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10-15-2013, 02:15 AM
<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hybrids/" rel="tag">Hybrid</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedan</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/" rel="tag">Honda</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/driving/" rel="tag">First Drives</a></p><em><big>Delivering On Promises</big></em><br />
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The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/honda+accord+hybrid/">2014 Honda Accord Hybrid</a> should surprise no one. Its look is something we've seen since the non-hybrid versions went on sale last year. Its powertrain, mostly, we are familiar with from the already-on-sale <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/10/03/2014-honda-accord-plug-in-hybrid-first-drive-review/">Accord Plug-In model</a>. And the overall vibe of the car? Well, it's an <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/accord/">Accord</a>, which has been a strong seller in the US for three decades, so much so that there's a very good chance you've been in one at some point, whether you noticed or not.<br />
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Honda's first attempt at an Accord Hybrid, released in 2005, put dynamic performance first, but it didn't match the public's maturing perception of what a hybrid is all about: fuel economy. The 2005 version was capable of a measly 28 miles per gallon combined, 25 in the city and 33 on the highway. Remember those numbers, and that the first-generation Accord Hybrid lasted all of three model years before being axed.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/14/2014-honda-accord-hybrid-review-first-drive-video/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>2014 Honda Accord Hybrid [w/video]</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/14/2014-honda-accord-hybrid-review-first-drive-video/">2014 Honda Accord Hybrid [w/video]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 14 Oct 2013 11:57:00 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/2013/10/14/2014-honda-accord-hybrid-review-first-drive-video/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20744394/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/14/2014-honda-accord-hybrid-review-first-drive-video/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2014-honda-accord-hybrid-review-1/"><img alt="2014 Honda Accord Hybrid" data-caption="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA " data-mep="14762" src="http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/adam/cbd45d2dc9c4222638b3f3bcbd2d2f98/2014-honda-accord-hybrid-review.jpg" /></a><br />
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The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/honda+accord+hybrid/">2014 Honda Accord Hybrid</a> should surprise no one. Its look is something we've seen since the non-hybrid versions went on sale last year. Its powertrain, mostly, we are familiar with from the already-on-sale <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/10/03/2014-honda-accord-plug-in-hybrid-first-drive-review/">Accord Plug-In model</a>. And the overall vibe of the car? Well, it's an <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/accord/">Accord</a>, which has been a strong seller in the US for three decades, so much so that there's a very good chance you've been in one at some point, whether you noticed or not.<br />
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Honda's first attempt at an Accord Hybrid, released in 2005, put dynamic performance first, but it didn't match the public's maturing perception of what a hybrid is all about: fuel economy. The 2005 version was capable of a measly 28 miles per gallon combined, 25 in the city and 33 on the highway. Remember those numbers, and that the first-generation Accord Hybrid lasted all of three model years before being axed.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/14/2014-honda-accord-hybrid-review-first-drive-video/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>2014 Honda Accord Hybrid [w/video]</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/14/2014-honda-accord-hybrid-review-first-drive-video/">2014 Honda Accord Hybrid [w/video]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 14 Oct 2013 11:57:00 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/2013/10/14/2014-honda-accord-hybrid-review-first-drive-video/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20744394/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/14/2014-honda-accord-hybrid-review-first-drive-video/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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