Just a week after JD Power announced the Chevrolet Corvette as the best Sports car, Strategic Vision's 2009 Total Quality Awards bestows the same title on the 2009 Corvette Coupe. Not only did Corvette perform better than any other car in its "Premium Coupe" class, its score of 938 was higher than any other class winner in the survey.

The Strategic Vision survey gathers its results differently than JD Power. While JD Power surveys approximately four times as many consumers, Strategic Vision rates the positive and negative aspects of buying, owning and driving vehicles.

"The difference between products that generate consideration, build brands and increase sales versus those that do not," says Dr. Darrel Edwards, chairman of Strategic Vision, "is often how much delight and love the product generates with its customers.”

Other GM vehicles that ranked well in the survey include the Pontiac G8 (899), the GMC Envoy (859) and the GTM Yukon XL (899). Below are all the class winners as ranked in the 2009 Strategic Vision Total Quality Awards:

Segment	Winner(s)	TQI Score
Small Car	Ford Focus Sedan	877
Small Multi-Function	Volkswagen Rabbit	889
Mid-Size Car	Volkswagen Jetta Sedan	891
Large Car	Nissan Maxima	900
	Pontiac G8	899
Near-Luxury Car	Volkswagen CC Sedan	923
	Audi A4 Sedan	922
Specialty Coupe	Volkswagen New Beetle	924
Premium Coupe	Chevrolet Corvette Coupe	938
Minivan	Honda Odyssey	865
Entry Utility	Volkswagen Tiguan	914
Mid-Size Crossover Utility	Toyota Venza	925
Mid-Size Traditional Utility	GMC Envoy	859
	Toyota 4Runner	858
Large Utility	GMC Yukon XL	899
Near-Luxury Utility	Infiniti FX	906
	Infiniti EX35	904
	BMW X3	904
Luxury Utility	Land Rover Range Rover	920
Standard Pickup	Honda Ridgeline	874
	Dodge Ram 1500	899

Source:
Motor Trend

Related:
2009 Corvette Makes Car And Driver's 10Best List
Corvette Makes Car & Driver's 2008 10 Best Cars List

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