ranging from power and acceleration to interior roominess. Owners are asked if they would change any of those key attributes if they could; the cars or trucks that owners would change the least are the most ideal. The survey includes responses from more than 72,000 vehicles acquirers.
"Consumers need better insights into which vehicles will meet their ideal for comfort, ride and handling, cargo space, and other attributes that are experienced on a daily basis," said George Peterson, President of AutoPacific. "IVA winners deliver the most of what consumers are really looking for in their vehicles. Shoppers can use the IVAs as a benchmark for vehicles that are designed and built with customers in mind."
The all-new Volvo S60 was praised by current owners for the ride, seat comfort and handling, while C30 owners opted to rank the comfort, ride and power as notable favorites; both beat the second place vehicle by a wide margin. XC70 owners are less likely to want to change its exterior size, have larger wheels or firmer seats. Volvo swept the Luxury XSUV class with the XC60 positioned in second place in the IVA rankings for the class.
The Volvo C30/S40/V50 was previously awarded the 2011 best-in-class Vehicle Satisfaction Award in the premium compact car category from AutoPacific.
Additional information can be found on AutoPacific's websites:
http://www.autopacific.com and
http://vehiclevoice.com
