Discounts & incentives: Willing to deal with me to get the transaction done.

Brand reputation & image: Known as a quality vehicle that will last for years without major recalls and it has one of the lowest costs of ownership. 3 of the top 10 on the list are hondas.

Handling: Feels like I'm in control.

Dealership practices: No nonsense, but took a couple trips to different ones to make that statement.

Reliability & durability: The previous style has been around for 5 years and the results are strong, so the new one should be just as reliable and dependable.

Reliability & durability: Not a proven product, brand name is mediocre, although styling is great, I was looking for something that will last me over 10 years with minimal expenses.

Discounts & incentives: Not willing to deal, felt like they were selling me gold bullion instead of a car.

Brand reputation & image: It's a GM, will they even be around in 2 years?

Price or payments: You don't get enough for what you pay for. ALso, they can either give you a good price or good financing, not both like Honda Pilot.

Dealership practices: Very pompous, stuck on "no haggle" pricing policy which is too expensive for average consumer to begin with, and this brand is suppose to be the least expensive, vs. Enclave vs. Acadia vs. Traverse, give me a break. Have they checked competition lately?

Rear seat room & comfort: Only two seats in the 2nd row, very small leg room in the 3rd row.

Cargo capacity & towing: Non-splitting 3rd row is plain stupid and was a deal breaker.

Reliability & durability: Rated highest by CU family member works in maintance and claimed that repairs were very low.

Materials & workmanship: The ones that have been on the road in the rust belt appear good after several years.

Fuel economy: Mileage improved over GMC Denail that was ageing.

Audio & nav systems: Nav system useful in travels. Sound system was included.

Safety & braking: Many features that were extract on the Toyota Highlander were standard on the Pilot.

Discounts & incentives: Heavy discounts in anticipation of the new model coming out made this a no brainer.

Reliability & durability: Bulletptoof when compared to the majority of the market offerrings.

Past personal experience: My other 5 Honda's (all Accords) got almost 200k miles each. And, Honda stood by the vehicles when problems did arise.

Ride smoothness: Incredibly smooth powertrain and motor. Smoother than I expected and all are comfortable.

Materials & workmanship: Typical Honda build where things fit like they should: small or no gaps, controls well engineered, you get quality usually found a notch or two higher in cost class.

Brand reputation & image: Saturn has a spotty reliability history. Their smallest cars have faired well but all others have been typical GM with some major flaws.

Price or payments: Not out of the league pricing per se but got a better deal than what was available on Saturn.

Insurance & depreciation: Depreciation hit is somewhat steep probably from the GM underpinnings.

Powertrain performance: Engine is outclassed by the weight of the vehicle. GM tried to make up for the overworked 3.7L block with a 6 speed tranny that shifts way too much. The drivetrain is the weakest part of an otherwise outstanding vehicle.

Dealership practices: The entire process from the test drive to the final sale was handled in a low pressure manner. Dealer service is very nice you are assigned a day and time and the vehicle is promptly serviced at a reasonable price. Very comfortable waiting room

Driving position & visibility: comfortable seats and no blind spots

Exterior styling: Its subjective-I just like the way it looks

Reliability & durability: Its a Honda, they are always rated very high in all the publications i subscribe to

Driving position & visibility: too many blind spots

Price or payments: deaker not willing to reduce prices-I guess because it was a new model

Reliability & durability: Not familar with Mazda so I was unsure

Discounts & incentives: were not any

Materials & workmanship: for the money the nicest looking and richest interior in the field.

Quietness: In a vehicle with so much going on the quietness is commendable. Little outside noise intrudes into the passenger compartment.

Exterior styling: One of if not the best looking crossover vehicles out there today

Powertrain performance: smooth and quiet with reasonable fuel mileage

Ride smoothness: smooth ride with confidant handling

Exterior styling: clunky looking, more trucklike

Quietness: fine around town, Awful on the highway. It vibrates and the passenger cabin is loud. I think this vehicle needs more developement in the NVH area. Hondas noise cancelling technology doesn't impress me.

Control design: Too many buttons on the center stack with a confusing layout.

Powertrain performance: Not very smooth. Works hard at 70-75 MPH, fuel mileage suffers at interstste speeds

Dealership practices: Two trips to dearlership for the same problem, still not fixed.

Fuel economy: Much better than Honda Pilot

Brand reputation & image: Nissan really made a difference in current product offerings

Handling: Responsive & sure

Safety & braking: Great stopping distance

Driving position & visibility: Enjoy the elevated view... visibility... and feeling of control

Quietness: Not quiet

Price or payments: High price

Control design: Not as quiet or responsive as the Rogue

Exterior styling: Blocky look

Rear seat room & comfort: Captain chairs makes it easier to bring the dog on long trips.

Quietness: Easier to carry on conversations

Cargo capacity & towing: rear bench seat limits possibilities with dog

Rear seat room & comfort: no captains chairs like in Odyssey

Quietness: Surprisingly quiet at startup; sounded like a Lexus during test drive.

Materials & workmanship: Interior looked upscale, doors solid, no squeaks & rattles, thick materials everywhere.

Price or payments: With high residual value, monthly lease payments for full-loaded model were comparable to base model Honda Pilot and Nissan Murano.

Interior styling: Rich colours and textures (beige leather on charcoal), light wood grain accents.

Exterior styling: Nicely proportioned, balanced, unique, not overstyled.

Price or payments: Too high; not worth the money.

Interior styling: Boxy, old-school, inefficient.

Exterior styling: Boxy, anonymous.

Dealership practices: Arrogant.

Control design: Disorganized, 80s style.

Exterior styling: sleak and smooth

Materials & workmanship: off more than competitor's

Discounts & incentives: aggressive

Reliability & durability: time will tell it is is durable

Safety & braking: top shelf

Exterior styling: A rugged looking SUV/CUV in a world of Camry's on stilts. Grill is a bit strange, but this thing at least looks the part.

Interior styling: No wasted space. Everything has a function. Vast storage & nice seats. There seemed to be two cup holders per occupant (seats 7) and plastic parts seemed seemed purposeful rather than bean-counter-ish.

Cargo capacity & towing: Tons of space and 2nd/3rd row fold down flat. Feels bigger inside than it looks outside.

Powertrain performance: Enough power for a family hauler. Eco-drive "cylinder shut down" was a positive, even though the fuel savings seem to depend on driving style and conditions.

Rear seat room & comfort: Rear facing car seat fit well on passenger side and still allowed 6'+ passenger to sit comfortably in front.

Safety & braking: This is a big, heavy vehicle, so poor braking is expected. However, even with lowered expectations, the Pilot braked poorly.

Handling: My one quibble with the Pilot was the steering, which was sloppy and numb on center. Worse than an 83 Cutlass I owned. Did not elicit confidence in maneuvering the vehicle.

Past personal experience: Great ride and handling for a truck this size. Great Hwy milage too

Cargo capacity & towing: Large cargo capacity is why i bought it, but smaller engine than the NA v8 trucks

Exterior styling: Masculine, take no prisiners, not girly and soccer-momish.

Audio & nav systems: Good audio, but could be better. V.good nav

Available features: Luv the blue tooth and xm

Fuel economy: not so good in the city

Materials & workmanship: Very plastic, large dash. could have used some aluminum

Price or payments: How it is so much more expensive than in the US

Ride smoothness: For an SUV it is ecellent.

Exterior styling: Boxy and bold.

Brand reputation & image: Reliability and function are most importnat to me and this suv had lots of both.

Reliability & durability: THis suv is an excellent driving auto. There is a ton of room and perfect for my family of 4. The 3rd row seats are an excellent addition so family and friends can go in one car. THe interior is well thought out and ergonomic. Its an excellent suv.

Interior styling: Comfort, space, leather, function over form.

Fuel economy: Who likes to pay for gas? It is a large vehicle and it suits my needs and my family's needs. So you have to pay to play I guess.

Reliability & durability: HOnda just has a good rep

Front seat room: it's much more spacious than the pathfinder or highlander, or mountaineer

Cargo capacity & towing: it's bigger than most competitors

Exterior styling: the 09 design gets away from the minivan/suv look - and it looks more like a beefy suv

Rear seat room & comfort: plenty of room, even in the 3rd row - unlike the highlander

Fuel economy: the most i've averaged is 20.5mpg

Control design: you have to LOOK at them when using them.. - not a good idea while driving!

Discounts & incentives: there aren't any!

Available features: it's basic - i'd like to see more of the mountaineer's fun features incorporated.. like the drivers gas pedal adjustable feature, et.c...

Dealership practices: as they all are - sneaky.

Fuel economy: Many of the non-Hybrid SUVs have lower fuel economy that then Pilot. I am getting close to 20 MPG on average. A significant improvement over my previous SUVs.

Ride smoothness: This is one of the most comfortable and smooth riding SUVs I have ever driven.

Audio & nav systems: I am impressed with the voice intigration into the Audio and Nav systems. I would prefer if the limit on the audio outputs were not in place though.

Price or payments: I was able to negotiate a very reasonable price on this pilot. This made the payments very reasonable compared to many comperable SUVs.

Safety & braking: I was looking for a safe SUV for my family. This SUV has a very high safety rating

Dealership practices: I was mislead by the dealership about the annual navigation DVDs. I was told that they came for free, they in fact do not. I am also not pleased with my service experiences so far.