A week-long review of an automatic transmission equipped 1988 Medallion by "The Milwaukee Sentinel" described it as an "eye-appealing alternative for those shopping for a compact four-door sedan" offering "peppy" performance with an engine that "purred contently at highway speeds" while offering a smooth ride in both the city and on the highway returning an actual combined fuel economy, but the sedan's light weight, , was criticized as too light on open roads in the wind and the insulation to reduce road noise seemed inadequate.