1/26 Dear hybrid car experts, can you please tell me what is wrong
with the design of Honda Accord hybrid? I expected it to have
great mileage. I mean, that's what people expect right?
At 255HP and 37MPG, it is roughly 100 more HP and 3MPG more
than the other Accords. However, I suspect that most Accord
owners buy Accords not because of HP/speed, but because
it's economical and has great mileage. At $12,000 over
the standard Accord price, it's hardly economical (heck I can
buy other nice cars for $35,000), and at only 3MPG more than
the old Accords, I have to say, Honda sucks. Why couldn't
they have come up with something that has EQUAL HP (160HP)
but much better mileage? Idiots. -Disapponted Honda Fan
\_ 255hp? wow, that will beat the pants off my buddies lancer!
-r1c3 b0y
\_ hybrids are good for city driving and would show great
benefits for high power "get up and go" drivers as compared
to their regular high output engine. this makes a lot of
sense to use it for cushy cars and SUVs that are driven
poorly from a fuel-efficiency perspective. hybrids do not
help w/ long distance cruising where regular engines yield
reasonable highway MPG ratings.
\_ To further illustrate this point, the Toyota Prius has better
city gas mileage than highway.
\_ prius has 110 hp
\_ Hybrid engines are new. The current breed only gives about 10%
milage boost, the new ones coming out in a year or two will give
around a 25% boost compared to gas only engines.
\_ I'm thinking of buying the Accord Hybrid exactly because it has
slightly better gas mileage AND better HP. Remember, this is the
top of the line Accord, and is marketed as such. If you want fuel
efficiency, get the hybrid Civic.
\_ Uh, you realize that for $35000, you can get a much
nicer car with better name recognition than say, HONDA.
I mean, Hondas are reliable and all, but styling is oh
so boring (not exactly a chick getting car).
\_ Where did you come up with $35k? MSRP is only $30k.
And thats only $3k more than the non-hybrid V6.
What other car are you comparing this to?
\_ the dealer has a $2K mark up, plus shipping, tax
and goodies
\_ You have those other fees regardless of what
car you look at. Even +$2k, thats only $5k more.
\_ YOU NEED INTEGRA HAAA
\_ My penis is large enough, so that I don't need to
overcompensate by buying an oversized SUV or sports
car "for the chicks".
\_ People buy Honda for reliability, and relatively better
styling and performance than Toyota. I'm still waiting
to hear what car you'd prefer at $32k.
\_ Nissan 350z w/ Performance package -- !pp |
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