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Originally Posted by bustedbenz
GM may not have it, but Ford certainly does.
Shopping for "roominess" and "performance" in the compact car four-and-six-cylinder markets seems to be just a tad counterproductive, although I'm sure there's several good reasons for doing so. It seems like the roomy, comfortable, good-on-gas domestic car at the moment is the Crown Vic/Grand Marquis from Ford. It's bigger than any sedan GM's making at the moment, as near as I can tell - our 2004 is quite roomy and comfortable (since it's a full size car, it ought to be) - and the V-8 gives us 22-ish mpg, which is really fairly respectable considering it's a performance engine. Sort of hits the highlights of all the shopping points for a fairly high-quality roomy sedan... if you want 40+ mpg then you're sort of relegated to the "mid-size" or "compact" market anyway.
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Correct me if I'm wrong but the Crown Vic/Grand Marc has no rear headrests. That's just stupid & unsafe. 22 mpg is nothing to brag about. Again, the only cars with economy AND performance are the VW & MB diesels. I'd also add the Camry Hybrid to the list perhaps, but it's not quite the same because going uphill for too long will make it run out of juice like with any other hybrid. Also battery performance goes down with age. So really, the diesels are best.
If I did have to go with a Ford, I think I'd go with the new Taurus. That one actually has fairly decent combo of performance, comfort and mileage, but still nothing compared to the diesels.