Part of the reason the Consumer Reports car surveys are so well regarded is that the take great pains to remain independent of the companies that make the products they test.

They have a well deserved reputation for objectivity because they accept no sample products. They buy everything they test anonymously.

At any rate, CR surveyed 424,000 car owners and asked if they would buy the current car they own again. (Based on factors that excluded the financial woes of the automaker…)

To get a nod, at least 4 out of 5 current owners had to be willing to buy the luxury car again. To get the magazine’s lowest rating less than half of current owners had to be willing to buy again.

The luxury cars that earned top marks in Consumer Report’s survey were the V8 versions of the Lexus LS and the Mercedes Benz S Class.

Get the full scoop and see a nice slideshow of the best performing cars in a good post by James Rothaar, a freelance writer and owner of Just Luxe.

Take a peak also at their fine story about our Drive Your Dream exotic car driving experiences in Dallas Fort Worth and throughout Texas.

See the full results of the Consumer Reports Owner Satisfaction Survey.