2017 Honda Accord Hybrid Is Now More Powerful And More Efficient

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Honda Japan has re-engineered its 2017 Honda Accord Hybrid and now claims it is more efficient than ever. Honda spent almost a year in the development of the new hybrid Accord. 2017 Honda Accord Hybrid now boasts the highest EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) fuel consumption rating in the Honda lineup.

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2017 Accord Hybrid comes with the improved two-motor hybrid powertrain, dubbed Honda Sport Hybrid i-MMD powertrain, which was offered in the previous hybrid Accord as well. Honda is claiming the 2017 Accord Hybrid will offer “class-leading EPA fuel economy ratings” of 48 mpg combined. That is equal to 20.5 km/l. That is no doubt an impressive fuel average from a mid-sized car like Accord. Honda is saying that makes the 2017 Accord Hybrid the most fuel efficient midsize hybrid sedan on the road.

Honda is focusing on selling the car in the US and Japan for now. The Japanese automaker is expecting to double the sales number of 14,000 vehicles in 2014 for the US market. For the current year in Japan, Honda is hoping to sell as many as 1,800 hybrid Accords.

2017 Honda Accord Hybrid Interior (1)

Honda is crediting the smaller size and lower weight of its battery pack and power control unit for new car’s better performance. Honda Chief Engineer Koji Ninomiya told the media that the hybrid system’s power control unit and electric motors in the new 2017 Accord Hybrid are 23 percent smaller than those in the retiring Accord Hybrid. Whereas the intelligent control unit (including the lithium ion battery) is 13 percent lighter and 33 percent smaller.

The new Accord hybrid was revealed in April of 2016, and will be available to the consumers across the globe in spring 2016. It would be interesting if Honda Atlas decides to bring the hybrid Accord to Pakistan. The regular Honda Accord is already so expensive. This hybrid 2017 Accord can’t be that expensive compared to the current model.

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3 Comments
  1. Fazal Wahab says

    Accord start base at USD22,000 while base Hybrid accord starts at USD 29300.. if we apply tax break on Hybrid it will still be as expensive as regular accord in Pakistan. Hybrid is still powered by a 2L engine so.. it’s already in above 1800 CC bracket. Pakistani automobile industry and taxation.. lol .. what can I say..

  2. twister286 says

    This version of the Accord is not mid-size, but full-sized in US/Australian classification. It’s 195 inches long.

    Also, it’s not only sold in USA/Japan, it’s available in Australia as well.

    A fully optioned up hybrid Accord is AU$61,000 which is stupidly expensive. It’s AU$8,000 more expensive than the V6 3.5 model, and some $18,000 more expensive than the top-end 2.4L model (VTL). That’s an awful lot of fuel that you can buy with the spare change.

  3. Sabeeh Ur Rehman Tariq says

    YESSSSS NO BUTTON E BRAKE 😀 😀 😀

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