GM Got The Top 4 Best Cars For Your Money!
04-24-2012, 02:28 AM
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04-24-2012, 07:07 PM
#22
full load them all up and look who comes out on top on price.
fully loaded Altima 3.5 SR is $34k
fully loaded Fusion Sport (3.5 v6) is $33k
fully loaded Camry XLE (3.5 v6) is $35k
fully loaded Accord EX-L w/ Navi (3.5 v6) is $38k
fully loaded Malibu (3.6 v6) is $31k
which is the better deal again???
all prices taken from each brands "Build your own" section with all options checked. don't believe me, go and try it out.
fully loaded Altima 3.5 SR is $34k
fully loaded Fusion Sport (3.5 v6) is $33k
fully loaded Camry XLE (3.5 v6) is $35k
fully loaded Accord EX-L w/ Navi (3.5 v6) is $38k
fully loaded Malibu (3.6 v6) is $31k
which is the better deal again???
all prices taken from each brands "Build your own" section with all options checked. don't believe me, go and try it out.
04-24-2012, 11:53 PM
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full load them all up and look who comes out on top on price.
fully loaded Altima 3.5 SR is $34k
fully loaded Fusion Sport (3.5 v6) is $33k
fully loaded Camry XLE (3.5 v6) is $35k
fully loaded Accord EX-L w/ Navi (3.5 v6) is $38k
fully loaded Malibu (3.6 v6) is $31k
which is the better deal again???
all prices taken from each brands "Build your own" section with all options checked. don't believe me, go and try it out.
fully loaded Altima 3.5 SR is $34k
fully loaded Fusion Sport (3.5 v6) is $33k
fully loaded Camry XLE (3.5 v6) is $35k
fully loaded Accord EX-L w/ Navi (3.5 v6) is $38k
fully loaded Malibu (3.6 v6) is $31k
which is the better deal again???
all prices taken from each brands "Build your own" section with all options checked. don't believe me, go and try it out.
That said, "competitively equipped," Chevrolet.com lists the Malibu as more expensive than both the Camry and the Fusion. Those two cars, for their higher prices, offer more features. The Accord is only $200.00 more expensive in that lineup and all 3 competitors offer a more powerful AND more efficient standard engine, except highway mileage for Fusion, which matches the Malibu. Technology isn't free....
All 3 offer more rear headroom and more hip room, front and rear. They also all offer more shoulder room, front and rear, by inches, not just tenths. They also all have wider tracking, front and rear and as Pontiac used to say, "wider is better!" Two of three offer more cargo volume. Accord is less.
2 of the 4 still use a compact spare, but not Malibu or Accord. I used the 2012 model for each... Ford hasn't offered the 2013 Fusion yet and I'm not sure I could get a 2013 'bu either, just yet. However, when it becomes available, the 2013 Malibu will start at more than $3,000 over the 2012 starting price.
I went to Fords site and "built" a maxed out Fusion... $34,751... HYBRID.
So I switched over to gas and reached a maxed out price of $32,500... Got a 263hp V6 and more...
Then I went to Chevy.com and built the 2012 Malibu 2LZ for a grand total of $28,865.00 So the bu is less expensive. Of course, instead of a $1,500 rebate that Ford is offering, GM is offering a 3,000 rebate.
Also, the 3.5L in the Ford is more fuel efficient and more powerful. 252 @6300rpm for the bu... 251 ft-lb tq @ 3200. The Fu checked in with 263 @6,250 and 249 ft-lb @ 4500.
That's not enough though, to make everyone go "oooo" so I'll add, the Fu was fitted with AWD and I couldn't find an AWD box to check for the Malibu... For 2013, apparently there will be no V6 offering for the 'bu... I built a 2013 ECO... $30,325.00 (loaded- including the paint).
In a nutshell, it's obvious the Fusion is a better buy against the 2012 model. Drop the AWD and the price comes down nearly $1,950... I could've paid $500 more for either and gotten a gorgeous white paint...
Didn't feel up to navigating the other 2 sites, so I left that alone.
