Consumer Reports: Altima Trumps Accord!

[AZhitman]

In Consumer Reports' recent evaluation of family midsized sedans, the Nissan Altima narrowly beat out the Honda Accord, becoming CR's top-rated midsize sedan in both four-cylinder and V-6 varieties.

The Honda Accord, redesigned for 2008, has been a standout among family sedans and easily outperformed the others in this segment that CR recently looked at. In testing the Accord in EX-L V-6 and four-cylinder LX-P trims, CR found it to be longer, wider and more powerful than the old model, and determined that it remains an excellent well-rounded sedan. But it's not as quick and doesn't get the fuel economy of the old model or the Altima in either configuration.

While the Honda Accord remains an excellent midsize sedan overall, gas mileage is not as good as that of the previous model or the redesigned Nissan Altima. The new Accord is larger than the outgoing model. It has a generous back seat and both four- and six-cylinder versions are more powerful than before. Stability control is now standard in all trim levels, and crash-test results are impressive. CR tested both a four-cylinder LX-P model and a six-cylinder EX-L. Reliability for the previous versions has been above average.

[LongBeachCoupe]

It takes the DON AZHITMAN to show us this? come on guys... we are slackin on the news!

[TheBourneAltimatum]

It takes the DON AZHITMAN to show us this? come on guys... we are slackin on the news!

lol i saw this a month ago

[JLAUDIO85]

honestly whenever i see the new accord on the street, it gets uglier everytime to me lol or i just love nissan and my car way too much ahahaha

[Serkle K]

I posted a snipitt on the article back on the 15th... there was other nissan news listed with it...

[squik]

My dad just bought one....parks it right next to my Altima, both coupes both v6. I can say that the two of them side by side like that I am glad my keys say Nissan on them. I don't dislike his accord but I feel that the Altima is just nicer, especially the interior. I will say that I like the front fascia on his a bit more then Altima's but over all I think the lines on our car are much nicer.

[notaverage]

My dad just bought one....parks it right next to my Altima, both coupes both v6. I can say that the two of them side by side like that I am glad my keys say Nissan on them. I don't dislike his accord but I feel that the Altima is just nicer, especially the interior. I will say that I like the front fascia on his a bit more then Altima's but over all I think the lines on our car are much nicer.

You put my thoughts exactly in writing. I agree with you that I like the front of the accord coupe, but for the rest of the car, I like my Altima Coupe better.

[ckeegan]

I'm confused, but then again, I have seen the CR April Auto Issue yet. The CR article rated the Altima higher than the Accord only about a month ago, right. Well, I just read somewhere than the Accord is CR's top pick in the auto issue!

OK, again, I haven't seen the April Auto Issue, but what could have possibly happened in the last month?

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[milkacaduke]

My dad just bought one....parks it right next to my Altima, both coupes both v6. I can say that the two of them side by side like that I am glad my keys say Nissan on them. I don't dislike his accord but I feel that the Altima is just nicer, especially the interior. I will say that I like the front fascia on his a bit more then Altima's but over all I think the lines on our car are much nicer.

I got a co-worker that just bought a accord coupe, she was all bragging and all the first day she drove to work. both v4s she was all happy she got more hp than 2.5A/Cs which was mine. ( she is those kinda person that likes to brag all around when she think she got better stuff than ppl )

i was all afraid before i sat in her car and took for a test drive. but after i came back

i had a big smile on my face no doubt altima is the better car