Comments on: Honda Preparing to Resurrect the Accord Hybrid

By: clean tech

clean tech — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 20:08:34 +0000

I do agree honda must still be reliable as daily I still see orig. honda insight before honda lost its’ focus.

By: prius lover

prius lover — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 20:07:14 +0000

also, call the car cos. who don't have ANY hybrids; I called subaru and complained and then they said they are coming out with joint project with Toyota; there might be an employee tasked with reading blogs such as this, but complaining here does less good than callling cos. direct, in my experience....

I have always liked honda, but switched to 2010 prius even after potentially getting five grand off 2009 IMA civic..because it is old technology...shuts off at lights, noticeable switching from elec. to gas...new insight seemed wobbly on highway.

we would LIKE to buy honda again, but they seem to be dropping the ball...

like other posters said, if in next few years, can have all elec. why would I pay twenty grand now for something getting 2 or 3 mpgs better than traditional 100 year old technology.

in my case, went from 11 yr old 20 mpg truck to 50 mpg car (did NOT use taxpayer $$$ or cash for clunker), but I will never pay twenty grand for incremental improvement or if I would ever have to stop at a gas station again.

WOULD buy all elec. if had better range that I need today...might still poss. get one next year...if my state has any incentives..

if you live down south like I used to controlled by coal cos. elec cars will prob not be even allowed...in 'progressive states' you can easily use 100% green energy, so elec cars make sense...

I hope moores' law keeps applying to elec cars...we need to get off oil now and ALL do our part; if you drive to an office and sit at a desk, you are a jack(*(& driving a giant suv.

By: Matt Chatham

Matt Chatham — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 02:50:40 +0000

Nelson, what about the ’06 Insight, which also used IMA and was rated at 60mpg? Say what you will about size, but that thing was a powerhouse of saving gas.

By: Dom

Dom — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:05:52 +0000

I actually like Honda’s system, as manual transmissions work well in their setups (when they see fit to include that option). I just prefer diesels over hybrids. But I’m first a fan of manual transmissions, so which ever car has that option is the one I’ll root for.

By: Stan Smart

Stan Smart — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 13:50:52 +0000

The negative IMA comments are mostly from kids who can’t even drive yet!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 19:27:34 +0000

talk about not learning from their mistakes… lol. have they been hiring former gm employees? watch this model tank again in a year or two.

By: Nelson Lu

Nelson Lu — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 03:12:56 +0000

Matt, the reason why Honda's "2 of 3 most efficient" thing is not impressive is that that's accomplished by SMALL vehicles, not great technology. You put a mediocre hybrid system in vehicles that small with engines that weak, and of course you're going to get high numbers. Those numbers are not high enough for vehicles that small. (The Insight, for example, is nearly a tie with the Ford Fusion Hybrid in fuel efficiency, which is humongous when compared to the Insight, size-wise and power-wise.)

By: John K.

John K. — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 16:01:27 +0000

Honda's mistake the first time was that the engine-motor set up was for performance, but they only released it in the 4-door sedan version of the Accord, not the 2-door Coupe. Dumb move.

IIRC, it was also only available w/an automatic tranny, not a manual.

Not sure if it was available w/sports suspension either.

If you are targeting the sporty market, those were fatal errors. Small wonder it failed in the marketplace.

By: Matt Chatham

Matt Chatham — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 21:35:49 +0000

I’m surprised so many people are complaining about IMA. Right now Honda has two of the three most fuel-efficient cars available right now, next to the Prius. Considering I think they’re doing pretty well.

By: C

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:12:39 +0000

I subscribe to this comment. Honda has a very good diesel engine in its European version of Accord which boosts excellent fuel economy. They should have brought this enigne to the US couple of years ago when they announced. I am pretty sure it would have had a major success.