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Sedans Honda Accord Honda Accord I4 vs V6
819 messages, Last post on Aug 23, 2009 at 4:27 PM
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Replying to: acar1 (May 02, 2009 8:46 am) I'll agree that your Corvette is a lot more exciting--for the money it should be!--but not all of us are able to put our automotive dollar into something that will only hold two people. |
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Replying to: acar1 (May 02, 2009 8:46 am) |
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Replying to: acar1 (May 02, 2009 8:46 am)  Can you take the family out for dinner and a movie with the Vette? These are two entirely different cars, for different purposes. Let's be realistic with the comparisons, ok.
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I was rear ended by a woman driving a late model Acura MDX. . . Long story short my 08 coupe had to have 4500 bucks worth of work done and while in the shop I drove rental cars for 3 1/2 weeks. I got to compare mileage against my Honda. 1st car was a Chevrolet Impala SS loaded with a very similiar engine to the Corvette. Mileage over the same roads I drove my Accord on for a tank of gas. Mileage for the V8 Impala was 21. . . I thought pretty darn good. The next 2 weeks I drove an HHR (cheaper than the SS Impala). The HHR had the big 4 cyl (not the turbo model) and my mileage was also 21. . . Actually my Accord does better at 23-24 than both those cars. I expected the little HHR to be much better but wasn't so. . .
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Replying to: acar1 (May 02, 2009 8:46 am) |
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Replying to: gyusher (May 02, 2009 11:18 pm)
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Replying to: bvdj84 (May 04, 2009 5:47 am) The big V8 Impals SS wasn't bad. . . Gobs of power but still cheesy. . . Then the HHR. . .ugghh!! My Honda felt like a Formula 1 race car after that thing. What I did realise was that I just thought I was getting bored with my 4cyl Accord. Once I got her back it was like a new car all over again. Funny thing. . . It's now about 3 weeks later and that good feeling is still strong as ever. . . |
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I am in need of a bigger family vehicle. Naturally, it is between Accord with V6 and V4 (with a Maxima entering the picture if I decide to go with a V6 option). Now this is what I have gathered so far: Accord V4 - 2003 - 2007 - the good: 1. V4 - better fuel economy 2. Cheaper to maintain 3. Better on gas 4. Same look (well the dual pipes and the V6 insignia don't count ... that much) 5. Better designed engine - Honda's V4 are legendary and while the V6 is not garbage the V4 is considered to be Honda's best effort in engine technology. Accord V4 - 2003 - 2007 - the bad: 1. Buying used I think it is more prudent to buy a car with a bigger engine which under regular driving would be under less stress. Example: If a car X was driven for 100,000 miles and was fitted with a V4 engine, car Y (V6) with the same millage would have a less stressed engine (assuming the same driving conditions and dynamics). Simply put I think that V4 would be more stressed than V6 and hence the bigger engine would be more desirable. 2. Extra power. My family consists of 3 adults and 2 kids + groceries = good amount of weight. While I do not think V4 would under perform with such a heavy load, V6 would handle it with more ease. 3. The Boy in me - my commute does take me on a parkway (10 miles) where there are numerous curves and while I am not breaking any speed limits I do enjoy accelerating from 0 to 65 when it is safe and ok with local laws. Seems like V6 here would give me more fun doing 0-65-15-65-15-65 thing. I don't do it often but when I do I enjoy it. 4. The price difference between used V4 and V6 especially the older models (03, 04) are not that far apart. Since V6 cost on average 5K more, one is getting a better deal on a used V6. 5. Here I am not sure but I would imagine that because of a beefier engine, the tranny is also made to handle the power of the engine. On average, most people who buy V6 do not drive it any harder than those driving V4s, the beefed up tranny should also be less "tired". 6. The stability control device - only on V6. The Ugly: Even if I decide to go with Accord V6 - it will have to then compete with the Maxima. But that is another thread I suppose. So what do you guys think? Did I miss any negative/positive aspects of either V4 or V6? Please remember I am only interested in the 7th. gen. Accords. Awaiting your 5 cents!
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Replying to: saxon2nsx (May 24, 2009 1:28 pm)
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Replying to: stephen987 (May 24, 2009 2:12 pm) As for the V4 instead of I4, it is an old habit, however I am aware that the 4 cilinder Accord is I4 and not a V6.
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