C/D TEST RESULTS
ACCELERATION Seconds
Zero to 30 mph: 2.5
40 mph: 3.5
50 mph: 5.0
60 mph: 6.7
70 mph: 8.7
80 mph: 11.5
90 mph: 14.4
100 mph: 17.6
110 mph: 22.6
120 mph: 29.0
130 mph: 37.2
Street start, 5-60 mph: 7.6
Top-gear acceleration, 30-50 mph: 4.0
50-70 mph: 5.1
Standing 1/4-mile: 15.2 sec @ 93 mph
Top speed (governor limited): 131 mph

BRAKING
70-0 mph @ impending lockup: 193 ft

HANDLING
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.78 g
Understeer: minimal moderate excessive

FUEL ECONOMY
EPA city driving: 30 mpg
EPA highway driving: 37 mpg
C/D-observed: 26 mpg


Honda Accord Hybrid

 

that's not too shabby...

imagine in 10 years how fast these hybris will be...

 

At least Honda can claim the Hybrid Accord the quickest production Hybrid car.

 

By far, VERY TRUE. All the rest pretty much run 17s and slower.

 

impressive acceleration, but just 26mpg?! is that a typo??

 

It says 26MPG on their roadtest on page 4.

 

Most likely not. And it's not unusual either...the claimed gas mileage for these hybrids often does not match the test drive's mileage.

 

Although that's not too shabby it's about what I'd expect.

In the end - you're not going to get power for free. People that drive agressively will get much less improvemsnt in MPG, because you're always charging your batteries. People that drive ultra-conservative will get great gains.

The question remains - is there a 60k service where you have to replace all of those lead-acid batteries that costs $1000? If so - there's no savings whatsoever.

 

Yea, I wonder how long these Hybrid systems will last before needing servicing. And I don't think its gonna be cheap to maintain or fix with all that complicated electronic hardware. Only time will tell how well they do.

 

don't forget the lexus hybird RX300

they are nice too

 

you mean the RX400h?