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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Transp Res D Transp Environ. 2018 Dec;65:194–212. doi: 10.1016/j.trd.2018.08.009

Table 5.

Total Number of Positive, Negative, and Neutral Evaluations of Operational Characteristics by Auto Review

Operational Characteristics MY 2014
MY 2015
Pooled
Negative Neutral Positive Total Negative Neutral Positive Total Total

Handling
Steering Feel 147 20% 163 22% 442 59% 752 173 21% 119 15% 517 64% 809 1,561
Cornering Ability 92 14% 116 17% 471 69% 679 135 18% 131 17% 500 65% 766 1,445
General Drivability 116 15% 146 18% 531 67% 793 173 19% 130 14% 621 67% 924 1,717
General Handling 82 12% 130 20% 450 68% 662 139 17% 116 14% 571 69% 826 1,488
Acceleration
Acceleration Feel 76 15% 73 15% 343 70% 492 158 26% 47 8% 405 66% 610 1,102
Acceleration Capability 164 16% 231 23% 630 61% 1,025 254 21% 232 19% 744 60% 1,230 2,255
General Acceleration 24 17% 27 19% 89 64% 140 47 18% 39 15% 170 66% 256 396
Braking
Brake Feel 46 13% 58 17% 246 70% 350 99 27% 46 12% 226 61% 371 721
Stopping Ability 31 9% 78 22% 249 70% 358 49 14% 73 21% 228 65% 350 708
General Braking Noise 21 17% 18 15% 83 68% 122 17 17% 14 14% 72 70% 103 225
Tire-Road Noise 72 24% 74 25% 153 51% 299 113 34% 48 14% 172 52% 333 632
Wind Noise 29 14% 46 21% 139 65% 214 50 21% 36 15% 147 63% 233 447
Interior Noise 16 32% 6 12% 28 56% 50 20 40% 4 8% 26 52% 50 100
Powertrain Noise 145 25% 104 18% 330 57% 579 149 24% 68 11% 400 65% 617 1,196
General Noise 58 14% 33 8% 332 78% 423 61 15% 24 6% 332 80% 417 840
Vibration
Chassis Vibration 7 70% 3 30% 0 0% 10 2 67% 0 0% 1 33% 3 13
Powertrain Vibration 10 40% 8 32% 7 28% 25 10 56% 2 11% 6 33% 18 43
General Vibration 19 42% 13 29% 13 29% 45 14 42% 2 6% 17 52% 33 78
Ride Comfort 149 19% 171 22% 462 59% 782 201 22% 135 15% 585 64% 921 1,703
Fuel Economy 161 22% 178 24% 396 54% 735 239 27% 163 19% 474 54% 876 1,611
Range 7 16% 11 24% 27 60% 45 7 18% 8 21% 23 61% 38 83
Charging 3 30% 0 0% 7 70% 10 2 14% 2 14% 10 71% 14 24

Operational Totals 1,475 17% 1,687 20% 5,428 63% 8,590 2,112 22% 1,439 15% 6,247 64% 9,798 18,388