Comments on: Honda Accord Gas Mileage: 1978 – 2009

By: michael keithley

michael keithley — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:23:05 +0000

i want a list of things i can do to get better gas mileage

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:45:24 +0000

@Paul

Because Americans don’t like diesel. Diesel has been until only recently very smelly/dirty and associated with transfer trucks, buses, and large trucks. It’s going to take some time to overcome that, and currently, most manufacturers don’t want to take the risk or spend the $ on advertising to achieve that. With the popularity of hybrids and of gas, I see hybrid/battery technology and Ford’s Ecotec-type engines growing only more prevalent.

While I’m concerned with climate change, I realize that vehicles are only a small part of the equation. I’m more worried about our dependence on foreign oil and I’d prefer if we have to worry about battery waste and getting the energy from our own coal than have to rely on unstable foreign countries to supply it. Ever been to Dubai? It makes me sick that our wealth is being drained from us to fund the building of huge artificial islands and skyscrapers for the world’s wealthy. Imagine the amount of money that could be saved and go towards our economy by not having to go outside our borders for energy.

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:25:08 +0000

Why has the UK had the Accord diesel for 5, going on 6, years and the USA still has nothing?

By: mpg-o-editor

mpg-o-editor — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:57:49 +0000

@TexasSara – The letters and numbers denote the type of transmission and number of gears.

A=Automatic
L=Automatic lockup
M=Manual

The A3 is a three-speed automatic, the M5 a five-speed manual, and the L4 a four-speed automatic lockup.

By: TexaSara

TexaSara — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 03:23:20 +0000

I had to look this up to be sure, but lxi is not a model of Honda, xi means eleven in roman numerals, and the LX is the luxury edition, SE is Special edition and EX is I am assuming the economic of efficient edition. Regarless, I have the same question, what do the letter and number in the parenthesis next to the denotation of manual or automatic, ie: A3, M5, L4, etc?

By: 86 rustrocket

86 rustrocket — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 01:50:37 +0000

i have an 4 dr 86 manual accord lxi (L4). i see there are two of the same one says 23/29 and the other says 24/30. what would my car be and what is the differnce?

By: mpg-o-editor

mpg-o-editor — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:21:22 +0000

Many thanks for your eagle eyes, Julie! It was a glitch in the database and has been fixed.

By: Julie McINtire

Julie McINtire — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:04:49 +0000

You have the Honda Accord 2006 manual 4 cylinder listed as 34 city and 28 hwy… is that a typo? Seems like the city is almost always lower than the hwy. How can city be higher than hwy? Please explain.