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RE: Gas Milage
Correct me if I wrong, but the Hybrid Accord was built for increased preformance and fuel economy. the V4 Accord gets around 166 horsepower and the hybrid gets 244 horsepower. That is a very noticable difference. The Hybrid Accord is the top of the line now in the Accord class. But in my opinion it defeats the purpose of fuel consumption. Honda obviously feels they can better market hybrid technology, and in the future switch completely to it, by marketing faster cars with better gas consumption, not eco-cars. A small step in the right direction possibly, or maybe a step backwards.
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Gas Milage
Some of the newer hybrids are looking more like "normal" cars, however, many are not living up to expectation.
I was actually test driving cars last night. I swung by the Honda dealership to see what all the hype was about with the new Accords. This was the breakdown:
So what is the benefit of a hybrid again? It looks to me that you just pay $11K more and get the word "hybrid" slapped on your car. The only real benefit is that you get V6 power at V4 gas milage. But even then, the horsepower differences were small enough that unless you're Mario Andretti, you're probably not going to notice the difference.
I wasn't sold on the idea. I know there are tax benefits and you're saving the environment (sort of), but at the cost of $11K I don't think it's going to be the popular vehicle option for a few years.
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