Honda Accord, Hyundai Sonata, Subaru Legacy and Toyota Camry are in high demand in the US. These cars offer a high level of comfort and economical engines.
American experts compared popular mid-size sedans – Honda Accord, Toyota Camry, Hyundai Sonata and Subaru Legacy. They highlighted the pros and cons of these models. Rating published on the Car and Driver site.
Despite the dominance of crossovers in the new car market, sedans are still in high demand. Such cars are more economical and pleasant to drive.
Honda Accord, Toyota Camry, Hyundai Sonata and Subaru Legacy are popular in the US. That is why the experts chose these models for comparison.
All these cars are included in the D-class. It is classified as “Large Family Car” by the Euro NCAP classification system.
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Comparison of popular mid-size sedans:
Subaru Legacy
Subaru Legacy offers rich equipment
Photo: Subaru
The Legacy sedan, unlike many other Subaru models, is focused not on off-road driving, but on comfortable city trips. However, this car still offers all-wheel drive as standard.
Despite the presence of a powerful 260-horsepower engine in the Sport version, the Subaru Legacy has unpleasant handling. At high speed, the sedan becomes very unstable. Experts believe that the Outback crossover is the best alternative to this sedan.
Pros:
there are powerful engines; a lot of space in the back row of seats; rich equipment.
Minuses:
unpleasant handling; inconvenient infotainment system; high cost.
Toyota Camry
Toyota Camry has a high level of build quality
Photo: Toyota
Toyota Camry for decades has gained a reputation as a very reliable and comfortable sedan. However, the eighth generation of the model, which has been produced since 2017, has already become obsolete.
Toyota Camry does not offer some features that are available from competitors. Another drawback of the sedan was poor sound insulation.
Experts noted that this car is very outdated, which is especially felt in the interior. The driver still needs to insert the key into the ignition, and the 7-inch infotainment display is too small by today’s standards.
In addition, the four-cylinder engine is too noisy. In addition to this, the eight-speed automatic transmission is sometimes unstable.
Pros:
excellent assembly; low fuel consumption; convenient controls.
Minuses:
unpleasant handling; poor sound insulation; poor equipment.
Hyundai Sonata
Hyundai Sonata has a stylish design
Photo: Hyundai
Hyundai Sonata new generation is a serious competitor in the segment of mid-size sedans. The main feature of the model is its extravagant, but stylish design.
Experts noted the attention to detail inside and out of the Hyundai Sonata. This car feels more expensive than it really is.
However, the Hyundai Sonata was not as pleasant to drive. The engine turned out to be too loud, and fuel consumption was higher than that of the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry.
Pros:
stylish design; high-quality and comfortable interior; there are powerful engines.
Minuses:
some engines are noisy; dreadful handling; not the best brakes.
Honda Accord
Honda Accord was the leader in this comparison
Photo: Honda
The new Honda Accord was able to improve everything for which they fell in love with this model. Particularly stand out high smoothness and pleasant handling.
Unlike the Hyundai Sonata, the Honda Accord doesn’t look more expensive than the sedan actually is. Despite this, it is much more pleasant to drive.
The experts said that Honda Accord has the lowest fuel consumption of all four cars in comparison. The main disadvantage of the model is the presence of cheap materials in the interior and the lack of some equipment that is available in this segment.
Pros:
pleasant handling; smooth gear shifting; there are powerful engines.
Minuses:
unpleasant interior; poor equipment.
Comparison results:
Honda Accord.Hyundai Sonata.Toyota Camry.Subaru Legacy.
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2023-08-04 14:53:46
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