Just and FYI: 15.65@89.91mph
-Bone stock Accord Hybrid
- 17" Honda HFP wheels and tires
- TL rear sway bar
- 87 octane
- 1/4 tank of gas
- Transmission in D not D3 or shifting manually
- mid to high 50 degree temps
- 150ft elevation
- tire pressures 32 front and 32 rear
- IMA battery level was only at 3 bars (I think this is why i lost some of the top end speed)

So there you have it. The average Hybrid Accord as it is typically driven on the street with no weight reductions done and first time at the track.

 

And your MPG was?

 

That'd be very cool to see what the change is with a full pack!

I see a R/T piece on draggin' hybrids...
beyond what was done at Bonneville in the Prius.

 

Good thing about the 1/4 mile is that it doesn't affect tank mpg all that much.
I still averaged over 32mpg on the trip to, at and from the track. (70 miles all together)

 

Hey I see that you live pretty close by. Have you ever ventured out to Capital raceway in Crofton off rt 50? How are you liking the HAH?

 

No, I haven't. But my neighbor is swearin' up an down that his Altima can cook me. I smell free beer coming my way. I need to get on a tank that's trashed so I don't care about killing mpg on it. I think he'd beat me to 60, but I can pull out the 1/4 mile, looking at your #s.

 

What engine does your neighbor have in the Altima? V6>>i'm assuming? If so they are about dead even with the Accord hybrid in acceleration.

As far as killing mpg I really do it all the time and still end up with more than 30mpg. This is coming from an average of 15mpg in my old Lancer Evolution so I'm pretty **** content with driving around at 30mpg and enjoying the electric assist as much as possible and of course watching the standar V6 accords fall behind quickly from lights.

 

I just ran my car tonight.

15.89 sec @ 92.9 mph
15.90 sec @ 93.2 mph

1100 feet
95 degrees
tires at 35 psi
2100 miles on the car
stock everything
*timed with a G-Tech Pro accelerometer accurate to within 1/100 sec.

 

hehe yeah they are pretty accurate, but the mph always shows high on those things. Your times seem right considering the altitude and heat. Now go down to firebird and get some real times! I used to go up there when I lived in tucson. Lots of fun!

 

Nah, Firebird is all the way across town! I'd rather go to Speedworld Motorplex. Wednesday nights is run what ya brung all night long for $10.