Add to that increasingly competitive vehicles from all manufacturers and you have a buyer's market, particularly in popular and crowded segments
like midsize cars.
Like all midsize car brands, Chevy has a Malibu for every taste.
Like every midsize car, the Camry has plenty of power for safe passing.
Not exact matches
Like any new, self - respecting midsize sedan, the 2015 Subaru Legacy adopts a graceful roof that is meant to make this four - door car look more like a two - door co
Like any new, self - respecting
midsize sedan, the 2015 Subaru Legacy adopts a graceful roof that is meant to make this four - door
car look more
like a two - door co
like a two - door coupe.
Like small trucks, consumers seem to be finding it hard to pay more for a well - equipped small
car when they can have a reasonably - equipped
midsize for the same price.
The Building Blocks Just
like the other
cars in
Midsize Madness, the Accord has left behind the niche of compact sedans it once occupied and adopted a more American way of doing business, emphasizing spaciousness and comfort.
Of course, none of this is to say we weren't prepared for a self - inflicted wound here, with FCA throwing in the towel on minivans, much
like it has on compact and
midsize passenger
cars.
Not long ago, Hyundai shot for the moon by expanding its lineup with the rear - wheel - drive Genesis — a
car intended to emulate
midsize luxury
cars like the BMW 5 Series and Mercedes - Benz E-Class for less money than either sedan.
The refinement we've
liked in Chevrolet's recently updated
cars such as the Malibu
midsize sedan and full - size Impala is present in the Cruze, and it's particularly evident with the new turbocharged 1.4 - liter four - cylinder engine.
Not long ago, Hyundai expanded its lineup with the rear - wheel - drive Genesis — a
car intended to emulate
midsize luxury
cars like the BMW 5 Series and Mercedes - Benz E-Class for less money.
Whereas the 3 is the most nimble
car in its segment, the 6 understeers, just
like any other
midsize offering.
Similar to how the Chevrolet Colorado sold in the U.S. is substantially sharper, tougher - looking, and less
car -
like than its global sibling, the Nissan Frontier will need to follow the same formula if it wants to compete in the
midsize truck marketplace.
When
midsize sedans
like the Hyundai Sonata can get 34 mpg, tiny economy
cars like this need to do notably better.
How It Drives The refinement we've
liked in Chevrolet's recently updated
cars such as the Malibu
midsize sedan and full - size Impala is present in the Cruze, and it's particularly evident with the new turbocharged 1.4 - liter four - cylinder engine.
Headroom, meanwhile, is good, and I
like that the standard 60 / 40 - split backrest — an uncommon standard feature among
midsize luxury
cars — folds flat with the cargo floor, revealing a big opening to the 14.1 - cubic - foot trunk.
That's where this
car comes in: the new - for - 2014 Ghibli (pronounced «GEE - blee,» with a hard «g»
like «giddy»), a
midsize luxury sport sedan based on a Chrysler - sourced, rear - wheel - drive platform.
Other
cars in this class feel
like upsized versions of a front - drive,
midsize Fusion / Camry / Malibu, with strengths and weaknesses that go with that.
Normal and ECO modes made the Sonata drive
like any other
midsize 4 cylinder
car, but the transmission super quick shifts made the
car seem quicker.
Although the Jetta ostensibly competes against compact
cars like the Civic and Corolla its back seat is closer to
midsize.
Formerly the most affordable
car in the Cadillac lineup, the Cadillac CTS is a
midsize luxury
car sized
like the Audi A6, BMW 5 Series, and Mercedes - Benz E-Class, but it is priced slightly lower.
The 2019 Volkswagen Jetta made its debut at the Detroit auto show a month ago, sharing the MQB platform with the latest VW models
like the Arteon and the Atlas, as well as representing the latest in VW design language for its small and
midsize passenger
cars.
If you've ever wondered who buys this
midsize car, and what owners
like most about them, this Toyota Camry Power Profile will provide some insights.
Before we discuss the results of our evaluation of the 2017 Mazda 6, it's helpful to understand who buys this
midsize car and what they
like most and least about it.
J.D. Power finds that 85 % of Mazda 6 buyers agree that they
like a vehicle that stands out from the crowd, compared with 71 % of
midsize car buyers.
The Maxima is a terrific
car that has a lot to offer
midsize - sedan consumers who want more than just appliance -
like transportation.
Is the compact, but premium, cabin a problem versus some jumbo
midsize cars,
like the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord?
As if those features weren't enough, the Camry has won numerous awards
like the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Top Safety Pick, the SmartChoice Retained Value by IntelliChoice, the Best
Midsize Car for the Money by U.S. News & World Report, and more!
Just
Like Everybody Else Nearly every
car in the
midsize segment offers a similar - size four - cylinder engine, ample interior space and about the same fuel economy as the new Accord.
The
car rides
like a
midsize sedan, very quiet and smooth.
If you've been waiting for a next - generation
midsize luxury sedan that has been meticulously designed to meet the highest of expectations, performs
like a world - class sports
car, and delivers the most advanced technologies, the 2017 Jaguar XF is certain to please.
Going from that single engine / chassis foundation, MQB can accommodate everything from a subcompact
car like VW's European Polo to a
midsize SUV
like the Touareg.
New
Car Test Drive called it»... sized
like a
midsize and priced
like a compact.
Whether it's a compact
car like the Ford Fiesta, or a
midsize sedan
like the Fusion, you'll have the efficiency and capabilities that you need for your daily commute.
In fact, a
midsize car like a Kia Optima has a much roomier rear seat.
Fully loaded
midsize sedans come with the types of refined cabins and advanced features you'd expect in a luxury
car — including leather seating, panoramic sunroofs, cutting - edge safety features, sophisticated infotainment systems with navigation, and the
like — for thousands less than real luxury
cars.
The first - generation Highlander pioneered the
midsize crossover utility vehicle segment, ushering in
car -
like performance, comfort and fuel efficiency yet with SUV -
like roominess and versatility.
Finally, the 2017 Honda Pilot took home a Best Family
Car ranking in the 3 - Row SUV segment *, but that's not all, «Positively minivan -
like in family - friendly features and amenities, the Pilot is also our
Midsize SUV Best Buy of 2017 *.»
This era of Passat was among the last that were made to outdo other
midsize mainstream
cars like Accord, or Camry and the
car costs a bit more to buy and own.
The roofs were on the A-body (and later G - body)
midsize cars like the Buick Century Pace
Car replica shown above, along with
cars like the Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Pontiac Grand Prix and Oldsmobile Cutlass.
After four years on the market, Nissan's nondescript Sentra compact
car gets a big facelift designed to make it look more sporty
like its larger cousins, the
midsize Altima and full - size Maxima.
These two Japanese
cars deliver what Americans
like most in a
midsize family sedan, superb quality, refined performance and decent value.
Consensus: An affordable
midsize sedan that looks and drives
like a high - priced luxury performance
car
Saturn has high hopes for the new L - series, because
like its key competitors — the Toyota Camry, Honda Accord and Ford Taurus — it can mean large sales volumes in a market that prefers
midsize sedans over most other size
cars.
Like the Sentra, many
cars in this segment used to be compacts, but have expanded to
midsize cars under EPA definitions, which translates to more passenger and cargo space.
The
midsize car category is down in 2017, but
cars like the Accord (and the almost - as - new Camry) will keep the segment off life support.
The result is a
midsize sedan that, when equipped with the six - speed manual transmission
like the test
car we have here, gets an EPA fuel economy rating of 25 mpg in the city and 37 mpg on the highway.
The all - new 2016 Malibu is a world - beating
car that will make a lot of people reconsider why they're driving
midsize sedans from Brand H and Brand T. Three well - equipped trims come in under the $ 28,000 barrier, and the 1LT trim offers a ton of goodies
like heated power - adjustable mirrors with integrated turn signal indicators, 17 - inch alloy wheels, OnStar with 4G LTE and a mobile wifi hotspot for up to seven devices, ambient lighting, an eight way power driver's seat and illuminated vanity mirrors.
The 2016 Ford C - Max is a bulkier
car, with passenger room that approaches 100 cubic feet, and a base curb weight that is also very
midsize sedan -
like at over 3,600 pounds.
This vehicle may be a compact
car but its impressive interior space makes it seem more
like a
midsize sedan.
The
car felt
like it had good power and had a little bit of zip which is less common for a
midsize SUV.