Showdown: Kia Optima GT v Mazda6 GT v Toyota Camry Atara SL Comparison Test
OVERVIEW
Choice is not something Australian car buyers are lacking. In some showrooms you can find hatchback, sedan, coupe, convertible, small MPV, small SUV, medium SUV, SUV ‘coupe’ and liftback bodystyles all within a $15,000 shopping window. We’re looking directly at you, BMW.
The thing is, at the lower end of the market the traditional medium-sized sedan struggles to fit in.
The genre - big enough, but a 'size down' - has been around since the Holden Torana and Ford Cortina, before giving away to a newer breed like the front-wheel drive Camira and Toyota Camry.