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Do not poke <em>Consumer Reports</em> with the hybrid fuel economy stick. That seems to be the lesson illustrated here yet again. The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/accord/">Honda Accord Hybrid</a> is the latest to arouse the ratings bear, returning "just" 40 combined mpg in CR testing. Even so, that makes it "a class leader for fuel economy among midsized sedans," besting even the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/honda+civic+hybrid/">Civic Hybrid</a> in CR testing, but that's still a lucky roll of the dice short of its EPA rating of 47 mpg. Remember, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/12/06/consumer-reports-calls-out-ford-for-false-fusion-c-max-h/">it was back in December 2012</a> that CR knocked the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/ford/fusion">Ford Fusion</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/ford/c-max">C-Max</a> hybrid models for the exact same failing: certified with an EPA-rated 47 mpg but delivering "just" 40 mpg.<br />
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Beyond that, while the Accord Hybrid earned a lower overall score than the traditional gasoline Accord because of its ride, handling and refinement issues, it gets unqualified applause from the institute for its "very impressive hybrid system."<br />
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It will be interesting to see if CR's findings will negatively impact the model's sales, which to this point have been impressive enough that <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/10/honda-accord-hybrid-sales-capacity-constrained-report/">demand is outstripping supply</a>. In the meantime, you can check out CR's brief video review of the Accord Hybrid <a href="/2014/05/29/honda-accord-hybrid-consumer-reports-mpg-problem/#continued">below</a>, and check out the magazine's press release chiding its mpg rating.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/05/29/honda-accord-hybrid-consumer-reports-mpg-problem/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Honda Accord Hybrid falls well short of 47 mpg, says Consumer Reports [w/video]</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/05/29/honda-accord-hybrid-consumer-reports-mpg-problem/">Honda Accord Hybrid falls well short of 47 mpg, says Consumer Reports [w/video]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 29 May 2014 11:29:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/05/29/honda-accord-hybrid-consumer-reports-mpg-problem/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20894889/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/05/29/honda-accord-hybrid-consumer-reports-mpg-problem/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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Do not poke <em>Consumer Reports</em> with the hybrid fuel economy stick. That seems to be the lesson illustrated here yet again. The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/accord/">Honda Accord Hybrid</a> is the latest to arouse the ratings bear, returning "just" 40 combined mpg in CR testing. Even so, that makes it "a class leader for fuel economy among midsized sedans," besting even the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/honda+civic+hybrid/">Civic Hybrid</a> in CR testing, but that's still a lucky roll of the dice short of its EPA rating of 47 mpg. Remember, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/12/06/consumer-reports-calls-out-ford-for-false-fusion-c-max-h/">it was back in December 2012</a> that CR knocked the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/ford/fusion">Ford Fusion</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/ford/c-max">C-Max</a> hybrid models for the exact same failing: certified with an EPA-rated 47 mpg but delivering "just" 40 mpg.<br />
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Beyond that, while the Accord Hybrid earned a lower overall score than the traditional gasoline Accord because of its ride, handling and refinement issues, it gets unqualified applause from the institute for its "very impressive hybrid system."<br />
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It will be interesting to see if CR's findings will negatively impact the model's sales, which to this point have been impressive enough that <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/10/honda-accord-hybrid-sales-capacity-constrained-report/">demand is outstripping supply</a>. In the meantime, you can check out CR's brief video review of the Accord Hybrid <a href="/2014/05/29/honda-accord-hybrid-consumer-reports-mpg-problem/#continued">below</a>, and check out the magazine's press release chiding its mpg rating.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/05/29/honda-accord-hybrid-consumer-reports-mpg-problem/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Honda Accord Hybrid falls well short of 47 mpg, says Consumer Reports [w/video]</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/05/29/honda-accord-hybrid-consumer-reports-mpg-problem/">Honda Accord Hybrid falls well short of 47 mpg, says Consumer Reports [w/video]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 29 May 2014 11:29:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/05/29/honda-accord-hybrid-consumer-reports-mpg-problem/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20894889/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/05/29/honda-accord-hybrid-consumer-reports-mpg-problem/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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