2016 Nissan Altima vs. 2016 Honda Civic

Finding the right sedan to take you on adventures beyond the St. Charles, St. Louis, and Saint Peters area is no easy feat. The best way to find what you're looking for is by taking two popular vehicles and drawing a conclusion about which one delivers more.

The Nissan Altima and the Honda Civic are both highly regarded as the top sedans on the market, so we're going to throw them into the mix and find out which one better suits your needs.

In our vehicle comparison of the 2016 Nissan Altima and the 2016 Honda Civic, we're going to focus on engine performance, passenger space, and safety features. By the end of this article, you'll be closer to making a decision as to which of these vehicles you prefer.

2016 Nissan Altima vs. 2016 Honda Civic Engine Performance

Sedan enthusiasts have always enjoyed the power capabilities of the Nissan Altima. The 2016 Nissan Altima features a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine. This engine, paired with the Xtronic CVT® (continuously variable transmission), gets up to 182 horsepower with 180 lb-ft of torque.

The 2016 Honda Civic is equipped with a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine with a six-speed manual transmission. However, this engine only gets 158 horsepower with 138 lb-ft of torque.

As you can see, the Nissan Altima delivers more power than the Honda Civic.

Passenger Space and Comfort

Both sedans feature cloth seating. You and your four passengers will be able to spread out and get comfortable in the 101.9 cubic feet of passenger space offered in the Nissan Altima. The Honda Civic, on the other hand, only features 97.8 cubic feet of passenger room.

The Altima even offers more room for you and your front passenger with 40 inches of headroom and 45 inches of legroom. The Civic only offers 39.3 inches of headroom and 42.3 inches of legroom for front passengers.

Safety Features

The Nissan Altima and the Honda Civic both feature reinforced body designs to help withstand a collision, should one occur. The Altima features the Zone Body construction with front and rear crumple zones, pipe-style steel side-door guard beams, hood buckling creases, and an energy-absorbing steering column.

The Civic features the Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ Body Structure, which is designed to absorb and disperse the force of an impact.

Both vehicle structures offer a great deal of protection, but the Honda Civic doesn't feature the energy-absorbing steering column like the Nissan Altima does.

2016 Nissan Altima vs. 2016 Honda Civic Overview

In this article, you learned about the Nissan Altima and the Honda Civic, including that the Altima delivers more horsepower and torque, offers more space for you and your passengers, and features an energy-absorbing steering column, which will help to prevent you from feeling the full force of impact. Overall, you learned that the Nissan Altima offers a lot.

You can learn even more about the 2016 Nissan Altima by scheduling a test drive at St. Charles Nissan, the dealership that proudly serves drivers in the St. Charles, St. Louis, and Saint Peters area.