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#87 of 89 MPG IMA Accord Noobie, old time hybrid driver by nocapisce May 17, 2006 (12:23 am)
The Accord (2006) is my third hybrid. The others 2001 Prius followed by a 2004 Civic CVT. Combined about a 110,000 plus mile total hybrid driving as primary car.   My Accord is great performance appears about as advertised for the most part. In Plano Tx I am averaging 30 mpg city. Plano has a fair amount of boulevard driving. Plano to Fort Worth I average 37 to 39 mpg. That being said there seem to be glitches.   At highway cruise my rpm stays the same after I get to cruise as the rpm that got me there -2000 rpm. I fell it is not dropping into fifth gear. There should be a rpm drop off after 60-65-70 mph cruing speed is reached npt stay at the accelerate rpm. If I accelerat to 45 mph at 2000 rpm the rpm drops to 1200 when I go steady speed -- all on flat Texas ground.   The IMA is fickle it only stays on for over 3 or 4 seconds and 3 to 5 bars if I really punch it taking off from a stop. I have gone zero to 45 from a light with out the IMA kicking in. Also, I have gone from 45 to 65 mph with out the IMA kicking in. The Ptrius group engineers and all recommended quick acceleration up to speed. I can't tell if it works as well with my Accord.   It seems as with the Civic and Prius that for every 3 psi below max allowed tire sidewall tire pressure you lose 1 mpg. That seems to ho;d fpr the Accord. I inflate the Accord to 40 psi front and rear.   In short the Hybrid system is marginal at best. The economy mode is what get the mileage that part seems to work well.   nocapisce in Plano Replies to this message: viet (Feb 15, 2007 6:56 pm)
#88 of 89 Re: MPG IMA Accord Noobie, old time hybrid driver [nocapisce] by viet Feb 15, 2007 (6:56 pm)
Replying to: nocapisce (May 17, 2006 12:23 am) For my HAH '05 I got almost 32MPG mixed driving and about 37+ MPG on freeway trips with 1 hour of traffic congestion in Los Angeles area. It runs eerily quiet like dream.
#89 of 89 Traction control by phrodo99 Jan 29, 2009 (9:30 am)
Though I do think the traction control is a nice feature I would think you would have the capability of being able to turn it off if you wanted too. In some cases this feature can be a hindrance. Is there a switch for this feature in the 05's?

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