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TrueCar Data, a leading authority in new car pricing, forecasting and trends, recently released its Performance Scorecards and found that Hyundai leads in grading for manufacturers and brands for the third consecutive month.
"There's no stopping Hyundai at this point, as they continue to dominate the scorecards," said Jesse Toprak, vice president of Industry Trends and Insights at TrueCar.com. "Saab is on the brink of bankruptcy and the scorecards have been pointing to their failures for some time now."
Hyundai was joined by Jaguar, Land Rover and Subaru as the top manufacturers featured on the scorecard, with Jeep, Land Rover and GMC also featured as top brands.
Honda, Suzuki and Saab, with its bankruptcy troubles, were at the bottom of the manufacturers scorecard with Saab, Jaguar, Honda and Suzuki also featured at the bottom of the brands grading.
The South Korean automaker is parlaying its acclaim by developing the biggest and most powerful engine it has ever produced: the 5-liter, direct-injection V-8 engine that offers 429 horsepower. The 2012 Genesis 5.0 R-Spec will pack all these features under its hood during a time when most Americans aren't necessarily in the market for large premium cars, CBS News reports.
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