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13314 messages, Last post on Dec 02, 2009 at 9:58 AM
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Replying to: pat (Aug 31, 2008 9:19 am) 
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Click me! Yes, the Mazda6 finishes first over the Accord and Altima. Check out the overall fuel economy that edmunds got in their tests: Mazda6: 20 MPG Accord: 18 MPG Altima: 17 MPG (on Premium no less). Another surprise is the fact that Mazda is the only one that uses scissor-hinges to keep them out of interfering with trunk space. I knew that the Altima didn't use them, but the Accord as well? Wow. I thought Honda would be better than that. Discuss! 
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Replying to: mz6greyghost (Sep 08, 2008 6:48 am) The more I look at the new Mazda6 and read reviews on the car, it seems like the new Mazda6 is becoming what the old Accord used to be: A car with sporting intentions with just the right amount of compromises. Handling is best in class, ride falls somewhere in between the chushier Accord and the rougher Altima, the interior has nice materials but isn't as boring lookin inside as the Altima nor as "Star Trek" as the Accords and yet it has the worst EPA ratings of all three cars and comes out on top with observed Fuel economy. I can't remember which poster here begged us not to jump the gun on EPA ratings for the Mazda6 but it appears that he/she might have been right...at least for this comparison test. I only wonder why Edmunds didn't add the Camry SEV6 to the comparison test. I wonder how the results would have turned out?
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Replying to: mz6greyghost (Sep 08, 2008 6:48 am)
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Replying to: jeffyscott (Sep 08, 2008 7:14 am) That's the reason I hate Accord the most especially the '07.
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Replying to: maxamillion1 (Sep 08, 2008 7:00 am) Which begs the question... where was the Passat in Edmunds' comparo? Or the Malibu LTZ?
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Replying to: backy (Sep 08, 2008 7:27 am) It really wouldn't make sense to compare the Passat to the other three midsize V6 sedans considering the price of a V6 Passat would put it well into Acura TL territory and the fact that for MY09 the Passat will only be available with the 2.0t four cylinder engine in "Komfort" trim. Using an 08 probably would have been more of a hassle to obtain too. All 09 model Passats will be four cylinders..no more "Turbo", "Lux" or "VR6" models.  and no more manual transmissions either 
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Replying to: gooddeal2 (Sep 08, 2008 7:24 am) That's the reason I hate Accord the most especially the '07. But the 07 model didn't have that many buttons!
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Replying to: backy (Sep 08, 2008 7:27 am)
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