Sedans, hatchbacks and wagons.
Am I the only one who thinks the move away from sedans is premature and ill advised. Those who think an SUV is the the only choice might want to think about it unless the space and height are really i...
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My wife and I are in our 60's. I'm a big guy (XL) and I have broad shoulders, long legs and a bad knee that I got from playing hockey (defence) for about a decade when I was younger. I need to stretch out my leg for comfort if I'm driving more than 30 minutes.
We have two large cars...an '07 Buick , 6 passenger sedan and a 2015 (new style) Impala . The Impala has a little over 45 inches of front leg room and the Buick is similar and I can drive either of these cars comfortably for hours. The MPG they get on the highway is pretty good, as they are both relatively streamlined, have high gearing (engines don't rev too high at highway speeds) and they have big trunks to carry lots of stuff.
My wife doesn't want a pickup truck/SUV and she is about a foot shorter ( 5'3") than me and as were both getting older we have more trouble getting in and out of vehicles than we used to.
We like our big GM sedans for comfort, legroom, MPG on highway, etc. I also like the fact that they both move out quickly (passing power) due to good power to weight ratios with their bigger V6's.
Also our two large sedans actually handle and brake relatively well. They're not wallow mobiles. They're not Ferrari's either, but can a Ferrari carry a month of groceries for two in the trunk.
I think not ! ;)
I've been driving since '65 and from '68 on till present have mostly had GM, with a few Ford and foreign cars.
The Japanese still seem to be making sedans and I hate to say this, but it looks like our next sedan may have to be not GM/Ford...given they have cut out sedans.
So far two Japanese made sedans are being considered by us. One the Nissan Maxima which has 45 inches of front leg room and a 3.5 liter 300 hp V6 and the Honda Accord Sport model with the 2 liter turbo four cylinder...252 HP. Front legroom maybe an issue with the Accord.
I've been a Chevy guy since I was about 12 years old. But I was also a British motorcycle (vertical twins... BSA, Norton, Matchless) fan from about 16 to current. But those British motorcycles companies aren't on the North American market any longer...so I have a Yamaha in the shed. Also have a Matchless Scrambler, but that's a vintage resto job, only.
I guess companies move on and consumers have to make choices.
I do think GM and Ford have made a colossal error in dropping sedans. I think they will regret it.
We have two large cars...an '07 Buick , 6 passenger sedan and a 2015 (new style) Impala . The Impala has a little over 45 inches of front leg room and the Buick is similar and I can drive either of these cars comfortably for hours. The MPG they get on the highway is pretty good, as they are both relatively streamlined, have high gearing (engines don't rev too high at highway speeds) and they have big trunks to carry lots of stuff.
My wife doesn't want a pickup truck/SUV and she is about a foot shorter ( 5'3") than me and as were both getting older we have more trouble getting in and out of vehicles than we used to.
We like our big GM sedans for comfort, legroom, MPG on highway, etc. I also like the fact that they both move out quickly (passing power) due to good power to weight ratios with their bigger V6's.
Also our two large sedans actually handle and brake relatively well. They're not wallow mobiles. They're not Ferrari's either, but can a Ferrari carry a month of groceries for two in the trunk.
I think not ! ;)
I've been driving since '65 and from '68 on till present have mostly had GM, with a few Ford and foreign cars.
The Japanese still seem to be making sedans and I hate to say this, but it looks like our next sedan may have to be not GM/Ford...given they have cut out sedans.
So far two Japanese made sedans are being considered by us. One the Nissan Maxima which has 45 inches of front leg room and a 3.5 liter 300 hp V6 and the Honda Accord Sport model with the 2 liter turbo four cylinder...252 HP. Front legroom maybe an issue with the Accord.
I've been a Chevy guy since I was about 12 years old. But I was also a British motorcycle (vertical twins... BSA, Norton, Matchless) fan from about 16 to current. But those British motorcycles companies aren't on the North American market any longer...so I have a Yamaha in the shed. Also have a Matchless Scrambler, but that's a vintage resto job, only.
I guess companies move on and consumers have to make choices.
I do think GM and Ford have made a colossal error in dropping sedans. I think they will regret it.
