What Car IS The Best? Camry, Accord Or Malibu? May The Best Car Win.

001...with respect, we both know that what is going to happen here is that brand loyalty will take over good, common sense and there will be name-calling and there will be those few that will bring other brands into the mix (I'm sure a Hyundai and a BMW will find their way in for good measure). I was actually hoping that you would have posted a link to an independent survey or something of the sort so we could hear what the real experts have to say. <sigh> I'm just glad I'm the first one in here so I don't have to read the tripe that gets posted from here on out.

agreed....

After driving the Malibu against the others, I would say GM has a very compelling product. It looks far more attractive at every angle, more standard features, and quality I'm sure would be the question, but really, GM has leaped so far into that arena, I wouldn't worry about that. Its down to pricing and what car that appeals to you the most. This is a smart moveon GM's part to pound home the fact that its not the same company from a decade ago like so many are still thinking and are highly misinformed about the company product lines.

HyundaiSmoke, we truly respect you abundant knowledge of everything Hyundai/Kia, but one thing, most of your responses live in "next generation land" and that to most is like saying, " you wait, I'll show you." When will your tomorrow ever get here? Just let it be. And dude, truly there are more products out there. I'm very pro-GM, but at least I find something worth commenting on and posting about all brands, the automotive world is way to big for just one brand.

Your spelling and grammar is atrocious though.

Hyundai smoke, I wish Hyundai the best and all, its just when I see someone driving a Hyundai I just know that they are a bad driver and if I let them in front of me I know that they will get in my way, and I am always right about that, because they are not car people, I hope that Hyundai improves because competition always improves everyone, Hyundai's have never been the top pick for safety.
As for these three cars, I would assume that the Honda is the safest, although I hate there traction control, when I had a loaner 2009 Accord I almost got stuck in my driveway because the traction control would not allow any wheel spin, an hour later I drove my civic out of my drive way with more snow, It was pathetic! Since it was a loaner car from the dealer I couldn't disable the traction control, therefor I was going nowhere. I would consider the Chev, although safety is no 1 for me, so maybe not?

i rent a lot of these cars while travelling, and i can say without a doubt that the Malibu ranks at the top. Best driver of the bunch, solid feel, and quiet. i havent rented an accord in quite a while, but the malibu is definately better than a Camry.

Accord. Honerable mention to the Malibu. I had one as a rental and was quite impressed. The camry is just to boring and bland. But I probably would buy it over the Malibu due to long term reliability.

But as it stands:
1. Accord
2. Malibu
3. Camry

and to add a car not mentioned in this post:
4. The altima. For some reason I still would put this car 1 class below the competition since with was actually in a different class. I dont know. I would put it more with a Mazda 6 than the three above. Is it smaller? That being said, I would also put the Mazda 6 in a lower class category as well.

Although all three candidates in this debate are by definition "appliance" cars, the head nod has got to go to a tie between the Accord and the Mailbu.

I want the Malibu to win this debate and take over as a national sales leader, however the ghosts of GM past still haunt the brand and will continue to for most likely a generation. The Accord simply works, we all know that. The Camry would not even be on my radar as I am not a Toyota fan at all, but that is a topic for another day.

The Malibu is well built, drives well and competes in a segment GM only years ago could only fantasize about. My encouragement would simply be this, if this generation is this good, don't let up and make the next generation a World Class leader.

-00J

I love the way the Malibu looks, but I must say up close the interior falls short of the Accord standard - it looks good in pictures but the quality is not quite there. I hope it does well though because I would hate for Honda to get lazy with the next Accord (which already has too many buttons inside and works with some questionable design choices throughout).

wait, did you just say that the japanese currency was the "won"? You must be out of your mind.

HS-- in your pro-korean daze, you've overlooked the fact that the quality of honda and toyota (never mind the lesser japanese brands) were SO FAR AHEAD OF EVERYONE ELSE'S (including all luxury brands other than their own), that they could drop 10 - 15% in workmanship and reliability and STILL BE AHEAD of the competition.

the new malibu may have a pretty face, but all the underpinnings are still typical GM. after 3-4 years, brake, electrical, and engine problems will start to appear. problems you won't see on an accord or camry even after 8-10 years or more.

(but i'd give a hyundai 5 years or so...)

HyundaiSmoke: I don't care about next generation if I need th car "now" and now, Malibu looks better than Optima or Hyundai in this class...

One key factor in people's buying decisions that all of you are forgetting that you need big daddy 001 to remind you of is RESALE value.

That is where the Malibu gets smoked.

I personally prefer the drive and exterior design of the Malibu and would buy it because it can be bought for less money than the others with deal discounts or dare I say, slightly used on eBay (about $14k for a one year old car with under 20k miles...quite a steal).

I like the Camry in SE guise second and the Accord third.

001

And I would HAVE to get it with the two-tone beige interior combo...killer.

Another thing missing from the GM arsenal is a Ford SYNC-like system.

001

why the Camry/Accord ranking? Just curious

The camcord sells on name and reputation, nothing tangible. There is NOTHING special about either car and no good reason for them to find the number of buyers they do, other than the fact that american car buyers are ignorant lemmings.

Cars like the Malibu, the Fusion, the 6 and the Altima have all done their homework and are all better in practically any way you can name. I almost feel bad for their makers, because they have such excellent products, that are outsold by such mediocre and underwhelming cars.

I totally agree the, ford fusion, the malibu and altima are the top cars for the leading surveys done by consumer report, strategiic vision, Jd power, and they are more fuel efficient and more reliable and excitied to drive, but I guess peoples perception will aways lead to toyotas and hondas as been the best.

The Sebring! You have to be kidding, and the Passat as no. two? What about reliability? We are all entitled to our opinions,all the best.

I have only ever seen one modified Hyundai before, it was a Tiburon and it had a cracked almost falling off body kit. If it was people like you that are the reason behind the Genesis Soul and Forte then I wouldn't feel safe standing beside one let alone be inside one.

Hyundaismoke, if you make all of your own performance parts then there is no denying the fact that you are a true car nut, more than I am and most people on this blog,

I think you win the award for the most deboots in every single article you post in. Wonder why that is?

1 drive in a 2010 6 SPD manual Camry = sold. The V6 even
shits on the Accord V6. The aggressive transmission shift
points when u really get on it acceleration and handling
even makes the new Maxima CVT seem like an elderly's
car. Yea the Camry looks boring and eye sore but Toyota
gives u the full package with it for cheap. U get big body,
handling (SE), probably fastest FWD acceleration on V6
cars this size (0-100 kmh around 5.7 sec!) and projectors
are just hot put ur own HID and u get that straight cut-off

There are definitely a few models missing in the comparison, but it typically is broken down to the Honda, Toyota and one American car. The Nissan Altima is always oddly left out of these comparisons, whether it's due to their model years I'm not sure.

You could also toss in the Subaru Legacy and Ford Fusion as they are the only to in this segment who have or offer AWD (also the Passat with 4motion is available but at a price) which to many like me is a HUGE plus and easily keeps me out of the other dealerships without question. It's something that I need on my commutes in inclement and snowy weather.

For that matter, yes you could include the Kia whatever it's called and the Hyundai Sonata. The Mazda 6 (which also had an AWD option in Mazdaspeed trim, not sure about the new model though).

This segment is huge and almost everybody has a model for it, but it gets just overwhelming to go through them all at once. For me, the choice would be the Malibu in LTZ trim instead of the Camry or Accord. They are tired, mundane cars with big overhands, huge wheel gaps, no sense of style and they blend in. I'll take the LTZ in white please.

Why is it we judge sports cars on how sporting they are, but when we judge boring cars we do not judge them on boringness? If we simply do that the Camry wins hands down forever nobody will ever build a car more boring than the Camry. Also what are we compairing care of similar size or price? Price wise the Jetta would be the VW and size wise it would be the Passat. What would get me interested in this segment would be wagons, but I am the only person who would want a Malibu wagon so I accept it will never be built.

Also Hyundaismoke you are by far the biggest brand whore ever, please turn it down a couple notches.

The honda eats it's brakes, the Toyota V6 eat's it's transmission and makes funny noises when you turn the wheel and push it hard, the Malibu Is actually reliable but has a less head room in the back seat then Camry and Accord and is a little smaller! The Malibu more European then American almost like the offspring of a VW Passat mates with Toyota Camry. so they all are cheap...they are suck to drive...

They are ALL DESIGNED FOR LAME, BORING CONFORMISTS WHO KNOW NOTHING AND DO NOT WANT TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT CARS WHO SHOULD BE BOILED IN A VAT OF HOT OIL. UGGGG Staus Quo cars make me ill..no passion just toaster oven appliences that bore me to death

"I only care about the Ferrari's"

I still think there are too many openings in the front of the malibu, and the grille is a bit large. The tail lights are strange also.