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Comparison Tests
2001 Entry Level Luxury Sport Sedans Comparison Test
Evaluation - Design
By Liz Kim
Date Posted 07-03-2001
Interior materials
| Vehicle |
Score |
Ranking |
| BMW 330i |
93 |
1 |
| Volvo S60 |
84 |
2 |
| Acura TL Type-S |
80 |
3 |
| Infiniti I30t |
78 |
4 |
| Mercedes-Benz C320 |
77 |
5 |
| Mazda Millenia S |
72 |
6 |
| Cadillac Catera Sport |
68 |
7 |
| Lincoln LS V8 |
67 |
8 |
| Lexus IS 300 |
57 |
9 |
Climate Control/Stereo
| Vehicle |
Score |
Ranking |
| Acura TL Type-S |
77 |
1 |
| Volvo S60 |
74 |
2 |
| Cadillac Catera Sport |
73 |
3 (t) |
| Lincoln LS V8 |
73 |
3 (t) |
| Lexus IS 300 |
71 |
5 |
| Infiniti I30t |
70 |
6 (t) |
| Mazda Millenia S |
70 |
6 (t) |
| BMW 330i |
69 |
8 |
| Mercedes-Benz C320 |
59 |
9 |
Secondary controls
| Vehicle |
Score |
Ranking |
| Infiniti I30t |
83 |
1 |
| BMW 330i |
81 |
2 |
| Lexus IS 300 |
78 |
3 (t) |
| Volvo S60 |
78 |
3 (t) |
| Acura TL Type-S |
75 |
5 |
| Cadillac Catera Sport |
70 |
6 (t) |
| Lincoln LS V8 |
70 |
6 (t) |
| Mazda Millenia S |
70 |
6 (t) |
| Mercedes-Benz C320 |
63 |
9 |
Cupholders
| Vehicle |
Score |
Ranking |
| Infiniti I30t |
86 |
1 |
| Volvo S60 |
84 |
2 |
| Acura TL Type-S |
80 |
3 |
| Mazda Millenia S |
78 |
4 |
| Lincoln LS V8 |
77 |
5 |
| Cadillac Catera Sport |
66 |
6 |
| Mercedes-Benz C320 |
62 |
7 |
| Lexus IS 300 |
54 |
8 |
| BMW 330i |
53 |
9 |
Exterior Design
| Vehicle |
Score |
Ranking |
| BMW 330i |
99 |
1 |
| Volvo S60 |
93 |
2 |
| Mazda Millenia S |
84 |
3 |
| Mercedes-Benz C320 |
79 |
4 |
| Lincoln LS V8 |
76 |
5 |
| Lexus IS 300 |
74 |
6 |
| Acura TL Type-S |
73 |
7 |
| Cadillac Catera Sport |
68 |
8 |
| Infiniti I30t |
60 |
9 |
Overall build quality
| Vehicle |
Score |
Ranking |
| BMW 330i |
91 |
1 |
| Acura TL Type-S |
88 |
2 (t) |
| Volvo S60 |
88 |
2 (t) |
| Infiniti I30t |
86 |
4 |
| Mazda Millenia S |
83 |
5 |
| Lexus IS 300 |
82 |
6 |
| Lincoln LS V8 |
79 |
7 |
| Cadillac Catera Sport |
74 |
8 |
| Mercedes-Benz C320 |
68 |
9 |
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