The cars my dad own are a 2015 Honda Accord and a 2016 Nissan Altima. Both cars share some basic features, but there are some marked differences that definitely give preference to one over the other. Economy is the major difference between them, but in comparing the two models, I have also considered safety features, and no less important, aesthetic.
Economy is a very important point, because we all want to get the most of our money. The Honda Accord is a V4 and gives me 30 miles per gallon in the city, 39 on the highway, unlike the Nissan Altima that have a more powerful motor V6, and it gives me 20 miles per gallon in the city and 29 on the highway. The Honda, at $25000, came equipped with leather seating, navigation, USB ports, Blue-tooth, fog lights and a sunroof, a 360-watt stereo system, standard with forward collision and lane departure warning system. On the other hand, the Nissan was $27,000 and came equipped with cloth seating, push-button start, navigation, rear a/c vents, a rearview camera, a USB port, and bluetooth. An additional $1,350 convenience package had to be purchased to include single-touch up/down windows, fog lights and a sunroof. …show more content…
I have to say the Honda came with the most and best safety features I had seen in a car. In addition to the standard safety features a car has to fit, Honda alerts you if it detects that you're about to leave the road, or if you are at risk of a collision with a vehicle ahead of you. Also, it tells you if you are drifting out of a detected lane without signaling. However, the Nissan has the standard features of safety plus that it helps you to stop when it senses an unavoidable collision with a vehicle detected in front of