TORRANCE, CA – When the new 2008 Honda Accord line debuts later this year, the top model will no longer be a hybrid, according to the Web site www.caranddriver.com. Accord hybrid sales have taken a dramatic fall, selling fewer than 500 last month.
Lexus pushes its hybrid cars as performance hybrids, using regenerative braking and battery assist to provide straight-line speed expected of vehicles with much larger engines, but the Accord hybrid was the first vehicle to use hybrid technology to enhance performance. In road tests of the Accord hybrid, acceleration numbers were notably quicker than in regular gasoline-fueled Accords.
Price is a major factor in Honda’s decision to drop the Accord hybrid model for 2008: Hybrids carry a pricing premium over their traditional counterparts, and the Accord hybrid’s is about $3,600.
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