Porsche owners are the happiest, JD Power reports

JD Power released the annual Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study.

In this survey, JD Power asked 74,000 vehicle owners to rate their ride on more than 80 attributes.

Once again, Porsche clenched the highest-ranking nameplate award. This is the eighth consecutive year that Porsche won.

While the APEAL study measures how satisfied the owners are with their vehicles, it does not correlate to how many are being sold, or how reliable the vehicles are in the long-run.

The APEAL study is the most effective on pinpointing which vehicles and features are pleasing the owners.

One of the interesting trends that JD Power noted is that, even though many vehicle buyers are downsizing their ride, the smaller vehicles are providing enough "appeal" to the owners.

"Owners who downsize find that today's compact models are not the 'econoboxes' that they may have once feared," said David Sargent, vice president of global automotive at JD Power.

The automotive manufacturers are putting into the smaller cars the features that used to be available only on larger vehicles, or even luxury vehicles, several years ago.

Folks buying a new compact car may find similar features, or even more advanced features, from the larger vehicles they previously owned for the past 5-6 years.

Here is a complete list of all the winners in each of JD Power's category:
Top Three Models per Segment
Midsize Car
Highest Ranked: Kia Optima (tie) / Volkswagen Passat (tie)
Suzuki Kizashi

Large Car
Highest Ranked: Dodge Charger
Chrysler 300 Series
Nissan Maxima

Compact Crossover/SUV
Highest Ranked: MINI Countryman
Volkswagen Tiguan
Kia Sportage

Compact MPV*
Highest Ranked: Kia Soul
Toyota Prius v

Minivan
Highest Ranked: Nissan Quest
Honda Odyssey
Toyota Sienna

Sub-Compact Car
Highest Ranked: Chevrolet Sonic
Fiat 500
Ford Fiesta

Compact Car
Highest Ranked: Chevrolet Volt
Volkswagen Golf
Honda CR-Z

Compact Sporty Car
Highest Ranked: MINI Coupe/Roadster
Volkswagen GTI
MINI Cooper

Compact Premium Sporty Car*
Highest Ranked: Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class
Mercedes-Benz E-Class Convertible/Coupe

Entry Premium Car
Highest Ranked: BMW 3 Series
BMW 1 Series
Audi A4/5

Midsize Sporty Car*
Highest Ranked: Dodge Challenger
Ford Mustang

Midsize Premium Car
Highest Ranked: Audi A6
BMW 5 Series
Mercedes-Benz E-Class Sedan/Wagon

Large Premium Car
Highest Ranked: Audi A8
Jaguar XJ
Porsche Panamera

Premium Sporty Car*
Highest Ranked: Porsche 911
BMW 6 Series

Entry Premium Crossover/SUV
Highest Ranked: Range Rover Evoque
BMW X3
Audi Q5

Midsize Crossover/SUV
Highest Ranked: Ford Flex
Honda Crosstour
Dodge Durango

Large Crossover/SUV
Highest Ranked: Ford Expedition
Nissan Armada
Toyota Sequoia

Midsize Premium Crossover/SUV
Highest Ranked: Porsche Cayenne
Volkswagen Touareg
Audi Q7 (tie)
Mercedes-Benz M-Class (tie)

Large Premium Crossover/SUV
Highest Ranked: Infiniti QX56
Cadillac Escalade
Land Rover Range Rover Sport

Large Pickup
Highest Ranked: Chevrolet Avalanche
Ford F-150 LD
Ford F-250/F-350 Super Duty

Midsize Pickup*
Highest Ranked: Nissan Frontier
Honda Ridgeline

*No other model in this segment performs above the segment average.
For more, visit http://autos.jdpower.com/ratings/performance.htm

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