MALALTICAMRACCORD - by MT
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MALALTICAMRACCORD - by MT


MotorTrend magazine recently put North America's top family sedans through the ringer. Chevrolet's recently introduced - and much heralded - Malibu took on the similarly new Honda Accord (a Good 12 member), the perennial best-selling Toyota Camry, and the vivacious Nissan Altima. Here is their story by the numbers.

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4 - finishing place of the vivacious candidate, directly behind the Accord, which followed the Malibu, which gave place to the Camry.

0.3 - the amount of extra time required for a '91 BMW M5 to reach 60mph over the startlingly fast Camry V6.

112.3 - wheelbase of the Chevrolet Malibu, longest in the test.

3684 - weight, in pounds, of the Malibu.

14.6 - pounds which each of the Malibu's 252 horsepower are forced to carry, the worst ratio in the group.

5 - speeds in the automatic transmission of the Honda Accord, fewest in the test. (Nissan's is continuously variable.)

62.2 - front track of the Accord, widest in test.

137 - feet required to stop the Accord from 60mph, 13ft more than the best-in-test Camry found necessary.

0.83 - lateral grip, measured in g's, of the Altima, best in test.

0.86 - pounds of C02 emissions per mile of the Altima, lowest (cleanest) among the four competitors.

14 - cubic feet available for cargo in the Altima, fewest in the group.

1000 - cost, in USD, of the JBL premium sound system found in the Camry.

1,000,000 - approximate total combined annual U.S. sales of Camry, Accord, and Altima.

189.2 - total length of the Camry, stubbiest of the lot.

38.3 - rear seat legroom in the Toyota, most of any of the four combatants.

Important Links:
MotorTrend
Toyota Camry
Honda Accord
Nissan Altima
Chevrolet Malibu
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