Article Comments - 2008 Honda Accord Coupe vs. 2008 Nissan Altima Coupe

61 messages, Last post on Feb 05, 2008 at 11:05 PM

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Comparison Test: 2008 Honda Accord Coupe vs. 2008 Nissan Altima Coupe - The 3.5-liter SOHC V6 in the Accord produces 268 horsepower at 6,200 rpm, while the 3.5-liter DOHC V6 under the Altima's hood is good for 270 hp at 6,000 rpm. Despite the edge in torque output that the Nissan V6's 258 pound-feet has over the Honda's 248 lb-ft, the Accord feels as if it is the twist-meister here. (more)

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#14 of 61 My 5 cents by zheka Nov 14, 2007 (8:26 pm)
Most of the cars I owned were Nissan sedans (currently: '97 Maxima SE and '01 Altima SE), as I always found them sportier and handling somewhat better than comparable Hondas and Toyotas. What Nissan was always lacking, is the refinement of manual shifting. I test drove '05 Altima V6 about year and a half ago, and thought it was ok overall, but the clutch pedal and shifter felt vague, reminding me of my '97 Maxima. The engine sounded unpleasant above 5k RPM, which deducted from the fun factor for me. At the same time, I drove '05 Accord V6 manual that a friend of mine owns, and found myself liking the shifting much more. Thus, I decided to hold off on the Altima purchase until a '07 redesign, hoping that Nissan would do something to the manual drivetrain, to at least shorten the growing gap in shifting quality. I did test drive an '07 a couple of months ago, and had the same feeling about shifting as in '05. The '07 did look better and had less torque steer. This review just confirmed for me that Nissan did not do much R&D on the manual gearbox. Should I be thinking of moving to Honda camp? Replies to this message: viet (Nov 14, 2007 9:05 pm) andres3 (Nov 22, 2007 1:27 pm) thegraduate (Nov 22, 2007 8:51 pm) jd10013 (Nov 23, 2007 5:21 am) andres3 (Nov 26, 2007 2:08 pm) and 7 more...
#15 of 61 Re: My 5 cents [zheka] by viet Nov 14, 2007 (9:05 pm)
Replying to: zheka (Nov 14, 2007 8:26 pm) Honda's MT shifts like butter even with cheap Civic.
#16 of 61 Nissan / Honda by jaeger1 Nov 15, 2007 (12:14 pm)
Well you can move to the Honda camp if you want the Coupe, but you can't get a stick with the V6 in the '08 Accord Sedan no matter how politely you ask. The '07 manual shift / V6 Accord is a sweet buy if you can find one. I am pretty happy with my '07 Altima 3.5SE 6 sp. Jaeger
#17 of 61 Re: Affect on Sales . . . [oldfarmer50] by rumans Nov 16, 2007 (10:33 am)
Replying to: oldfarmer50 (Nov 14, 2007 4:25 pm) The Road and Track article favored the Altima if I remember right. Some things I just don't understand. They stated in one part of the review regarding the brakes "Of course, things were different when it came to braking performance. The Altima's four-wheel discs and tires were consistently mediocre in this testing, and produced stops that hovered around 135 feet without evidence of fading. The Accord's four-wheel discs and tires produced only one good stop from 60 mph with an effort of 128 feet, and the car's stopping distances grew as the brakes heated and faded noticeably. The third quarter-mile run at more than 100 mph was particularly memorable, as the brake system couldn't generate enough brake pressure to lock the tires sufficiently to even elicit a response from the ABS. Yikes." Okay so they called the A/C brakes and tires mediocre and then have nerve to give a little "yikes" to the Accord. The brakes on my A/C are not mediocre, the tires are all-season, not performance. I agree that they are the first things needing to be updated. Um, it seems that even with the initial higher braking distance of 7 whole feet, the A/C has continuous fade free response, but the Accord only gets "one good stop ". Puhleeze. The should have called the Accord brakes mediocre. I like both cars and I have an 08 A/C 3.5 and an 04 Accord Coupe currently. I don't have an 08 Accord Coupe to compare, but the brakes appear just as weak in the 08 Accord Coupe as they do in my 04 and they have the nerve to call the A/C brakes mediocre. I love the brakes in my A/C. p.s. My Altima Coupe must be a Wednesday car. Replies to this message: bristol2 (Nov 16, 2007 10:55 am) thegraduate (Nov 17, 2007 6:09 am) rumans (Nov 19, 2007 4:41 am) oldfarmer50 (Nov 22, 2007 5:00 pm) jd10013 (Nov 22, 2007 7:07 pm)
#18 of 61 Re: Affect on Sales . . . [rumans] by bristol2 Nov 16, 2007 (10:55 am)
Replying to: rumans (Nov 16, 2007 10:33 am) I think they were saying the Altima's brakes were mediocre but the Accord's were worse. That's how I read it anyway.
#19 of 61 Re: Affect on Sales . . . [oldfarmer50] by jd10013 Nov 16, 2007 (3:46 pm)
Replying to: oldfarmer50 (Nov 14, 2007 4:25 pm) "...I wonder if a scathing negative article like that will affect sales..." I doubt it. Not saying the review is biased, but something is deffintly amiss. I haven't seen any reviews even close to this one. I very much doubt that people who test drive it will come to the same conclusions as the authors of the article.
#20 of 61 Re: Article Comments - 2008 Honda Accord Coupe vs. 2008 Nissan Altima Coupe by joz88mon Nov 16, 2007 (9:07 pm)
Replying to: KarenS (Nov 13, 2007 6:23 am) this article was written by an individual, so it is inherently subjective and biased i can't see how any of the pros and cons of either coupe add up to the better vehicle without personal preference, voodoo, and sunspot activity coming into play most of what I read involved numerous proclamations that the honda was better, just because he or (the proverbial) "we" said so midway through the read, I stopped tallying the score, and simply read to see how much denigration could be piled on the nissan's plate in truth, given the current negative publicity and general animosity towards nissan (see current gt-r blogs), I'm surprised when an autojournalist has anything good to say about a nissan
#21 of 61 Re: Affect on Sales . . . [rumans] by thegraduate Nov 17, 2007 (6:09 am)
Replying to: rumans (Nov 16, 2007 10:33 am) For the entire review I couldn't figure out if you had an Altima or an Accord. Luckily you put the ending "PS" in there. For future reference, its hard to figure out whether you mean Accord or Altima when you put "A/C"... Have a great weekend! Replies to this message: rumans (Nov 19, 2007 4:41 am)
#22 of 61 Re: Affect on Sales . . . [thegraduate] by rumans Nov 19, 2007 (4:41 am)
Replying to: thegraduate (Nov 17, 2007 6:09 am) Well I chose my words, they way I chose them. There were only two vehicles referenced in the title of this thread and in my response. Plus I had named the Accord outright, so it really was not a great leap to figure out what "A/C" was and like you had stated, I did put a "P.S." on the end. There may have been 10 seconds of confusion till the person got to the end of the my statement and for that I apologize. Thanks
#23 of 61 Re: My 5 cents [zheka] by andres3 Nov 22, 2007 (1:27 pm)
Replying to: zheka (Nov 14, 2007 8:26 pm) It's been no secret that Honda doesn't play on the same ballpark as Nissan. Nissan is Triple AAA (and has always been), while Honda has always produced major league product. Replies to this message: thegraduate (Nov 22, 2007 8:51 pm) jd10013 (Nov 23, 2007 5:21 am) andres3 (Nov 26, 2007 2:08 pm) thegraduate (Nov 26, 2007 2:21 pm) and 2 more... jd10013 (Nov 27, 2007 3:38 pm) and 3 more...