. On the opposite end of the spectrum, the Chrysler Group’s three brands, Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep all finished in the bottom five. Jeep took last place, a step down from 2006 when the brand finished second-to-last. However, ’06’s biggest loser, Isuzu, was not included in the ‘07 study.
Honda won four of the 19 individual vehicle segments, including the Fit in the sub-compact category (tied with the Toyota Yaris); the CR-V in the compact MAV segment; the Ridgeline in the mid-size pickup category; and the Odyssey in the van category. BMW and Mercedes-Benz won three categories each, while Nissan, Ford and Volkswagen each won two categories.
The winners
Subcompact car: Honda Fit and Toyota Yaris (tie)
Compact car: Volkswagen Jetta
Compact sporty car: Volkswagen GTI
Compact premium sporty car: Porsche Cayman
Entry premium car: BMW 3 Series
Midsize premium car: Mercedes-Benz E-Class
Large premium car: Mercedes-Benz S-Class
Premium sporty car: BMW 6 Series
Midsize sporty car: Ford Mustang
Midsize car: Nissan Altima sedan
Large car: Hyundai Azera
Compact MAV: Honda CR-V
Midsize MAV: Ford Edge
Large MAV: Nissan Armada
Midsize premium MAV: BMW X5
Large premium MAV: Cadillac Escalade EXT and Mercedes-Benz GL-Class (tie)
Large pickup: GMC Sierra
Midsize pickup: Honda Ridgeline
Van: Honda Odyssey
06/28, 2:06 PM
posted by:
Htay5500
lmao. anyways, no suprise for Honda (yay!) but a big one for Porsche, beemer and MB (congrats to them)
06/28, 2:40 PM
posted by:
dl_caldwell
This is ridiculous . Most people are happy with their cars in the first 90 days. Poll them after 60 months – THAT would be much more telling.
06/28, 2:44 PM
posted by:
Saud
Toyota can shove it up its world’s most car selling brand backside!
No offense people just kidding.
06/28, 4:06 PM
posted by:
LP640
NOTHING NEW HERE PEOPLE MOVE ON YOU HARDLY EXPECTED CHRYSLER OR GM OR FORD TO BE THE LEADERS. I WONDER WHO WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PILE
06/28, 4:16 PM
posted by:
WEKS
dl_caldwell,
I’m guessing not many keep the same car for 5 years…
06/28, 5:05 PM
posted by:
jonnycat
Go Ford.
06/28, 7:28 PM
posted by:
RicardoHead
The Civic Sedan won the most APEAL award due to the predominance of butt-ugly greenie hairy-armpitted bulldyke biatches in the survey sampling. Plus a few butt-pirate sperm-toilet homos who lisp for some reason no one has ever figured out (because sucking it does not cause the same speech impediment in women).
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Now I can wait for Buenos to call me names ….
06/28, 7:37 PM
posted by:
LORTA
TWO THUMBS UP FOR NEW BODY STYLE HONDA CIVIC…
06/28, 8:05 PM
posted by:
Jordan
you guys make me hate this place.
06/28, 10:23 PM
posted by:
Impulsive
“Ricardo”, I rarely agree with you but today, I do .. and it was humourous. That Civic is a disgrace. Hey “LORTA”, you blind?
06/28, 10:31 PM
posted by:
wushuhsu
Are they talking about the tired Porsche 911 line or its new exciting Cayman line? (Not even going to mention the crippled 3.4L engine nor the lack of LSD, which everyone thinks the Cayman REALLY (in capital letters) needs.) Cause the 911 w/o the GT spoiler is butt ugly. The Cayman looks much better from behind than the 911.
06/29, 2:24 AM
posted by:
WEKS
You just mentioned it though.
06/29, 7:29 AM
posted by:
deantj
Funny how Jeep finished last. If you go onto any new Wrangler forum, the threads are teeming with stories about electrical gremlins, missing paint, leaky tops, and other random signs of ****ty workmanship. It’s unbelievable. And instead of getting pissed off, the Jeepers high-five each other and console themselves by saying “It’s a Jeep thing, it’s SUPPOSED to be like that.”
Idiots. And that’s why Jeep gets to save money on quality control.
06/29, 7:50 AM
posted by:
buenos
Not really any surprises here.
Oh and Ricardo… you misspelled bull-dyke. It’s with a hyphen.
07/11, 10:55 AM
posted by:
tripleonefive
JJT is an idiot Just thought I would say that. The Honda will always be on top and Porsche is too expensive to not be on top I couldnt imagine paying all that $$$ for a Cayenne or Cayman and having to take it to the dealer for repairs lol