Consumer Reports panned the Vue, but that would be the out-going model. Reliability was terrible - their lowest rating. They did say the new engine was excellent, but then you already know that. My main concern would be the reliability issue - usually when a car has been very poor in that regard for years, it doesn't suddenly dramatically improve with a new model. Most typically, with North American cars, first year reliability is WORSE than the car it replaces. Just some thoughts.