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I believe the best midsized sedans are right here in the US (the foreign markets really don't have a midsized sedan category without calling them luxury sedans). And after 1996, the best midsized sedans around were the Accord and Camry. Maybe the Impala.
With the introduction of both the Ford Fusion, things have changed. However, since the Fusion is just a somewhat better Mazda6, I may exclude that car in this poll.
The Camry has had serious reliability issues lately, coupled with average interior quality, meaning the only two contenders that remain would be either the Honda Accord or Chevrolet Malibu.
I believe that the Malibu has both the better exterior and the better drivetrain than the Accord, but automobile journalists have been hesitant to critisize the Accord's interior, hence the reason for this poll.
Which car interior do you think has the better quality and design? The Accord? Or the Malibu?
Quality would include things like control placement, quality of interior materials used and overall execution of interior room and space.
Design would include such factors as visual appeal, style and choice in display and lighting.
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Quality-wise, I'd give the nod to the Malibu, since there are no assembly defects in the Malibu, and all panels fit together with tight precision. The Accord, however, has a very wide gap where the glovebox meshes with the dash cowl, and to make matters worse, the glovebox door is crooked. Furthermore, the thin wedge of plastic under the controls area is likewise crooked, and as you can see, has wider gaps than the surrounding gaps -- all serious manufacturing flaws not seen in the more carefully-constructed Malibu.
The Malibu has classier chrome accents, and greater attention was paid to these interior details than in the Accord interior, which seems to have no regard for anything but the very bare-bones.
The plasma display in the Malibu is far brighter, has greater contrast and a true, 180-degree field-of-view as opposed to the Accord's cheaper, monochrome liquid crystal display -- a technology that's seen in a calculator LCD display that's sold at the 99-cent store.
With the introduction of both the Ford Fusion, things have changed. However, since the Fusion is just a somewhat better Mazda6, I may exclude that car in this poll.
The Camry has had serious reliability issues lately, coupled with average interior quality, meaning the only two contenders that remain would be either the Honda Accord or Chevrolet Malibu.
I believe that the Malibu has both the better exterior and the better drivetrain than the Accord, but automobile journalists have been hesitant to critisize the Accord's interior, hence the reason for this poll.
Which car interior do you think has the better quality and design? The Accord? Or the Malibu?
Quality would include things like control placement, quality of interior materials used and overall execution of interior room and space.
Design would include such factors as visual appeal, style and choice in display and lighting.
Quality-wise, I'd give the nod to the Malibu, since there are no assembly defects in the Malibu, and all panels fit together with tight precision. The Accord, however, has a very wide gap where the glovebox meshes with the dash cowl, and to make matters worse, the glovebox door is crooked. Furthermore, the thin wedge of plastic under the controls area is likewise crooked, and as you can see, has wider gaps than the surrounding gaps -- all serious manufacturing flaws not seen in the more carefully-constructed Malibu.
The Malibu has classier chrome accents, and greater attention was paid to these interior details than in the Accord interior, which seems to have no regard for anything but the very bare-bones.
The plasma display in the Malibu is far brighter, has greater contrast and a true, 180-degree field-of-view as opposed to the Accord's cheaper, monochrome liquid crystal display -- a technology that's seen in a calculator LCD display that's sold at the 99-cent store.
