Actually only a few of those sites ranked it #1. And you got it off of the Escort site, come on bro. All I know is that the directional arrows by themselves are worth the premium over the Passport. Car and Driver is the golden standard of automotive magazines, and they agree with me. Who cares if the V1 has a range of 3.5 miles and the 8500 has a range of 5.0 miles?