Honda Accord News
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The 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid received very positive reviews when it was launched almost a year ago. Its EPA fuel-efficiency rating of 47 mpg combined approaches that of the 50-mpg Toyota Prius, but the Accord is a more conventional looking mid-size sedan--a plus for many buyers. Yet sales have been remarkably low, and potential buyers routinely report that none are available at Honda dealers--fully 10 months after the first one went on sale last October. DON'T MISS: Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy: 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid Honda had said Accord Hybrid supplies were "tight" the month after...
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2014 Honda Accord Hybrid: Video Road TestHonda was the first car company to sell a hybrid in the U.S. by a few months, but it hasn't done nearly as well with its hybrids as Toyota has done with its Prius. Its first two-seat Insight wasn't close enough to the mainstream--and the first Honda Accord Hybrid in 2004 didn't post gas-mileage...
Joel Feder -
Honda Accord Hybrid Remains In Tight Supply; Buyers On Waiting ListsThe Insight may be Honda's flagship hybrid model, but that hasn't stopped the Japanese automaker from putting it out of its misery recently, with no replacement on the horizon. Luckily, another Honda hybrid is doing rather better--with demand actually outstripping current supply. According to Wards...
Antony Ingram -
2014 Honda Hybrid Cars: Ultimate GuideJapanese automaker Honda has been in the hybrid game from the very start, releasing the quirky, two-seat Insight back in 1999. Since then, the company has sold a variety of other hybrid models, and currently offers four to U.S. consumers. We've compiled reviews and articles for each Honda hybrid to...
Antony Ingram -
Honda: Hybrids For Bigger Cars Now That Insight Is Going AwayScrambling to do a bit of damage control after news broke last month that production of its Insight hybrid will end this year, Honda issued a press release touting its renewed commitment to hybrid technology. The death of the Insight model begged the question, what about the tiny two-seat CR-Z...
John Voelcker -
Gas Mileage During Dealership Test Drives: Mostly MeaninglessYou've read the reviews, and it's finally time: You're off to the dealer to replace your old car with a new, much more fuel-efficient vehicle. But then you get to the dealer, and during your test drive, you notice that the gas mileage shown on the car's display is nowhere near the EPA rating...
John Voelcker -
The 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid is proving unexpectedly popular, both in Japan and the U.S., and that's causing supply challenges for Honda. Two readers have contacted us in the last week to complain that they were unable to purchase the new Accord Hybrid, which Green Car Reports named its 2014 Best Car To Buy. From reader Bill Harris of Austin, Texas: I test drove a 2014 Accord Hybrid on November 1. It's now November 20, and the car I drove (the only one they have) is still not for sale. They're apparently not for sale anywhere, based on what I can find through online inventory. The salesman...
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Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy: 2014 Honda Accord HybridFor 2014, our fourth annual Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy award goes to the 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid. This new model of the redesigned Honda Accord sedan introduced last year is comfortable, quiet, stylish--and delivers real-world fuel economy from 40 mpg to as much as 52 mpg. And that's...
John Voelcker -
2014 Honda Accord Hybrid: First Drive ReportDoes the all-new 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid really get 50 miles per gallon? And does it drive as well as a regular four-cylinder Honda Accord? To cut right to the spoiler: yes and yes. For some shoppers who already know and like the Accord, that might honestly be enough—once they run the...
Bengt Halvorson -
2014 Honda Accord Hybrid Has No Transmission: How It WorksThe 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid has no transmission. To be more precise, there's nothing in a form we'd normally recognize as a transmission—no conventional automatic transmission, no automated dual-clutch system, no belt-and-pulley continuously variable transmission (CVT) either. There's no...
Bengt Halvorson -
2014 Honda Accord Hybrid Priced From $29,945, On Sale Oct 31The 2014 Accord Hybrid will be priced slightly higher than other midsize sedan hybrids, but it will also have class-leading fuel economy.
Stephen Edelstein -
2014 Honda Accord Hybrid Gas Mileage: 47 MPG CombinedThe official EPA-rated gas mileage figures for the 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid are in, and they’re pretty much in line with those released by the automaker back in June. The popular family sedan scores a 50-mpg rating for the city cycle, a 45-mpg rating for the highway and a 47-mpg combined...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
The 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid, a mid-size sedan that competes with hybrid models of the Ford Fusion, Hyundai Sonata, Kia Optima, and Toyota Camry, will go on sale in October, its maker said today. 47 mpg combined With a more powerful electric motor than its competitors, the 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid matches the best EPA fuel efficiency ratings in the hybrid mid-size sedan category. It also delivers a combined rating almost 60 percent higher than its gasoline Accord counterpart. Honda projects the new Accord Hybrid will achieve a combined EPA rating of 47 mpg (49 mpg city, 45 mpg highway). That...
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Latest Hybrid To Be Built In U.S.: 2014 Honda Accord HybridHonda has announced its next hybrid, the 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid, will be built at its Marysville, Ohio plant in the U.S. The Japanese carmaker is investing $23 million at the plant and hiring 50 new employees, ready for production of the two-motor hybrid before it goes on sale this fall. It makes...
Antony Ingram -
2014 Honda Accord Plug-In Hybrid Priced Sub-$41K, 115 MPGeHonda has revealed pricing for its upcoming Accord plug-in hybrid at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show. The car will be priced from $39,780 when it goes on sale January 15 in California and New York. That's just a little higher than the recently-announced price for the 2013 Ford Fusion Energi at...
Antony Ingram -
Making The Transition To A Hybrid Car? Here’s What To ExpectOver the past decade, hybrid electric cars have gone from being niche market vehicles for movie stars and green thinkers to everyday vehicles that can save you big money on your gas bill. In fact, with more hybrid cars to choose from than ever before, there’s never a better time to make the...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield -
2014 Honda Accord Plug-In Hybrid: First DriveLast week, Honda released the specs and photos for its 2014 Accord Hybrid and Plug-In Hybrid. Now, we can talk about what it's like on the road. The short answer? Like the Ford C-Max Hybrid, it offers new and strong competition for a model of the well-established Toyota Prius--in this case, the...
John Voelcker -
2014 Honda Accord Hybrid & Plug-In Hybrid: Photos, DetailsHonda was the second carmaker in the world to launch a line of hybrid vehicles, though its compact and subcompact mild hybrids have long been overshadowed by Toyota's dominant Prius models. That may be about to change. Early next year, a new 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid--and equally significant, a 2014...
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Yesterday, Honda started production of its 2013 Accord. Due to go on sale in the U.S. this fall, it will be offered with a whole new range of engines and transmissions designed to make it the greenest Accord yet. Although the 2013 Honda Accord sedan and coupe will be offered with an all-new 3.5-liter V-6 engine mated to either a 6-speed automatic or 6-speed manual transmission, perhaps the most interesting engine will be its all-new 4-cylinder direct-injected engine. At 2.4-liters in capacity, the new Atkinson-cycle engine will be offered with either a 6-speed manual transmission, or a...
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2013 Honda Accord: First Images Of All-New Midsize Cars With Plug-In Hybrid ModelUsed to be, cars were unveiled at auto shows. These days, their makers reveal them in little bits and pieces, just as the best ecdysiasts do (that's "strippers" to you). So today we have the first images of the redesigned 2013 Honda Accord sedan and coupe, the powerhouse mid-size line that competes...
John Voelcker -
Honda Starts Hybrid Battery Pack Rare Earth Metal RecyclingOver the past few decades, demand for rare earth metals, has dramatically increased. So called because they are difficult to find in large deposits and often difficult to mine, rare earth metals are used in everything from electronics devices to hybrid and electric car battery packs. Now increased...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield -
Study Says Hybrid Owners Don’t Always Buy Another Hybrid: Here’s WhyFor many years, ever-rising gas prices have encouraged more and more car drivers to make the switch to cars with hybrid drivetrains. But with the first hybrids well over 10 years old, what happens when hybrid owners search for their next car? Do they buy another hybrid, or make the switch to...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield -
20 Years Of Gas Mileage: All Cars Improving, But Hybrids BestWith conventional gas engines incremental improvements of the range of 20% are possible over a 20 year span, but for really large gains alternative technology seems to be necessary.
George Parrott -
Coupe Concept Previews 2013 Honda Accord, Return Of HybridAt the 2012 Detroit auto show, Honda has given us a first glimpse of the next-generation, 2013 Honda Accord—in Coupe form—as well as an outline of the technology and features that will debut in the next-generation of its best-selling Sedan and Coupe. And most noteworthy for green-car shoppers...
Bengt Halvorson