In 2004, as part of a settlement of an 8-year-old lawsuit, Consumer Reports said that its finding about the Suzuki Samurai SUV – that it “easily rolls over in turns” – applied only to severe swerving turns on the test track. In other words, Consumer Reports was testing the vehicles at much higher speeds than normal and essentially "set-up" the test so the Samurai (photo), the kind of vehicle which CR had complained about for years because they simply don't like them, would do poorly.
What CR almost succeeded in doing was destroying Suzuki as a vehicle-marketer in the USA. But there's more, plenty, plenty more false attacks against an easy business to go after --- the auto industry and their deep pockets.
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