Ummm....CNET isn't where I would go to find comprehensive and meaningful car reviews. Computer and accessories, maybe.

With equivalent driving, the Hybrid Accord will get you a FEW extra mpg. It will use maybe 15% less gas. With "informed" driving (taking advantage of the hybrid characteristics, which doesn't necessarily mean getting to your destination later), that difference can be increased.

Personally, my average over 19,800 miles is 34.1 mpg (2005 model). That's mostly highway miles, lots of A/C use, and some city thrown in. I KNOW I wouldn't be getting that with thet non-hybrid. People that work where I do, that take the same longish route, and have 4 cylinder Accords of the same design as the current Accord Hybrid get a couple less mpg than I'm getting.