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Sedans Midsize Sedans 2.0
13382 messages, Last post on Dec 09, 2009 at 8:04 AM
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Replying to: mz6greyghost (Oct 16, 2009 12:13 pm)
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Replying to: backy (Oct 16, 2009 10:32 am) Probably just didn't want to name every midsize car for brevity sake. I think the Fusion, Milan, Sonata, Optima, Aura, etc etc would be covered under "you name it". |
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Replying to: mz6greyghost (Oct 16, 2009 12:13 pm) Above from the Edmund review of the Suzuki K. Interesting how Edmunds puts both the Jetta and Passat in the midsize class.
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Replying to: m6user (Oct 16, 2009 1:44 pm)  Actually, Edmunds is incorrect, since they themselves have put the 2011 Sonata into this discussion. That car is supposed to have a 200 hp I4. |
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Replying to: thegraduate (Oct 16, 2009 12:51 pm) Unless Suzuki can get a few more horses out of it, the 252 HP rating for both the Malibu and Aura isn't too impressive. Plus I don't find it as smooth at the Honda, Mazda, or Ford V6.
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Replying to: mz6greyghost (Oct 17, 2009 11:00 am)
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Replying to: stephen987 (Oct 17, 2009 3:16 pm)  And now back to our regularly-scheduled program...
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Replying to: backy (Oct 17, 2009 3:55 pm) Well, that was then, and this is now. People want all the power they can get, for the money. You have to keep pace with the competition, or lose sales. In 92 cars had only 1 airbag. With every generation, consumers expect more, power, safety, etc.....
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Replying to: elroy5 (Oct 17, 2009 4:07 pm) There's a big difference in my mind from the wimpy V6 in the Optima (which has less power than several I4s in the class) and robust V6s in most other mid-sized family sedans. Where does this power competition end? Why not optimize these cars more for fuel economy, safety, driving comfort, interior room, and other things that matter to a family vs. racing to see who can get to 300 hp in a mid-sized family sedan first?
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Replying to: elroy5 (Oct 17, 2009 4:07 pm) don't ask me how i know. the big horsepower numbers in current vehicles are tempered by the extra weight they carry around.
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