7/25/2023 0 Comments Honda accord hybrid![]() The Accord Hybrid is EPA-rated to get 48 mpg city, highway and combined in its base form, but that drops to 44/41/43 mpg city/highway/combined when you specify the Touring trim due to items like different tires and extra weight from more luxury equipment. It can operate as a full electric vehicle up to limited speeds and conditions, a combination gas-electric hybrid or as a primarily gasoline vehicle with an electric assist, depending on driving style and what mode the driver has selected. It makes a system-rated 212 horsepower and 232 pounds-feet of torque, but for 2021, Honda says it’s been tuned a little differently to boost low-end acceleration. In the Accord, it combines a 2.0-liter Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder engine with two electric motors - one sandwiched between the continuously variable automatic transmission and the engine, and one that acts as a powerful starter-generator. Pick a Hybrid and you can choose from the base Hybrid, Hybrid EX, Hybrid EX-L and Hybrid Touring, each with a commensurately increasing level of standard equipment.īut unlike the gas-only Accord, the Hybrids all come with one powertrain only - a variation of the Honda Insight’s two-motor gas-electric hybrid powertrain. Specify a gas-only Accord and you can choose from LX, Sport, Sport SE, EX-L and Touring 2.0 trims for 2021. The Hybrid is a stand-alone variant of the Accord but isn’t a trim level itself, as it’s available in a number of different trim levels, like the non-hybrid. Related: Honda Accord: Which Should You Buy, 2020 or 2021? What Makes an Accord Hybrid? I sampled the new Accord Hybrid for a brief spin through the Michigan countryside, which allowed me to see how it performs in some everyday driving duties. For the 2021 model year, Honda has given all the Accords a light refresh inside and out, hoping to keep consumer interest in the waning mid-size sedan class as strong as possible. Instead, it’s all turbo four-cylinder sedans now, plus a gas-electric hybrid version - which Honda views as a suitable option if you’d like something with power and efficiency. Honda’s strategy regarding its popular Accord has changed over the years, with one of the biggest moves coming for the 2018 model year when the company dropped both the coupe and the V-6 option for its mid-size model. ![]()
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