What it lacks in transmission, it makes up for in mileage and zip.
If Lieutenant Commander Spock were shopping for a mid-size sedan, we think he’d find the Honda Accord hybrid to be an entirely logical mode of transport.
Luxury-car roomy inside with a quiet cabin suitable for Vulcan
cogitation: check. Cogently arrayed controls and consistently engaging
vehicle dynamics: affirmative. Class-leading energy conservation: The
Accord hybrid’s 50-mpg EPA city rating is particularly germane here.
That’s Prius territory and not a number we’ve associated with mid-size
sedans capable of comfortably transporting, say, five Klingons.
As with the Accord plug-in hybrid
introduced last year, this no-plug hybrid Accord features a 141-horse
Atkinson-cycle 2.0-liter four-cylinder augmented by a 166-hp AC
permanent-magnet electric-drive motor. The difference is the battery.
The regular hybrid doesn’t need the big lithium-ion battery the plug-in
uses to achieve its 13-mile gasoline-free range, instead employing a
smaller, lighter 1.3-kWh unit that gives back 4.1 cubic feet of trunk
space and shaves about 200 pounds.
You’ll notice that we didn’t talk about the new Accord hybrid’s transmission because, technically, it doesn’t have one. for a deep dive on the Accord hybrid’s clever powertrain.)
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