Consumer Reports Best American Cars, SUVs, and Trucks

According to Consumer Reports analysts, these domestic models are the highest scoring for shoppers looking for new vehicles from traditional U.S. brands.

In a recent Consumer Reports “Best of…” style ratings report, CR analysts provided a lesser-seen category of ratings titled “Best American Cars, SUVs, and Trucks.” To be clear, however, this is not to imply that the vehicles listed are actually entirely “Made in America” but rather, is a focus on TRADITIONAL U.S. brands that includes including Ford, GM, Lucid, Rivian, Stellantis, and Tesla.

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However, this minor detail should not detract car shoppers from Consumer Reports’ rigorous attention to rating vehicles based on road tests, reliability, owner satisfaction, and safety.

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Best American Cars, SUVs, and Trucks

That said and clarified, in this latest “Best Of” ratings offering, CR analysts have selected what they found to be the best based on their Overall Score rating system to help guide car shoppers toward identifying at least one make and model for them that makes good consumer sense toward buying a new vehicle.

LUXURY COMPACT CAR

Tesla Model 3 2023

Price Range:  $40,240 - $53,240

CR MPGE:  Overall 130 / City 136 / Hwy 123 mpge

Rated #4 of 15 Luxury compact cars

LARGE CAR

Chrysler 300 2023

Price Range:  $34,995 - $55,000

CR MPG:  Overall 22 / City 14 / Hwy 32 mpg

Rated #2 of 4 Large cars

SPORTS CAR

Chevrolet Corvette 2023

Price Range:  $64,500 - $126,150

CR MPG:  Overall 19 / City 12 / Hwy 29 mpg

Rated #1 of 25 Sports/sporty cars over $40,000

SUBCOMPACT SUV

Chevrolet TrailBlazer 2023

Price Range:  $22,100 - $27,700

CR MPG:  Overall 27 / City 19 / Hwy 37 mpg

Rated #5 of 15 Subcompact SUVs

COMPACT SUV

Ford Escape Hybrid 2023

Price Range:  $28,000 - $40,500

CR MPG:  Overall 34 / City 30 / Hwy 38 mpg

Rated #15 of 24 Compact SUVs

MIDSIZED 2-ROW SUV

Ford Edge 2023

Price Range:  $37,945 - $46,485

CR MPG:  Overall 22 / City 15 / Hwy 31 mpg

Rated #5 of 14 Midsized SUVs

MIDSIZED 3-ROW SUV

Chevrolet Traverse 2023

Price Range:  $34,520 - $54,200

CR MPG:  Overall 20 / City 14 / Hwy 28 mpg

Rated #6 of 18 Midsized SUVs 3-row

LUXURY COMPACT SUV

Lincoln Corsair 2023

Price Range:  $38,690 - $53,885

CR MPG:  Overall 23 / City 15 / Hwy 33 mpg

Rated #3 of 24 Luxury compact SUVs

LUXURY MIDSIZED 2-ROW SUV

Lincoln Nautilus 2023

Price Range:  $44,825 - $67,245

CR MPG:  Overall 18 / City 12 / Hwy 28 mpg

Rated #4 of 15 Luxury midsized SUVs

LUXURY MIDSIZED 3-ROW SUV

Buick Enclave 2023

Price Range:  $44,800 - $59,470

CR MPG:  Overall 18 / City 12 / Hwy 26 mpg

Rated #2 of 10 Luxury large SUVs

SMALL PICKUP

Ford Maverick Hybrid 2023

Price Range:  $22,595 - $28,355

CR MPG:  Overall 37 / City 33 / Hwy 39 mpg

Rated #1 of 3 Small pickup trucks

FULL-SIZED PICKUP

Ram 1500 2023

Price Range:  $37,905 - $84,850

CR MPG:  Overall 17 / City 11 / Hwy 24 mpg

Rated #1 of 20 Full-sized pickup trucks

For additional articles about recent Consumer Reports recommended vehicles, here are a few for your consideration:

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• Toyota Dominates Consumer Reports’ Best Hybrid SUVs That Cost $35,000 to $45,000
• Consumer Reports Top Choices for Best SUVs Under $40,000

Timothy Boyer is a Torque News automotive reporter based in Cincinnati. Experienced with early car restorations, he regularly restores older vehicles with engine modifications for improved performance. Follow Tim on Twitter at @TimBoyerWrites for daily new and used vehicle news.

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