Most bumpers
on midsize cars do little to resist damage in the kinds of low - speed collisions that are common in commuter traffic and parking lots.
Four companies are doling out discounts of more than $ 4,000
on midsize cars so far this year, according to Cox Automotive:
The catalytic converter, Bugatti says, is six times the size of one
on a midsize car and provides a «total exhaust scrubbing area» as big as 30 soccer fields.
You wouldn't expect that size truck
on a midsize car.
300 points — For every qualifying rental of 2 days or longer
on a midsize car or larger.
Not exact matches
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.
My daily dog walks,
on the other hand, take us around the busy streets of a
midsize city, where I need to navigate curbs,
cars, and other
Welcome to Automobile Magazine's
Midsize Madness, our comparison test of the kind of car you see on American roads every day, the midsize
Midsize Madness, our comparison test of the kind of
car you see
on American roads every day, the
midsizemidsize sedan.
This
car wants to be a sport sedan
on the other side of the
midsize - sedan continuum from the traditional - style Hyundai Sonata, but it plays better to the emotions of the showroom than to the realities of the daily commute.
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.
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.
It's a body -
on - frame
midsize truck, not a
car - based crossover, so that limits the field somewhat.
«It's an area we're working
on now that we have a more competitive passenger -
car offering,» he says of new products such as the well - received Chrysler 200
midsize sedan.
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.
Toyota will begin to roll out the new platforms with the launch of a
midsize, front - wheel drive
car on TNGA this year, with extensive plans for other models in the near future.
The focus
on EVs and smaller vehicles is no coincidence, Durand says, noting there are no substantial changes for Mitsubishi's larger vehicles, such as the Eclipse sports
car and Outlander
midsize CUV.
Fresh off an extensive revamp, the 2010 Fusion is the third - best - selling
midsize car, gaining traction
on its foreign rivals.
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.
In fact it boasts one of the biggest rear legroom measurements out of the
midsize sedans
on the market today, at a whopping 38.7 inches, meaning five adults could fit inside the
car's interior at a time.
It would make such great melodrama if not for the 5.6 million Americans who showed love for a compact or
midsize car last year, a fact not lost
on the folks at Volkswagen who in the coming weeks will drop a fully redesigned ’19 Jetta into the market.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has already pared the Dodge Dart small
car and Chrysler 200
midsize sedan from its U.S. product portfolio to better focus
on light trucks.
«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.
On the
car side, Nissan is looking to make inroads in the
midsize car class with an all - new 2019 Altima.
It was redesigned last year
on a larger platform shared with the Buick LaCrosse, which moved it from our
midsize -
car class to the large -
car category.
The next generation of subcompacts will need to incorporate some of the driver assistance features offered
on many
midsize and larger
cars, particularly blind spot detection and lane departure warning.
Based
on the Elantra in many ways, the Ioniq is a roomy
car in the compact segment but is rated a
midsize car by the EPA based
on its generous passenger volume.
Midsize, full - size and luxury
cars will bear the brunt of the boosts, and small economy vehicles will escape relatively unscathed in keeping with Detroit's need to improve
on fuel economy.
Buick's
midsize Century features traction control, an electronic system that helps keep
cars from skidding
on slippery roads.
Maserati would use an upgraded version of the platform
on all its models, including the next Quattroporte and Ghibli sedans, GranTurismo and Alfieri sports
cars and possibly for a
midsize SUV to sit below the Levante, the source said.
It could also underpin a new Dodge
midsize car based
on the Giulia as well as the next Chrysler 300C.
Japan's Nissan chose not to produce an Infiniti version of the redesigned Pathfinder that went
on sale for 2005, probably because it already had the full - size QX56 and the
car - based
midsize crossover models, the FX35 and FX45, for Infiniti customers.
As a
midsize sedan, the Camry Hybrid offers everyday utility, working as a commute
car, errand runner and even a vehicle for taking the family
on road trips.
They also studied City Safety
on the Volvo S60 by comparing it to other
midsize luxury
cars.
ACC is rare
on compact and
midsize cars.
Midsize cars from General Motors, such as the V - 6 powered Pontiac Bonneville and Buick LeSabre, are EPA - rated at 30 mpg
on the highway.
The Ford Fusion
midsize sedan is closing in
on its best sales year since the
car was launched in the U.S. in 2005 as a ’06 model.
Wagons make up 42 percent of sales of all premium
midsize cars on Alfa Romeo's home continent, while sedans only account for 33 percent; that means that Alfa will miss out
on a very large audience if it were to only offer the Giulia as a sedan.
Audi builds
on its slogan of «progress through technology» and introduces several newly redesigned models during 2016, including the TT 2 +2 sports
car and the 2017 Audi Q7
midsize SUV.
It replaced both the smaller TSX and the larger TL in Acura's lineup, coming in between those two
cars in size (which puts it
on the smaller side of the premium
midsize -
car class).
The Mazda6 equipped with i - ELOOP rates 8.5 L / 100 km in the city and 5.9 L / 100 km
on the highway — impressive numbers for a
midsize sedan, and about 3.5 % more fuel - frugal than the regular
car.
In my list of the most entertaining
midsize sedans to drive
on the market, the Optima is near the top behind the new Mazda 6, but ahead of the new Honda Accord, which many people often write off as a dull driving
car when it's surprisingly nimble.
Both the hybrid and standard Highlander are
car - based — or crossover —
midsize SUVs based
on the Toyota Camry sedan.
On paper, all
midsize sedans have seating for five people, but the rear middle position is usually so uncomfortable — with a hump underneath and a hard seatback — that you should really think of them as four - passenger
cars with a space to squeeze in a fifth person for short drives if you really need to.
Based
on the Institute's front, side, and rear impact tests, the Malibu with optional side airbags and Volkswagen's new Jetta with standard side airbags are the Institute's two highest rated moderately priced
midsize cars overall.
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A group of moderately priced
midsize cars outperformed most of their luxury counterparts in a challenging new frontal crash test conducted by IIHS
on 2013 models.
«What we see now is more of the sport utility vehicle [and] crossover vehicles are built
on car platforms, and they get much better vehicle economy, in fact there isn't much penalty between a
midsize sedan and a compact sport utility,» Michelle Krebs, senior analyst with Autotrader, told Automotive News.
Though some of its add -
on trim pieces seem a bit contrived, the Regal TourX nevertheless offers better cargo versatility than the typical
midsize car, and a more - engaging driving personality than the typical
midsize SUV.
An 8 - inch display
on a
midsize non-premium
car is unusual.
ARLINGTON, Va. — A group of moderately priced
midsize cars outperformed most of their luxury counterparts in a challenging new frontal crash test conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)
on 2013 models.