Honda Accord Vs. Nissan Altima: Compare Cars - The Car Connection
How do these two models compare, head-to-head and side-by-side. The Altima looks like it’s trying to fit in with luxury cars, while the Accord aims for functionality and especially hits its high notes inside. In its current generation, the Altima turns toward elegance—and finds it in some top-trim vcrsions—but at the expense of some of the sporty edge that it had in previous iterations. Meanwhile the Accord has if anything become a little sportier again in its current version. That seems to have been more the inadvertent result of the Accord’s current design, as Honda insists it followed a “man maximum, machine minimum” approach to shaping the exterior of this latest sedan. In any case, we like what we see, as there’s a little more greenhouse (glass), with a lower beltline and a little more wedginess enhanced by side sculpting. It’s expressive, for sure, and it embraces the Accord’s heritage. Inside, too, the Altima strikes us as especially conservative. Going back to the Accord, inside it’s the one with more flair. Even in its most affordable models its multi-level dash design carries more sporty charm and attitude. These two models are pretty much neck-and-neck with respect to performance—although we think that the Accord holds a small but significant edge in just about every dynamic respect. Source: www.thecarconnection.com
