Car of the Day  

                  Honda Accord Sedan 2013                    

This Honda Accord has a sharp new look. The new nose is more rounded and aggresive then it was ever before:) It has a sculpted lines in the hood and a chrome-ier grille lending an upscale look. There are also even resembelance from other european and Japenese Honda Accords.

 

Honda still will offer a V-6 in the Accord, which the brand says has been significantly upgraded from past iterations. It’s rated at 278 hp and 252 lb-ft of torque, which is a slight increase in power from last year while losing a couple of pound-feet in peak twist, but low-end torque has been improved. In the sedan, this engine is offered only with a six-speed automatic gearbox—with steering-wheel-mounted paddle shifters—and Honda is expecting a 21 mpg city/34 highway rating from the EPA. A six-speed manual will be available with the V-6 in the coupe

The new hybrid uses a scaled-down version of the four-cylinder engine from the regular Accord, here displacing 2.0 liters and making 137 hp. It runs on the Atkinson cycle, a combustion setup that trades some power for improved fuel efficiency. A 124-kW electric motor provides the rest of the power, and Honda estimates that the combined power output is 196 hp. Recharge time is claimed at three hours on a normal 120-volt outlet and under an hour on a 240-volt charger.