I was helping my friend decide over a Maxima, Alitma or Sonata, XG350.
Hyundai really isn't helping.
I told him to screw the fact of power. The money you saved on the Hyundai can go into power especially in the 2.7L Sonata. Weight is impossible to bring down though, so I said thats why buy a Hyundai, its smaller, its a sedan it weighs less...
So which weighs less?
XG350 or Maxima?
Sonata or Altima?
Well answer,
Hyundai XG350 - 3604 lbs
Nissan Maxima - 3224 lbs
Hyundai Sonata V6 - 3223 lbs
Nissan Altima V6 - 3225 lbs
Conclusion
Hyundai's family sedans are still not good enough to put much performance parts into. Especially with the pricing of the Nissan line-up. <Money wasn't a factor in this comparison, but still I think the Altima 2.5L would still blow away a Sonata>
So its a Nissan Maxima 6-speed it looks like for my friend. I know money would usually play a big roll, but when you got the amount of bang for the buck, and weight for the buck, and just overall performance, I think Nissan still wins.
Oh well Nissan still doesn't have a coupe that can still seat 4 people. So its still the Tiburon for me till they bring a coupe other then the Z-Car. Next family sedan I plan on getting will definately be a Nissan.
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Hyundai really isn't helping.
I told him to screw the fact of power. The money you saved on the Hyundai can go into power especially in the 2.7L Sonata. Weight is impossible to bring down though, so I said thats why buy a Hyundai, its smaller, its a sedan it weighs less...
So which weighs less?
XG350 or Maxima?
Sonata or Altima?
Well answer,
Hyundai XG350 - 3604 lbs
Nissan Maxima - 3224 lbs
Hyundai Sonata V6 - 3223 lbs
Nissan Altima V6 - 3225 lbs
Conclusion
Hyundai's family sedans are still not good enough to put much performance parts into. Especially with the pricing of the Nissan line-up. <Money wasn't a factor in this comparison, but still I think the Altima 2.5L would still blow away a Sonata>
So its a Nissan Maxima 6-speed it looks like for my friend. I know money would usually play a big roll, but when you got the amount of bang for the buck, and weight for the buck, and just overall performance, I think Nissan still wins.
Oh well Nissan still doesn't have a coupe that can still seat 4 people. So its still the Tiburon for me till they bring a coupe other then the Z-Car. Next family sedan I plan on getting will definately be a Nissan.
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