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| 2005 Honda Accord Review | |||
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| Inside & Out | |||
Not much new to report here. Contrasting with Toyota's move with the Prius, Honda didn't time-warp back to the ‘80s and turn the center stack into an Atari display. There's a little token gauge cluster within the speedometer circle: a horizontal bar graph for charging, another for assist, one battery gauge, and that's all, folks. Honda doesn't advertise this car's hybrid-ness even to its driver. All other ergonomic cues are direct Accord transplants, with clear gauges and displays and high-quality controls. Ordering the optional navigation system rearranges all the radio/climate controls into a less intuitive layout, and what happened to the tick-tock in the turn signals?Seating is comfortable enough for five and remains uncompromised compared to other Accords, especially thanks to the headroom benefits of having no sunroof. To house the rear-mounted battery pack, Honda instead decided to penalize the trunk, which shrinks from 14 to 11 cubic feet. The back seat's folding ability was also lost. Those living in summer climates have nothing to worry about: instead of earlier hybrids whose AC compressors quit whenever the engine did, the Accord's can switch to running on electric if need be. Yes, the Accord's air conditioner is a hybrid itself. |
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