It looks like I struggled to get good exterior pictures of this store back in 2017, and another 8 years of tree growth definitely didn't help! And neither did the incredibly busy parking lot, which meant I couldn't just
hang out in the middle of a drive aisle to take pictures. (Not sure what I was doing in that one -- looks like I was about to get run over by a giant SUV backing out of its spot!) It's interesting to compare the parking lots in these two pictures -- there are a lot more greyscale cars in 2025, and a lot more SUVs!
The grayscale car thing is really a plague! I was recently doing some preliminary research into 2026 model year sedans since I may buy a new car next year. Looking at Toyota, Honda, and Nissan models, Toyota is really the only one who offers any real choices of exterior colors on all trim levels of their sedans. The lower trim level Accords are only in grayscale colors and, with Nissan, only the 'sports look' trim level has any real color choices at all! It is a real shame.
ReplyDeleteI will say the Camry, even the base LE, comes in both a nice teal color and blue. At least early on, that does give it an advantage, especially the teal!
As for the SUV plague, well, we won't even get into that. I'm not even sure if Nissan will even offer a 2026 Altima or Versa. The Sentra, re-designed for 2026, might be their only sedan in 2026. At least so far, it is the only announced one they have. Granted, Honda hasn't announced a 2026 Accord either yet, though I'm sure there will be one. It is hard to image Honda without the Accord, though I can say the same about Nissan and the Altima.
I would have said to get a Subaru, but they're discontinuing the Legacy after this year! I was really hoping they would come out with a Legacy Wilderness (like the original Legacy Outback SUS from the 90s), but Subaru went the other way with a boring SUV-ized Outback (which looks a bit like a supersized version of the original Forester!). Just another company dropping sedans altogether...
DeleteOne of the nice things about the 2025 Legacy is that it is the last sedan with a big gas tank. It used to be common for sedans in that class to have 18+ gallon fuel tanks. The 2025 Legacy has an 18.5 gallon one. My 2016 Altima has an 18.0 gallon one. As far as other 2025 sedans go, the Camry has a 13.0 gallon tank (though it is a hybrid, so at least the fuel economy is better), the Accord a 14.8 gallon tank, and the 2025 Altima a 16.2 gallon tank.
DeleteAnd, really, the only one of these 2025 cars to get better highway mileage than my 2016 Altima is the Camry and that's because it is a hybrid! Modern car buyers really get less for their money even when they avoid the SUV plague.