Originally Posted by scooter
Maybe they get your typical American (or my grandmother) to test the cars.
Which quite frankly is the right thing to do if you're trying to give advice to the typical American. Typical Americans don't drop the clutch at 6k and spin tires for the first 20'.
As others have said, CR tests cars as if they are appliances...which, quite frankly, for a heck of a lot of people, they are.
Read Grassroots Motorsports or something if you want the view of a true enthusiast.