LexFather

I've e-mailed them in the past (with responses) on their writing..I just went there to browse and check out this poll.

Now its "Midsize" sedan but there are a lot of compact there.

Then the Audi A4/S4 and BMW 3/M3 and Caddy CTS/CTS-V are separated but not the IS F or C63?
There is a picture of a "Mugen" Accord I think or one with OEM accesories. What about the others?

The Buick Lacrosse is HUGE!

Who the hell wrote this?

http://www.autoweek.com/section/bestcsegment

MPLexus301

iTrader: (3)

Wow...lots of "love" for the Fusion over there.

rominl

iTrader: (4)

lol, worthless site to me

<VENOM>

This is why I no longer have any magazine subscriptions, that and the advertisement on every other page

Lets Drive

iTrader: (3)

If anything, separating the higher end models hurts the respective cars from each make, as the votes are divided.

Not that it matters, though, as the clear winner is obvious.

mmarshall

Well, Mike......which sedan did you pick?

To be honest, it's a tough choice........there are a LOT of nice mid-sized cars in that poll (though the Kizashi and Lexus IS are probably more compact then mid-size). There is, of course, some junk, too..........like the Avenger. The Mitsubishi "Gallant" is misspelled. And they also didn't get the Sebring label correct .....it's a Chrysler badge, not a Dodge.


Autoweek, BTW, used to print a LOT of my comments........both in Fast-Poll and in the Letters department (I was a regular reader but not a paid subscriber). That was before I joined CL and CAR CHAT, of course.

bnizzle87

it is odd that they have both the 3-series and M3, as well as the CTS and CTS V, leaving the IS F and C63 AMG out of the same segment. ford's bar is at 43%? i guess all the commercials with customers saying they traded from the lexus and mercedes to a ford paid off...personally, i dont see the luxury that some claim in the fusion.

LexFather

I assume it's b/c a ford forum found the poll and everyone voted. Similar to how the Acura forum voted the rl into a win for best sedan on CNN or something

bnizzle87

^that i did not kno. good lookin out! it did seem rather odd that no other car had even a double digit bar going for them.

LIMS407

maybe government were giving bonus to mags,,,

-J-P-L-

This is the stupidest poll I've ever seen. A total and complete mismatch of cars with some cars costing twice as much as others and a poll is suppose to mean something?

LOL at the Ford Fusion results. Looks like the poll made it's way through the Fusion assembly plant first.

bruce van

That poll sucks. You've got cars that are priced from $19K to well over $40K. How is a Kia Optima going to compete with an M3?

mmarshall

The Fusion is a good car. Perhaps there is a reason it is getting votes.

I agree, though, that this poll is not set up by price, but by vehicle size.

-J-P-L-

I absolutely agree, I love the Fusion. It's one of the only cars that would tempt me to jump off the Toyota boat. It's just clear looking at the overall results that there seems to be something wrong. Among all of those cars, there is no one car that would take such a landslide in any accurate poll sample.

The Fusion got about 19X the votes of Camry and Accord.

Last time I checked sales numbers, Camry and Accord are killing the competition (even though Fusion is holding its own). The real votes come from people's wallets.

Oh, and if the Lacrosse is there, where's the Taurus or Lacrosse' biggest target, the Lexus ES??
Lacrosse isn't just a full-sizer, it's a big full-sizer.

bagwell

ok Lexus people, time to vote!