It should be mentioned that the Honda Accord Hybrid was not about fuel economy uber alles. The Accord Hybrid actually had the same V6 as the gas powered V6 model. The point was better performance first, and fuel economy second.
The Accord Hybrid had *better* performance than the gas-only V6 model - it was considerably faster to 60, for example. It’s fuel consumption was only slightly better than the 4 cylinder Accord, though - and while it was more expensive than the other models, it didn’t look notably different than the rest of the Accord lineup, so the liberals didn’t go nuts for it.
The Accord Hybrid, like the Civic Hybrid is a *car* first, and a hybrid second. Fortunately, they’re selling a lot of Civic Hybrids, at least around here.
“the Civic Hybrid is a *car* first,”
That’s not a car, it’s closer to a toy for a 3 year old.