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Originally Posted by d2000one
Take a look at the wheelbase on the models you compare. At least in the case of the Malibu, the wheelbase is longer than the competition. Those extra inches of steel could be a large part of the weight difference.
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Accord is BIGGER in every dimension, yet is a few hundred pounds lighter...
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Originally Posted by jkennedy293
A lot of it is materials and design. With the price premium on the Accord, they can afford to add exotic lighter materials, and still maintain a decent profit.
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Accord and Malibu are priced the same, and the Malibu has more aluminum in its suspension then Accord.
Explain the weight offset?
If its engineered into chassis design, they need to unengineer it out of all future models. And before someone talks about crash tests, no GM car stands above and beyond its compeditors in crash tests, not enough to offset this huge weight difference.