Part of the scoring in our big 10-car $27,000 Midsize Sedan Challenge comes from observed mileage over a drive route that consisted of close to 180 miles of both city and highway driving in and around Baltimore. The winner, the Nissan Altima, reported 32.4 mpg.
$27,000 Midsize Sedan Challenge
Index | Results | What the Judges Said
We made no effort to mirror the EPA test cycle, but more highway driving should benefit all the cars, and it didn’t do so, at least not equally. One sedan hit its EPA-estimated combined mpg figure exactly, two fell short and seven exceeded their ratings.