The present tendency and raised interest in taking care of the environment, and saving the planet's energy resources by wasting as little as possible has materialized, at least in the field of car making. We are talking about the appearance of a new type of vehicle: the hybrid. Honda is among the many car manufacturers that have taken this approach, coming up with a number of hybrid cars like the Hybrid Honda Accord. The Hybrid Honda Accord car was made between 2005 and 2007 by Sayama, Japan and Marysville, Ohio. The successors of the Hybrid Honda Accord are Honda FCX Clarity and Honda Accord Diesel. The class to which the Hybrid Honda Accord belongs is mid-size. This is actually a 4-door sedan with an FF layout. It relies on a 3.0L V6 engine and a 5-speed automatic transmission. The other specifics of the Hybrid Honda Accord include the wheelbase of 107.9 in, the length of 189.5 in (in 2005) and 191.1 in (in 2006 - 07), the width of 71.4 in (in 2005) and 71.7 in (in 2006 – 07), the height of 57.0 in (in 2005) and 57.2 in (in 2006 – 07). Other cars by Honda related to the Hybrid Honda Accord are Honda Accord and Honda Inspire.

The Hybrid Honda Accord is a hybrid design of the North American Honda Accord which was created in model years starting with 2005 through 2007. The Hybrid Honda Accord followed the other hybrid varieties from Honda: Honda Insight and Honda Civic Hybrid. The third in the line of hybrid Hondas, this Accord variety was valued $3,000 more than the EX V6 model Accord and it maintained the same trim and quality levels, except the 2005 model which did not include the power sunroof. The Hybrid Honda Accord remains at the top of the Honda lineup.

It has the same displacement as the regular 7th generation Accord V6 power plant; yet the engine of the Hybrid Honda Accord is derived from the Honda Odyssey Minivan model of 2005. The Hybrid Honda Accord has the capacity to shut off three out of the six cylinders for fuel economy reasons, but only under certain conditions. This cylinder stopping technique is known as Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) and it was invented by Honda. The engine of the Hybrid Honda Accord includes iVTEC technology and also drives a new compact transmission. This new transmission was developed as to allow the inclusion of the electric motor inserted between the transmission and the transversely-mounted engine. The fuel economy in this hybrid Honda was first rated at 29 mpg (8.1 L/100 km/35mpg imp) in the city and 37 mpg (6.4 L/100 km/44 mpg imp) outside. With such features, it's no wonder that the Hybrid Honda Accord won the Canadian Car of the Year Best New Alternative Power Award in 2005.

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