While the Elantra is known as a premium D - segment sedan in India, in the US market it is merely a compact sedan since there are
far bigger sedans available in that market and the positioning of vehicles in their market is completely different from ours.
Not exact matches
While Ford expected
big things for its small cars (including the Fiesta, already assembled in Mexico), the midsize Fusion
sedan, and especially all its trucks and sport / utility vehicles do
far better for the company and its bottom line.
With its numbers off even in a booming luxury market, Cadillac's own record runs from critical successes that have thus
far generated lackluster sales — namely the ATS and CTS
sedans — to the industry's
biggest egg - on - face of 2014, the epically miscalculated ELR plug - in hybrid.
As the old model is phased out though, we'll see if Chrysler's new
sedan can compete in the midsize
sedan big leagues, as 10,000 units still falls
far short of the top sellers in this class.
To make the Astra
sedan stand out
further, head on up to the LT, which comes with a rear lip spoiler and 17 - inch alloy wheels, (one inch
bigger than those on the LS and LS +).
One of the
biggest differences between the Coupe and the
Sedan is the dropping line at the rear of each vehicle, which reaches further past the rear wheel arch in the Coupe than it does in the s
Sedan is the dropping line at the rear of each vehicle, which reaches
further past the rear wheel arch in the Coupe than it does in the
sedansedan.
A shame, then, that the trunk isn't particularly
big: at 15.3 cubic feet, it's
far from being the largest in the luxury - oriented
sedan market (though is admittedly larger than what you'll find on a Volvo S90 or Audi A6), though you can extend the trunk even
further by folding the 60:40 - split rear seat backs almost completely flat.
At the same time, an extensive range of driver assistance systems take the BMW 5 Series
Sedan a
big step
further down the road with improved semi-automated driving features.
On the whole, the 2018 Honda Amaze is a much more appealing looking,
far better equipped car and should help Honda gain a
bigger share in the compact
sedan segment
Every bit as luxurious as a premium
sedan, great ride quality / low noise for a
big truck, and surprisingly good MPG thus
far (15mpg city / 19mpg hwy).
As
far as design is concerned, it follows the same lines of its predecessor: a
big, squarish front and strong - shouldered
sedan in true Volvo mould.
It's
bigger, too: So
far only available in
sedan form, the Civic is longer (in this dimension, Volkswagen's Golf - derived Jetta is an exception), lower and wider than its main
sedan competitors and scores on important decision - making factors such as the luggage - gobbling 517 litres of boot space.
As
far as
big German luxury
sedans go, the new Panamera takes the prize for best cabin.
The Avalon is a
big sedan, but lightweight steering makes it feel
far nimbler than its size might suggest.
Positioned in the entry level
sedan segment, the Linea Classic is by
far the
biggest car in its class.
Unveiled at the 2016 New York Auto Show, the 2016 Maxima is a
big, front - wheel drive
sedan, which is
far from sports car territory, regardless of Nissan's PR rhetoric.
That's not a
big difference, but is
far from class - leading and certainly does not make a case for people to move out of crossover SUVs and back into
sedans.
For years Acura struggled with the fact that its
biggest and best
sedan was a
far cry from the $ 100,000 luxury cruisers produced by the likes of Mercedes - Benz and Lexus.
Who would have thought one of the
Big Three would move the midsize
sedan segment so
far forward?