Last summer I was driving a car with a black leather interior and no tint - I was wishing I was driving a refrigerator! 
BREAKING: C&D picks Accord over Camry and Sonata in battle of hybrid sedans
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I have a 2025 Honda Accord Hybrid , yes its bland yes it's boring . It gets great MPG even in the cold of Michigan . I can park it wherever I want without worrying that somebody is going to put a door into it or scratch it out of jealousy . I have a 2024 Corvette lt2 that last summer I put a whopping 1400 miles on . Also thinking about getting 1968 Jag XKE that's perfect I've wanted one since I was 15 years old . I'd never think about suicide over the car that I drive .
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As a long time Honda buyer, I'll take the Ford Maverick hybrid over any of them. It's an amazing vehicle.
My last Accord made me swear off Honda...I hear the road noise has been take care of but I had many QC issues...
Yes I have 3 recalls but nothing I've got resolved yet as I have no issues...all software related...in real daily driving the Maverick gives Prius mpgs....and plenty of interior space. Yes going away now...
My last Accord made me swear off Honda...I hear the road noise has been take care of but I had many QC issues...
Yes I have 3 recalls but nothing I've got resolved yet as I have no issues...all software related...in real daily driving the Maverick gives Prius mpgs....and plenty of interior space. Yes going away now...
How a Hyundai is even on the list is baffling to me. They have long way to go to prove their new engines are worth a squat.
My sister was thinking of getting a Maverick hybrid because she belongs to a flower club in the community and is always hauling around dirt and flowers , she asked my opinion . Wouldn't be her main vehicle , she has my opinion and I didn't have anything to say all I've heard is the interior is awful unless you get the top model . What's your real world MPG ?
Honda's head gasket woes would take it down a notch or two in my book, but I don't think C&D weighs potential long-term reliability very heavily.
Recently there has been head gasket issues on the 2.0 hybrid . I don't know what they're doing over there at Honda . I plan on keeping my Accord for a while just because I don't put many miles on . I had a 24 CRV hybrid that I had 2,800 miles on when I got rear-ended at a stoplight . Enough damage where I didn't want it after it was fixed so I traded it for the Accord . I like the Accord much more.
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I have had many luxury cars and the less than Lariat models are great. The seat materials are very robust and will wear well. Maybe it's the orange pieces on the interior but I like them but initially thought I wouldn't. I guess it's an attempt to make them unique.... I suggest anybody go look at one in person.
I don't like Ford F250 and 350 cloth seats but the Maverick I do...
Pictures of actual mpg with speeds sometimes to 70 mph and more highway miles than city or town.
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Ok. What is so different for driver? Those cars are bought by people who see 4 wheels and that is it.
[The Accord's] powertrain refinement stands head and shoulders above the other two cars'. Its four-cylinder whispers distantly as the revs rise and fall between the barely noticeable faux shifts programmed into its hybrid system. As with the Camry, the instant torque supplied by the electric motors enables crisp response even to small accelerator inputs, making the Accord feel peppier than it is.
[The Camry has] far more engine presence in [its] cabin too, exacerbated by its transmission, which slurs engine rpm up and down noisily with every press of the right pedal.
"Relaxed" also describes the [Sonata] drivetrain, which was the least inclined to deliver energetic acceleration unless you pin the gas for a long time. Part of this is down to its conventional automatic transmission, which felt programmed to upshift to higher gears early, as expected of a car aimed at max fuel economy. All of this made the Sonata feel the most like a conventional gas-only sedan.
edyvw
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I read an article. I am asking you? We all know that Camry will be sales winner.
For average driver what they wrote is absolutely irrelevant.
Only thing that actually matters is that when average driver does research, they might familiarize themselves with term Hyundai and rod bearings.
What's with the Hyundai road bearings?
edyvw
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Lol. Type in Hyundai reliability and let us know what you get.
It’s all relative I suppose.
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What exactly are you asking me? I think hybrid technology is pretty interesting.
These cars use different technology and drive differently. They get similar mpg, but not the same, and are close but not quite equal in acceleration.
If you are asking me to weigh in on what a supposed typical buyer will be interested in, that's irrelevant to me.
edyvw
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So why “BREAKING?” Accord was always preferred vehicle to test drivers. It is more exciting in refrigerator category. However, Camry always wins sales and it will now too, without any doubt.
Sonata won’t come close mostly bcs. Hyundai reputation (deserved one).
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A Toyota vs a Hyundai comparison, in the hybrid category? Toyota practically invented modern day hybrids, EZ win for them.
The use of "BREAKING" is humor, suggesting that C&D picking an Accord first (yet again) is some kind of newsflash.
C&D forgot to mention that this only happens when you baby it. Try to swiftly merge onto an interstate and the experience is quite different. First you hit the accelerator pedal, but not a whole lot happens. Finally, when the gasoline engine wakes up, it revvs up like mad and screams its lungs out. After that test drive, I was done with it. It's not a good power-train for the way I drive.
Then again, my Subaru screams as well, pretty much all the time - at least it's consistent.