- 3 "Subcompacts": Ford Fiesta, Fiat 500, MINI Cooper/Cooper Clubman
- 3 "Compacts": Ford focus, Honda Civic, Kia soul
- 7 "family car" Chevrolet Cruze: Chevrolet Malibu, Ford Fusion, Ford Taurus, Hyundai Sonata, Kia Optima, Lincoln MKZ
- 4 "luxury car" Acura TL, Buick LaCrosse, Chrysler 300, the Hyundai Genesis sedan
- 4 "Sporty cars": the Chevrolet Camaro, Chevrolet Corvette, Dodge Challenger, Ford Mustang
- 2 "full-size pickup": Ford F-150 Ram 1500
- 1 "small Pickups: Toyota Tacoma
- 4 "Minivans": Chrysler Town
Performance characteristics that are evaluated include starting and Acceleration, shifting, steering, braking, ride quality, handling and fuel economy.
"This will be very interesting to see what unfolds for Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram by 2013," said Rich Dzierwa, editors, consumers Digest. "The quality of the New strategy adopted by Fiat since it took over the operations of Chrysler should really start to kick into gear immediately."