While the Camry has long set the bar for all other
midsize cars in its class, Toyota is sure not to rest on its laurels.
-- February 2016 YTD Sales: up 39.5 % to 1,650 — As most purveyors of midsize cars move away from V6 engines toward the increasingly popular small displacement turbocharged four - cylinder, the two best - selling
midsize cars in Canada still offer available V6 engines.
The 850's fuel economy was about the same as other imported
midsize cars in its class.
Most of the Altima's major mechanical components are carried over, but fuel economy ratings have improved significantly: The four - cylinder 2013 Nissan Altima sedan is now among the most fuel - efficient
midsize cars in this price range.
Hyundai is recalling 173,000 Sonata
midsize cars in the U.S. because the power steering can fail, making them harder to steer and increasing the risk of a crash.
BMW and Toyota are in talks for a technology sharing agreement, one that would reportedly see BMW provide Toyota with a diesel engine for
its midsize cars in Europe.
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«Our dealers remain constrained on Sonata, which continues as one of the fastest - turning
midsize cars in the industry,» Hyundai Motor America CEO John Krafcik said in a statement.
The Chevrolet Malibu received the lowest number of problems per 100 vehicles among
Midsize Cars in the 10.
In the mid-1990s the Accord continued to be sized according to America's family needs and budget, and Honda's Accord became
a midsize car in the sense that we know it today.
For example, the Honda Accord was the best - selling
midsize car in 2001, with sales of 414,718 automobiles, according to Automotive News Data.
Topping the fuel - efficieny ladder is the Fusion Energi plug - in hybrid, aiming to be the most fuel - efficient
midsize car in the world.
Toyota's third - generation Prius, which debuted for 2004, is credited with kick - starting the hybrid movement by providing 45 to 50 mpg with the room of
a midsize car in a relatively compact footprint.
Topping the fuel - efficiency ladder is the Fusion Energi plug - in hybrid, aiming to be the most fuel - efficient
midsize car in the world.
The Camry, which is the top - selling
midsize car in the United States, and the Prius v, a 4 - door hybrid wagon, earn poor ratings for small overlap protection and are the worst performers of the midsize group.
Through the end of April of 2016, Accord is the outright best - selling
midsize car in America with sales up 13.2 percent versus year - ago results.
Just recently, the 2017 Nissan Altima was named the top scoring
midsize car in the Strategic Vision Total Quality Impact Awards.
Not exact matches
And Ellis says Relativity has $ 1 billion
in letter - of - intent launch contracts, largely with companies looking to send up
midsize satellites about the size of a
car.
North American production of the Focus compact
car and Fiesta subcompact will halt
in May, while the
midsize Fusion lives a few more years before it departs.
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.
It's not the most compact seat but does fit well
in most
midsize cars.
The researchers focused on automobiles, testing their theoretical model with data from new -
car transactions
in the premium
midsize sedan category between 2001 and 2005.
There is a lesson
in this about a simple formula for the American
midsize car.
Earlier this year, Toyota chairman Takeshi Uchiyamada made a similar comment, saying that he hoped that BMW and Toyota's new partnership to develop a lightweight sports
car (
in addition to hydrogen technology) would result
in a
midsize sports
car resurrecting the Supra name.
engines deployed
in other
midsize cars.
No, this is not good news for VW
in America; the brand ought to be selling more than 10,000 of its
midsize cars.
It has become an automotive shibboleth that consumers trade
in midsize sedans for compact SUVs, and compact sedans for subcompact SUVs, and perhaps that's why compacts aren't sliding quite so quickly as
midsize cars.
Drive, Please The Mazda 6 has an enhanced dimension of practicality that puts this
car in the
midsize game at last, yet the things that still set it apart remain styling and driving performance.
The 2013 Fusion is a great
car if you're looking for a driving enthusiast's interpretation of a
midsize sedan's mission, yet some compromises
in utility are also required as a result.
There's a lot of padding along the dash and door inserts of the Premier, and the leather is as good as any
in the mainstream commodity
midsize car segment.
A handful of road trips
in the Maxima the last couple of months sharpened our view of what, exactly, this
car is: a comfortable V -6-powered semi-premium
midsize sedan with a stiffer - than - standard suspension (thus «SR» for Sport Rally).
To go from 12,000 units to more than 150,000
in the span of two years not only upsets the
midsize apple cart, it sends it barrel - rolling down Lookout Mountain and positions VW once and for all with a
midsize car for the masses.
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.
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.
Because it's not the sportiest - sprung
car in its
midsize segment, the E-class's comprehensive excellence is often downplayed.
Still, when you put it all together, what you have is not only the most innovative Accord
in years, but the most compelling
car on the
midsize sedan market.
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.
In the
midsize -
car segment, which Sargent says is «possibly the most competitive,» the Nissan Altima was tops, besting the second - place Pontiac G6 and third - place Chevrolet Malibu.
Yes, the
car's exterior classifies the Elantra officially as a compact, but the interior offers space that would feel appropriate
in a
midsize sedan.
Whereas the 3 is the most nimble
car in its segment, the 6 understeers, just like any other
midsize offering.
A luxury brand that exclusively produced sedans and sports
cars since its inception
in 1936, Jaguar entered the Premium
Midsize Utility segment with the F - Pace back
in May of 2016.
From the CX - 5 crossover to the Mazda6
midsize sedan, Mazda is slowly gaining popular appeal, and the most important
car in Mazda's move away from being a badly kept secret is the compact Mazda3.
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.
We don't know whether we'll need all these compact and
midsize car choices
in the future, but we do know we'll need Jeep.
As such, it joins 10 other models
in the institute's
Midsize Moderately Priced
Cars class.
Kia had all five models under the corporate Hyundai - Kia banner listed as best
in their class, including the Cadenza (large
car), Forte (compact
car), Niro (small SUV), Sorento (
midsize SUV) and Soul (compact MPV).
Wonderfully simple Latch anchors, ample legroom, seats that slide as well as recline and doors that open extra wide helped this
midsize SUV excel
in our
Car Seat Check.
Though we already knew that a second - generation hybrid version of the Hyundai Sonata
midsize sedan was
in the works, we're getting a bit more than we bargained for at the
car's official debut at the Detroit auto show.
Mazda Chairman, President and CEO Takashi Yamanouchi tells WardsAuto on the sidelines at the auto show here that production and sales volumes of the
midsize car have fallen far short of the 100,000 - unit target set for North America when the second - generation Mazda6 launched
in Flat Rock
in autumn 2008.