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Entry-Lux Sedan Comparison Test

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Evaluations

 

 

   

Each category is ranked from the best to worst, with best being a 1 and worst being a 26. Note that the car's rankings are not derived from these charts, they exist as a quick comparison of the vehicles' traits.

  

    Comfort/Luxury:

Car:

Ride Quietness Front Seat Comfort Rear Seat Comfort Interior Quality
Acura TL 2 3 12 15 2
Acura TSX 15 11 13 10 8
Audi A4 13 7 5 20 3
BMW 325i 9 6 4 16 7
Buick LaCrosse 6 5 25 14 12
Cadillac CTS 2.8 3 19 11 15 22
Cadillac CTS 3.6 3 4 11 15 22
Chrysler 300 12 16 23 3 18
Chrysler 300C 21 18 19 3 18
Infiniti G35 10 9 24 5 17
Jaguar X-Type 14 17 25 16 9
Lexus ES330 8 2 22 6 1
Lincoln LS V6 5 12 6 11 20
Lincoln LS V8 11 8 6 11 20
Mercedes-Benz C230 18 14 17 18 5
Mercedes-Benz C240 7 10 17 18 5
Nissan Maxima 17 15 2 2 24
Saab 9-3 24 22 10 25 25
Saab 9-5 26 25 14 7 26
Subaru Legacy 19 13 20 8 15
Subaru Outback 16 7 21 8 14
Toyota Avalon 1 1 1 1 4
Volvo S40 2.4 25 23 15 23 10
Volvo S40 2.5 20 21 15 23 10
Volvo S60 2.4 22 23 8 21 13
Volvo S60 2.5 22 20 8 21 13

   

    Performance:

Car:

Acceleration

Steering

Handling

Fuel Economy

Acura TL

6

5

12

12

Acura TSX

23

2

3

3

Audi A4

10

3

8

1

BMW 325i

9

1

1

9

Buick LaCrosse

8

22

21

15

Cadillac CTS 2.8

25

7

4

19

Cadillac CTS 3.6

5

7

4

19

Chrysler 300

18

23

24

15

Chrysler 300C

1

23

23

25

Infiniti G35

2

4

6

22

Jaguar X-Type

16

14

15

23

Lexus ES330

11

26

26

9

Lincoln LS V6

19

12

16

15

Lincoln LS V8

4

12

9

25

Mercedes-Benz C230

21

17

14

1

Mercedes-Benz C240

26

17

18

21

Nissan Maxima

7

21

20

13

Saab 9-3

13

9

2

5

Saab 9-5

15

16

13

13

Subaru Legacy

17

6

10

21

Subaru Outback 14 15 17 18
Toyota Avalon 3 25 25 3
Volvo S40 2.4 22 10 7 5
Volvo S40 2.5 12 10 11 7
Volvo S60 2.4 24 19 21 7
Volvo S60 2.5 20 19 21 9

 

    Convenience:

Car:

Entry/Exit Driving Position/ Visibility

Instruments

and Gauges

Trunk Volume

Acura TL

12

1

9

21

Acura TSX

11

8

1

18

Audi A4

26

15

11

17

BMW 325i

20

20

18

24

Buick LaCrosse

6

4

5

1

Cadillac CTS 2.8

15

23

14

19

Cadillac CTS 3.6

15

23

14

19

Chrysler 300

3

25

12

4

Chrysler 300C

3

25

12

4

Infiniti G35

7

3

14

7

Jaguar X-Type

13

10

23

1

Lexus ES330

5

9

6

9

Lincoln LS V6

19

6

7

15

Lincoln LS V8

19

6

7

15

Mercedes-Benz C230

24

21

25

22

Mercedes-Benz C240

24

21

25

22

Nissan Maxima

2

5

10

6

Saab 9-3

21

16

17

7

Saab 9-5

8

17

21

3

Subaru Legacy

9

11

3

25

Subaru Outback

9

11

3

25

Toyota Avalon 1 2 2 10
Volvo S40 2.4 22 13 19 11
Volvo S40 2.5 22 13 19 11
Volvo S60 2.4 17 18 22 13
Volvo S60 2.5 17 18 22 13

 

    Pricing:

Car: Price: Feature Content:
Acura TL 11 11
Acura TSX 1 6
Audi A4 13 11
BMW 325i 22 19
Buick LaCrosse 1 15
Cadillac CTS 2.8 20 18
Cadillac CTS 3.6 17 24
Chrysler 300 13 14
Chrysler 300C 22 17
Infiniti G35 13 10
Jaguar X-Type 18 20
Lexus ES330 18 8
Lincoln LS V6 21 7
Lincoln LS V8 24 8
Mercedes-Benz C230 16 21
Mercedes-Benz C240 15 21
Nissan Maxima 5 2
Saab 9-3 8 16
Saab 9-5 24 23
Subaru Legacy 1 26
Subaru Outback 7 25
Toyota Avalon 21 4
Volvo S40 2.4 4 4
Volvo S40 2.5 9 1
Volvo S60 2.4 6 13
Volvo S60 2.5 10 2