Hi Merlin180:

___Given my 2 hours + behind the wheel of GreenAndBlue’s AH, the AH is probably worth 3 - 5 mpg more out on the highway then my I4. At least it felt that way on our trip to the Madison Hybrid Group meet last month? I mentioned to GreenAndBlue that the AH when setup like my I4 is today may be worth darn near 60 mpg under perfect conditions over a segment. The following pic may bare this out?

___The screenshot below is from my non-hybrid I4’s NAVI – Trip Computer. I really had to push her to the limits yesterday afternoon for this. Conditions included a beautiful 10 - 15 miles per hour tailwind for ~ 2/3 of the segment and excellent but heavy traffic conditions with the binders only applied maybe 4 or 5 times. I could have used another 5 - 10 degrees and another 10,000 miles on the clock (just 68 - 72 degrees F and she has < 9,000 on the odometer for this particular segment) but like GreenAndBlue posted earlier, do not use my averages as any kind of barometer since I really push my vehicles vs. the regular Accord drivers unscientifically reporting 21 - 40 mpg in both an all-city and/or mostly-highway type driving. You can find many 7th gen Accord - MPG threads over at DriveAccord.net if you are interested? With the vague FE being reported by the non-hybrid Accord owners over there (most anyway), remember that they are not tracking tank over tank or even segment after segment like we do over here. Who really knows if they are actually receiving this type of FE in their own Accord’s while driving in their particular conditions? Most drivers, no matter what they drive do not come anywhere near the EPA estimates but the std. Accord’s are usually good for an EPA average if the pilot isn’t a crazy SOB like some I have seen out on the Interstates as of late

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___Finally, do not worry about the comparison. Your AH is one powerful AND efficient automobile. When you need 0 - 60 in < 7 seconds, it is available with a hard application of the accelerator. When you need to receive 40 + mpg’s, it will be available as well. The non-hybrid I4 and V6’s do not have this dual capability no matter how much we wish it to be by a long shot. If you ever get the chance to drive a 7th gen Accord I4, you will notice a performance difference even if you normally run in the AH’s “ECO mode” (as you always should ).

___GreenAndBlue, it is almost time for that record segment. I have the perfect route planned out for you. Within 3 or 4 weeks, weather and traffic conditions permitting (light tail wind, higher temps, heavy but fast moving northbound traffic) you will receive the segment of a lifetime! One other thing, that 44 #’s isn’t going to cut it … When running for a segment record, we will fill her shoes until she is literally floating on air

___Good Luck

___Wayne R. Gerdes
___Waynegerdes@earthlink.net