Honda to introduce their first full hybrid in 2013

An Accord hybrid. Not the Accord mild hybrid from 5 years ago, a full, 'two motor' hybrid. It's about time!

I first heard about a Honda plug-in hybrid platform a couple years ago, and it's coming in the form of an Accord plug-in hybrid, on sale in NY and CA starting Jan15 next year. Turns out a non-plugin is coming out next year too, a full hybrid Accord sedan to compete with Fusion, Camry and all.

2014 Honda Accord Hybrid Photos and Info – News – Car and Driver

2014 Honda Accord Plug-In Hybrid First Drive
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Honda has now announced that the Accord Hybrid will launch next summer and will be rated at 49 mpg in the city and 45 mpg on the highway. Honda hasn’t released any photos of the Accord Hybrid, but has stated that its styling will be more closely aligned with the standard Accord sedan.

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2014 Honda Accord Plug-in Hybrid Rated at 115 MPGe and Starts at $39,780 | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building
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Hopefully the actual Accord hybrid mpg won't turn out like the Ford Fusion 2013 hybrid

Bottom line, Honda is introducing their first full hybrid. I hope there's more to come. They might as well ditch the IMA cars in a few years, bleak sales figures.

Honda - late to the full hybrid party, but they're coming

 

Would that be because of their problems with Civic Hybrid / IMA , lawsuits over MPG's and all?

 

Accord is a pretty 'conventional' interior design. I could live with it, but I'll take a foot operated parking brake any day

 

I saw a 2013 Accord sedan in black that reminded me an awful lot of a BMW. They trimmed a little size and weight for the all new 2013 Accord. I like them. Lot of features in base LX model, backup camera, bluetooth, USB ports.

LaneWatch (plug-in hybrid gets it) which uses small camera in rearview mirrors to show blind spot sounds good.

 

Not is terms of sales. Nov '12 US sales, Civic #3 and Accord #5 of all vehicles. Civic top selling sedan, behind F series , Silverado (whoop, there goes the gas).

November 2012 Top 30 Best-Selling Vehicles In America - GOOD CAR BAD CAR

 

But, it's that "isn't anything special" (you mean 4 door trunked sedan?) that seems to suck in most buyers (i.e. Civic, Accord, Camry, Fusion, Sonata, Malibu, Corolla) here in the states. It's the hybrid price that's a stickler for most though.

btw, the I saw that '13 black Accord on the road from rear quarterpanel and just thought, wow that looks nice, like a BMW sedan. I think the '13 Accord looks better and leaner than the 8th gen.