I would honestly not be happy if my new car burned a quart of oil every oil change (~3000 miles). After maybe 30-40k, a partial quart each oil change would be acceptable, and then maybe more like a quart or so per change cycle could be lived-with. Again, this is just an average, with some engines definitely doing better or worse. This is assuming a 'standard' engine, not rotary, etc.
One point I will agree with some others on is that cars are <> appliances. Burning oil is one thing, but expecting NO oil will ever be burned and complaining that you should do general check-ups on your car is just silly. Just because we have TPMS, oil-interval lights, headlight/blinker 'warning' lights, low-fluid lights, and so forth doesn't mean you still shouldn't those things your self from time to time along with other basic stuff.
Just as anything can fail, those monitoring systems can give false positives or false negatives. You can't depend on them 100%. Know how to properly check your oil, feel when your tires are too low and take a minute to check your lights if things don't look 'right'. I am not a car expert, but you should know enough to understand when there might be a problem before it becomes really serious, like still waiting 5k for an oil change when you know your car burns 1qt/1k.
Edit: Glad my 2.5T doesn't burn oil.