Just read that this is the last year Honda will offer a V-6 in the Accord. I am on my second Accord with a V-6 and love it. It has serious speed when needed. Now, all they will offer appears to be a 1.5 liter four with a turbocharger. No info on 0-60 time, etc. Not an engineer but I figure a smaller displacement engine has to work harder to do the same thing a larger displacement engine has to. The saying used to be: "there is no substitute for cubic inches". Is that no longer true? Does a turbocharger really make up for the lack of displacement all thing being equal? Honda says only ten percent of Accords are V-6. That still seems like a whole lot of cars whose owners (me included) will consider other brands the next time around.
I think the whole move to the four cylinder turbocharged engine is driven by the ridiculous Obama regulations on fuel economy. From memory, I think that clown demanded 54 mpg by 2025.
If you aren't a driving enthusiast and don't know or care how much power is under the hood, God love you. For me, I want the performance. Many times, the ability to accelerate out of a problem has helped me.
How do the rest of you feel about this trend?
I think the whole move to the four cylinder turbocharged engine is driven by the ridiculous Obama regulations on fuel economy. From memory, I think that clown demanded 54 mpg by 2025.
If you aren't a driving enthusiast and don't know or care how much power is under the hood, God love you. For me, I want the performance. Many times, the ability to accelerate out of a problem has helped me.
How do the rest of you feel about this trend?