Midsize Madness 2015: Mazda6, Accord, Sonata, Camry, Legacy Comparison - Automobile
Though we’ve been bombarded with statistics about the resurrection of the sport/utility vehicle, the $25,000- to sub-$35,000 front-wheel-drive midsize sedan business remains strong and cutthroat, with each new entry promising to break the mold... Americans are buying CUVs -- crossover/utility vehicles -- not SUVs, and even when equipped with all-wheel drive, the dip in fuel economy compared to that of four-cylinder sedans isn’t too dramatic. Which raises the other misconception: Toyota Camrys, Honda Accords, even Mazda6s and their ilk are by no stretch of the imagination sleeper sport sedans. Because of their efficient size -- about the same length as an American-brand compact from the 1960s -- most of them handle reasonably well, until you scrub the front tires into the pavement when you try to drive them like sport sedans. We count 11 mainstream front-wheel-drive midsize sedans on the U. S. market -- 13, if you throw in the semi-premium Buick Regal and Lexus ES 350. We’ve left behind the also-rans from our last Midsize Madness comparo, including all three... the all-new 2016 Chevrolet Malibu launching this year will be considered for next year’s competition. As for the chosen, the Honda Accord and Mazda6 came in first and second, respectively, in Midsize Madness I. The Hyundai Sonata and the Subaru Legacy are all-new since our last test, while America’s best-selling car, the Toyota Camry, has... Source: www.automobilemag.com
