Ah, but CR does not accept any advertising money from companies nor do they allow their ratings to be used in advertising. I suspected I’d see car ads when I went to MSN Autos - see below. Chevy was the first ad that popped up haha. Could you trust them to be totally objective reviewing vehicles when they accept money from carmakers? Does MSN Autos buy all their vehicles anonymously like CR does? Doubtful.
Where did you get these “ratings compression” figures you mentioned? Need more info! =P