Midsize Sedan V6 shootout: Accord vs Fusion vs Sonata vs Camry
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Midsize Sedan V6 shootout: Accord vs Fusion vs Sonata vs Camry
From December 2005 Car and Driver AND MotorTrend magazines.
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Originally Posted by sherwood
anyoen find it annoying they left out the turbo 4's that compete with them (like the legacy)?
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Originally Posted by sherwood
anyoen find it annoying they left out the turbo 4's that compete with them (like the legacy)?
No... not so much. I think it's more annoying that the Altima got left out. Rest assured both C&D, MT, and any other auto rags doing this comparo are going to get a spate of Fresh Alloy fanatics writing in angry letters crying Honda bias and how the Altima 3.5SE would have easily trounced the Accord and been the obvious winner across the board. And out of journalistic integrity, the February "Letters of the Editor" are going to be filled with these letters.
Hooray.
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Originally Posted by Troopa-R
They're naturally aspirated, they're V-6s, they're front wheel drive. Legacy's turbocharged, it's a flat-four, and it has all-wheel drive.
No... not so much. I think it's more annoying that the Altima got left out. Rest assured both C&D, MT, and any other auto rags doing this comparo are going to get a spate of Fresh Alloy fanatics writing in angry letters crying Honda bias and how the Altima 3.5SE would have easily trounced the Accord and been the obvious winner across the board. And out of journalistic integrity, the February "Letters of the Editor" are going to be filled with these letters.
Hooray.
No... not so much. I think it's more annoying that the Altima got left out. Rest assured both C&D, MT, and any other auto rags doing this comparo are going to get a spate of Fresh Alloy fanatics writing in angry letters crying Honda bias and how the Altima 3.5SE would have easily trounced the Accord and been the obvious winner across the board. And out of journalistic integrity, the February "Letters of the Editor" are going to be filled with these letters.
Hooray.
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Originally Posted by redgoober4life
Because the Camry and Accord outsell it?
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Did you read the titles of the articles, or are you just adverse to reading all together?
These were not meant to be all-encompassing tests. They did one last year if you want to read about it. And guess what, the Nissan didn't win then and in its current form it ain't gonna....sorry....
edit: well it was in 2003, but aside from the Legacy, they're fairly similar. http://www.caranddriver.com/article....rticle_id=1807
And it didn't even beat the 4 cylinders in the group. It placed right ahead of the aging Dodge Stratus and along with the equally old Legacy.
These were not meant to be all-encompassing tests. They did one last year if you want to read about it. And guess what, the Nissan didn't win then and in its current form it ain't gonna....sorry....
edit: well it was in 2003, but aside from the Legacy, they're fairly similar. http://www.caranddriver.com/article....rticle_id=1807
And it didn't even beat the 4 cylinders in the group. It placed right ahead of the aging Dodge Stratus and along with the equally old Legacy.
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Originally Posted by redgoober4life
Did you read the titles of the articles, or are you just adverse to reading all together?
These were not meant to be all-encompassing tests. They did one last year if you want to read about it. And guess what, the Nissan didn't win then and in its current form it ain't gonna....sorry....
edit: well it was in 2003, but aside from the Legacy, they're fairly similar. http://www.caranddriver.com/article....rticle_id=1807
And it didn't even beat the 4 cylinders in the group. It placed right ahead of the aging Dodge Stratus and along with the equally old Legacy.
These were not meant to be all-encompassing tests. They did one last year if you want to read about it. And guess what, the Nissan didn't win then and in its current form it ain't gonna....sorry....
edit: well it was in 2003, but aside from the Legacy, they're fairly similar. http://www.caranddriver.com/article....rticle_id=1807
And it didn't even beat the 4 cylinders in the group. It placed right ahead of the aging Dodge Stratus and along with the equally old Legacy.
Who's talking about the Altima? The new Legacy is so much better than the last gen one.