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| | Honda Accord Hybrid - Car and Driver Magazine - December 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) |
 | | But the Accord pushes the envelope to include 0-to-60 in 6.7 seconds in a comfy five-passenger sedan while, according to the EPA, achieving 30 mpg city, 37 highway. |
 | | This primo Accord naturally has the highest price, about $30,000 base, Honda says, including automatic, leather, heated seats, AM-FM-satellite radio and six-CD changer, anti-lock brakes, and curtain airbags; the only option is a nav system. |
 | | The mechanical layout is typical of Honda hybrids, with a thin wafer of a motor/generator (Honda calls it Integrated Motor Assist) sandwiched between the sideways engine and transmission. |
| www.caranddriver.com /article.asp?section_id=3&article_id=8779 (630 words) |
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