They said it was OK..."it will win over a lot of minds if a only a few hearts". 0-60 7.0 sec
70-0 braking 209 feet that's a lot of feet!!

 

CLS needs more distance to stop from 70! like some 234 fts!

 

 

IBtorqueaholic

 

7 seconds? Isn't the CL-S-6 close to 6.0? I thought the Accord was close.

 

I thought they said the auto does 0-60 in 7.0, and said it was one full second quicker than last years model.

I just watched it

 

I generally don't lose any sleep over car and driver! here's an example of how "accurate" their times can be!:

12/02 issue of car and driver, ROAD TEST DIGEST: page 158: 2002 Ford mustang GT 5 speed:

0 to 60 6.3secs

1/4mile: 15.1secs

 

heh.. this is also the same mag that had originally tested the tl-s at 14.7 1/4 and then did another test and came out with 15.6... i think they drove a tl-p but never bothered checking the badge...

 

http://www.edmunds.com/reviews/roadt...8/page001.html

Model: Accord LX
Style: Sedan
Transmission Type: Five-speed automatic Displacement (liters): 3.0
Engine Type: V6
Horsepower (hp @ rpm): 240 @ 6,250
Torque (ft-lb @ rpm): 212 @ 5,000
0 - 60 (sec): 7.0
0 - 75 (sec): 10.2
1/4 Mile (sec @ mph): 15.42 @ 92.9
30 - 0 (ft): 32.2
60 - 0 (ft): 130.48

 

Did you see the reviews on the mustang & G35 also...said the G was slow & handled poorly.


wtf...

 

Did anyone find it funny how the announcer said the automatic did 0-60 in 7 seconds but the test car was a 6 speed (and you could clearly hear the driver manually shift it?) I went to go test drive one yesterday and they wouldn't let me. I have the episode on my Tivo, I'll try to post up the video clip.

 

SINCE were're mag racing:

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...rd/index1.html

actual issue= september 2002 motortrend. page 70, accord vs camry

2003 accord sedan EX V6

curb weight= 3,360lbs
0 to 60= 6.6secs
1/4mile= 14.98 @94.95mph

the coupe is even lighter than the sedan! also if you go by edmunds, time, then you mean to tell me you can chop .9seconds of a car's ET, just by adding a manual?

P/S: edmunds thinks the "almighty: CLS6spd everyone on here raves about does a 14.9 1/4, and the auto cls can't do better than a 15.0!

 

they are complete idiots! I hear they gave the new cobra a 7 out of 10 in "fun to drive factor"! Now how is a 12second 1/4miler a 7 out of then in fun to drive? maybe if your balls are wrinkled or something!

 

My big question:

2003 Accord get's everything new, including dual zone AC. My '03 pretty much just gets the 6 speed. Why didn't we get the dual zone AC?!?!

 

Here's the video - 10MB requires Divx 5.02 or higher

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Somebody Please Host This! Link Only Good For 20 Downloads!

 

i saw that episode this morning. they review was so sketchy that i walked away saying "wtf??"

 

I also have the G35/Mustang/RX-8 video if somebody will host it. It's 10MB, 4 minutes Divx 5.02. I can break it up using WinRAR and e-mail to somebody willing to host it.

 

upload it ImageStation have a Free Account!

 

Nah, free imagestation accounts allow you almost zero bandwidth (sufficient for pictures only.) I have free space with my cable modem but only 200MB of bandwidth per month.

 

THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE VIDEO!

did you guys notice how he goes "so for people looking for a sedan like this......", and points to his coupe! CLUELESS!

 

My wife and I were also watching this and saw that part where he f'd up the sedan/coupe thing. Those a$$wipes were very off base on this one.

BTW.. I thought the brakes were pretty good for stock.

 

I didn't realize that 60-0 in 130ft was considered "good brakes"...

 

Here's the best one yet on the Accord coupe. My new Autoweek dated March 3rd :

0-60 - 6.12 Yikes !! 6MT

Quarter - 14.73@ 96.2

Braking - 60-0 - 129 feet

They also said " The 5 speed transmission is the smoothest shifting automatic they have ever driven "