Christ, who cares? I'm not going to buy or not buy a car because CR recommended it or not. This is like reading that the surgeon general says that saturated fats are bad so hence, cut back on the pizza and chinese food.
I've always felt that, that publication was for those housewives and guys who know nothing about autos, so they need someone to act as a so called "expert" to guide them. Really, if you need someone or some organization dictate all your decisions, whose life are you living?