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Originally Posted by ani2kids
Hello,
I'm trying to decide between getting an Altima Hybrid or a Prius. I test drove both models today and really like the way the Altima looks and feels(love the seat warmers) but felt like the Prius had a bigger trunk and a lot more mileage.
We are a family of 4 with 2 kids still in carseats and do quite a bit of driving around both in the city and also long distance trips like from Nor. Cal to So.Cal. I've read that Prius is very bad with high speeds like 80.
Please help me, need to make a decision by this week.
TIA.
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The NAH and Prius are in very diffent classes of cars!
MPG:
Prius will get you about 10-15MPG more than the NAH
Torque and Power:
NAH eats the prius for breakfast without even trying.
Handling:
NAH corners descently, the prius corners poorly, so neither excels in this category.
Interior Space:
NAH is bigger, has more room than the Prius.
Trunk Space:
NAH... what trunk? Prius owns this category.
Looks:
All subjective, but with the Prius you'll be somewhat unique and everyone can tell that you are driving a hybrid from miles away. NAH, looks just like the regular altima, so the to untrained eye, most drivers on the road will ignore you as an altima.
Price:
About the same, though Nissan still has tax incentives while Toyota does not.
The bottom line is that its nearly impossible to compare these 2 cars as whatever category you pick, one will completely own the other. There are just no variables that you can compare these 2 cars on as each excels in vastly different category.
So, decide for yourself whether you want a super-efficient car with practical cargo storage and absolutely 0 sporty factor, or an efficient sporty car that doesn't drive like a box and still gets very descent mileage, though at the expense of tiny storage.