I too find CR weak on evaluating sporty cars, plus I still hold a grudge over the Suziki Samurai fiasco (for those too young to remember, they claimed it was unsafe due to tipping issues, it turned out they after the standard course was modified to induce the tipover behavior which did not occur while experienced drivers utilized the standard course." This killed the Samurai sales. I bought one in 1985 and it was great little mini-jeep with outstanding off road capabilities for its size and power.
That said, they do handle repair issues and reliability quite well.
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