Dodge, Ram, Porsche and Tesla named most 'APEAL'-ing auto brands
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Dodge and Porsche led the way on the 2021 J.D. Power APEAL study, with Ram not far behind. Tesla had the highest unofficial score of all brands, however.
Unlike the J.D. Power Initial Quality Study (IQS), which tracks the number of problems owners experience with their vehicles in the first 90 days of ownership, the APEAL study ranks vehicles based on "design, performance, safety, usability, comfort, perceived quality, and other factors."
Porsche was also the overall winner in 2019, while Ram was the highest ranked mass market brand on that combined list ahead of Dodge.
Tesla is the wild card on the study, however, as it once again received the highest score at 893, but didn't officially participate in the study, which meant the data used was collected from just 35 states.
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