Regi G

Regfootball, Since the Sonata was in Limited Trim, did it have Navigation? I hear Sonata's get the optional Nav. System for 09. I'm going to run over to Borders to see if they have it already, I know my copy hasn't come in yet. Also, what's all this hate on the Altima for? It was the fast, but it did get the WORSE gas mileage even though by EPA standards the Altima has the Highest ratings. Also, the Altima is roomier, has more technological features than the Malibu (Push button start, optional bluetooth, and standard Intelligent Key) As far as interior materials, I still believe the Altima has better materials than this latest Malibu. What makes the Malibu stand out is it's color combinations. There is nothing "impressive" at all about the Malibu's interior materials and the door panels and secondary controls (Power window swtiches, audio and climate control knobs) feel cheaper to the touch than the Accord or the Altima. I would rate the new Malibu's interior higher than my Altima (which is an 05) but I don't think it's materials are better than the 07 and up Altimas. I wouldnt' have ranked them any different, except to maybe pull the Fusion up ahead of the Camry. The Camry LE must have been pretty loaded to reach $23K. Also, why do you think C&D should have waited fro GM to supply them with a 6spd auto? So a comparison test should stop because one car isn't ready yet? Umm. Like with everything else, time waits for nothing and no one, blame GM for not releasing the 6spd transmission in the LTZ trim before now...it will be even longer before the LT models get it. Also, the Aura, Passat and other cars probably werent compared because some or too old (Mazda6) some cost too much (Passat) and others were compared before and already have a sibling in the test (Optima and Aura were compared last year) I will say this though, I wonder how the results would have been if GM had supplied