Apple to Apple New Car Comparison

In order to do a new car comparison, it is important to compare apples to apples. In other words, it would be foolhardy to compare SUVs to compact cars. Any new car comparison should take similar classes of cars and look at how they stack up against each other.

Let’s take the coupe market first and compare the Volkswagen Golf, Dodge Caliber, Kia Soul Exclaim and Mazda 3S Sport. These cars are priced between $17,000 and $19,000. One difference is that the Golf has a 2.5 liter engine while the 3S Sport has only a 2 liter engine. The Exclaim Soul and Sport have significantly lower displacement than the Golf or Caliber. And, if safety is a consideration, the Kia does not have front side airbags but the other 3 do.

There are similarities and differences at the other end of the spectrum as well. Two very similar cars are the Rolls Royce Ghost and the Mercedes Benz S-Class. But, the prices of the two cars are not very similar. The Ghost starts at $245,000 while the S-Class starts at $133,000.

The SUV market also shows the differences between vehicles. Let’s take a look at four SUVs ranging in price from $19,000 to $22,000: the Kia Sportage, Suzuki Sportback, Nissan Rogue, and Mitsubishi Outlander. One difference is the horsepower with the Sportage having 140 horses and the Rogue with 170 horsepower. They also differ in how many miles to the gallon they get with the Sportage getting only 25 while the Sportback leads the pack at 30 miles per gallon on the highway.

Compare apples to apples when doing a new car comparison. Keep in mind that a Mini Cooper is not a minivan and these two vehicles serve very different markets.

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