It’s hard to resist the Accord Hybrid’s beautiful yet sensible design, impeccable balance of ride and handling, and a vehicle that delivers luxury car equipment with economy car fuel economy.
The hybrid version of the popular midsize sedan offers more power and better mileage.
The Honda Accord Hybrid upends the conventional wisdom about such fuel-efficient vehicles. In the past, hybrids were much slower than equivalent gas-powered vehicles, which was the trade-off for getting better mileage. For example, the original Toyota Prius the first mass produced hybrid was so slow that being stuck behind a Prius driver became a punch line.
But the 2021 Honda Accord Hybrid is significantly more powerful and faster than the turbocharged 1.5-liter gas version. The hybrid version offers 20 more horsepower and 40 more foot-pounds of torque, which translates to one second faster zero to 60.