2014 Honda Accord Hybrid First Drive

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2014 Honda Accord Hybrid First Drive Finally, the hybrid experience everyone expected The 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid made a high-pitched whirring sound as I scooted down a suburban street in Columbus, Ohio. It was in EV mode and my goal was to max out the Accord's fuel economy. It's a typical challenge from a carmaker that is touting a new high-mileage vehicle. The Accord Hybrid, a second hybrid try for Honda, is the kind of eco-friendly vehicle everyone expected in the first place. It's just taken Honda a few years to deliver a fuel sipper with that futuristic electric-car feel. It can cruise at slower speeds in electric only mode and then -- when it hits the highway or when the lithium ion battery pack runs low -- a gas engine kicks on to help drive the car. READ THE FULL STORY 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid Japan Spec First Drive 2013 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid First Drive 2013 Motor Trend Car of the Year: Tesla Model S Scion FR-S Sedan in Toyota's Pipeline 2014 BMW 4 Series Convertible Takes Top Off for $49,675 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 Laps Nurburgring in 7:37.47 The Smithsonian Institution's Automobile Collection Refreshing or Revolting: 2015 Cadillac Escalade 2014 Infiniti Q60 Convertible First Test Celebrity Drive: Dave Amato of REO Speedwagon Get Our Apps Subscribe to Motor Trend FROM OUR FRIENDS MOPAR MUSCLE 2010 Dodge Challenger - Seeing Red MODIFIED How a Turbocharger Works FOUR WHEELER Ladies of Off-Road-Expo 2013 TO OUR E-MAIL SUBSCRIBERS: YOUR PRIVACY IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO US. IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS EMAIL IN ERROR OR WISH TO UNSUBSCRIBE, PLEASE CLICK HERE. Write to us at: Motor Trend Digital Newsletter 831 S. Douglas Street El Segundo, CA 90245 Privacy Policy (c) 2013 Source Interlink Media, Inc. All rights reserved.