Best Trucks 2014 Rankings: Ram 1500 Tops Pickup

Consumer Reports released the 2014 Top Picks Cars and Trucks in 10 popular categories.

2014 Top Picks listed by category with prices as tested:

Best overall: Tesla Model S ($89,650)

Compact car: Subaru Impreza (sedan: $21,345; hatchback: $22,345)

Midsized sedan: Honda Accord 4-cyl. ($23,270)

Green car: Toyota Prius ($26,750)

Luxury car: Audi A6 ($56,295)

Sports sedan: BMW 328i ($43,195)

Small SUV: Subaru Forester ($26,814)

Midsized SUV: Hyundai Santa Fe ($36,290)

Minivan: Honda Odyssey ($36,830)

Pickup truck: Ram 1500 ($42,810)

All Top Picks must meet Consumer Reports’ stringent criteria in three areas: road test, reliability, and safety. They must rank at or near the top of their category on overall road test scores, they must have earned an average or better predicted-reliability Rating based on problems Consumer Reports subscribers reported on 1.1 million vehicles in our latest survey, and they must perform well if included in crash or rollover tests by the government or the insurance industry.