Are you reading a different Consumer reports than I am? I see the Accord
received an overall rating of 88, the Altima 85......how is that better? it
does mention the Accord gets slightly worse gas mileage than the Altima but
that is not the total rating....
Don't get me wrong, I still think the new Accord is just about the ugliest
car Honda has produced in recent memory and the Altima is better looking
but, in MY opinion I would not buy either of the gas guzzliers cause I like
my Civic Hybrid too much to consider either.

"tww1491" <twaugh5@cox.net> wrote in message
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> The recent Consumer's Report review of the 08 Accord was a little
> surprising to me. While they liked the car, they rated it below the
> Altima. Comments were that the new Accord "is not as quick" as the old
> Accord and that the gas mileage is down. They tested the 177 hp LX - P
> and a V6 model. I suppose the bigger car weighs more hence the
> degradation is performance and handling. Of course, I have no reason to
> trade my 06 coupe I4.
>