If Toyota made guns at that time CR would have bent over backwards to praise them. All American made guns would be down graded to buy only if you can not afford any others. Their bias has run constant for 40 years that I have read them. Take their advice with more than one grain of salt.

It was so bad that I wondered if they were just a paid mouthpiece for non GM, Ford and Chrysler makers. I drove a badly reviewed Ford product for 219,000 miles without any major repairs. Replaced it with another one that went over 200,000 miles with the same results. My wifes highly praised Toyota has had four recalls and been to the shop enough that the dealer gives us a loaner car or picks her up at work ten miles away. Great dealer, not so great auto. This years model is still top of their list. I will never buy another Toyota like hers again.