The development trend and the growing interest in caring for the environment and saving the planet’s energy resources by wasting as little as possible has materialized at least in the field of automobile manufacturing. We are talking about the creation of a new type of vehicle: the hybrid. Honda is among the many automakers that have committed to this approach, creating a number of hybrid cars such as the Honda Accord hybrid. This vehicle was built between 2005 and 2007 by Sayama, Japan and Marysville, Ohio.
The newest models of the Hybrid Accord are Honda FCX Clarity and Honda Accord Diesel. The class to which the hybrid Honda Accord belongs is intermediate. This is actually a 4 door sedan with an FF layout. It is based on a 3.0L V6 engine with a 5-speed automatic transmission. The other features of the Honda Accord Hybrid are the 107.9-inch wheelbase, the 189.5-inch length (in 2005) and 191.1-inch (in 2006-07), the 71.4-inch width (in 2005) and 71.7 inches (in 2006-07), the height of 57.0 inches (in 2005) and 57.2 inches (in 2006-07). Other Honda cars in the same family with the Hybrid Accord are Honda Accord and Honda Inspire.
This vehicle mentioned is a hybrid combination of the North American Honda Accord that was provided in model years from 2005 to 2007. This particular model followed the other hybrid models from the same successful automaker: Honda Insight and Honda Civic Hybrid. Third in the Honda hybrid lineup, this Accord model was valued at $ 3,000 more than the Accord EX V6 model and retained the same trim levels and features, except for the 2005 model that did not have a power moonroof. Hence, the hybrid Honda Accord is at the top of this firm’s lineup.
This car has the same displacement as the regular seventh-generation Accord V6 powerhouse; however, this vehicle’s power quirk stems from the 2005 Honda Odyssey Minivan model. The Honda Accord Hybrid has the ability to stop three of the six cylinders to save fuel, but only under certain conditions. This technology regarding cylinders is called Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) and it was {invented | patented by Honda. The engine of this car includes iVTEC technology and it also features a new compact transmission. This new transmission was developed to allow the inclusion of the electric motor inserted between the transmission and the transversely mounted motor. Fuel economy on this hybrid Honda was initially rated at 29 mpg (8.1 L / 100 km / 35 mpg imp) in the city and 37 mpg (6.4 L / 100 km / 44 mpg imp) outside. With such excellent properties, it’s no wonder the Honda Accord hybrid won the Best Canadian Alternative New Car of the Year award in 2005.
