Originally Posted by oil_film_movies
Originally Posted by fdcg27
You're spot-on with the price premium for a hybrid Accord versus a 1.5T, plus the hybrid has an NA two liter, so no turbo to worry about.
Strictly speaking, you lay out $2,000 more. Agree, sans turbo means all the problems with fuel dilution & high turbo oil temperatures doesn't affect the Hybrid. The point I was trying to make is that the Hybrid is more pleasing to drive than the 1.5T. If its like my '18 Equinox 1.5T, the turbo-lag is annoying off the line or hitting it hard when passing, whereas the electric motor in a hybrid launches you immediately when you ask for torque. Driving a C-Max hybrid and Focus Electric may have spoiled me, but there is some value in not waiting for torque to build up.
So, the $2,000 premium does add value to the performance in stop-n-go and passing situations, I think most would agree. ..... As to standard features over the base LX 1.5T, the hybrid base only has Remote Start, worth about $200 really. I guess if you value the better performance at $800 (I would), then the $200 Remote Start feature the Hybrid has would complete the delta-$1,000 true difference.
This is one reason car makers have embraced hybrid tech, as test driving something with instant low-speed torque sells cars.
You're right about that. The Accord offers great torque at any speed when you call for it, courtesy of the battery pack and the electric part of the propulsion system.
Drove the car 160 miles highway yesterday and was very impressed with the right now no downshift acceleration at speed. Of course there were no downshifts sine there is but one gear in the tranny. Car now shows a tank average of 42.2 mpg from new.