Every year, the editors over at Consumer Guide Automotive evaluate hundreds of new vehicles to select those models that are worthy to receive their Best Buy or Recommended award in various vehicle segments. This year, American Suzuki Motor Corporation (ASMC) scored a first when its 2007 Suzuki Grand Vitara garnered the top spot in the compact sport utility segment to be Consumer Guide’s 2007 Best Buy for that segment.
The Grand Vitara bested 20 other compact SUVs evaluated which included models such as the popular Toyota Rav4 and Honda Element, the luxurious Acura RDX and BMW X3 and new models such as the Jeep Compass and Mercury Mariner. In selecting the year’s Best Buy vehicles, Consumer Guides considers a vehicle’s price, features, accommodations and performance during test drives and grades the vehicles on 10 rating categories.