Show i !Id ur) 12 71A 2005 Honda tcc ratted pldiovi iy !Ile taw41eer Itencl Exicriticit world's first hybrid with V6 is cyliyilers so there's no corrbigion goolg on in the rear toe1 of Irene edati wrhi V6 nal lotion syterrn aeid V!'s3tf verzlire lath lao of irk itithg diestmantm charge ht Alta Accor ottiteriseq 1 (Ai itdy to kat!) VAISVIbibig fts(ift bytAid tochnologT It C3I friztke V6s tOOft pOVArfttill arid fuebel tic ient 4hOtit gasolme-elatri- c lbe world's first Vt(i the 2905 lionda Accord I lybrto goes on sak in early December as the vont powerful Accord sedan ever with 255 !vow:ixi:I up from 240 horses in a regular Accord vi ic hybrid V6 1 he new Accord also is likely to rank as the second-best mid-sitsidan in fuel economy w ith 30 miles a plion an expected rating in city driving and 37 mpg on the highway 'this is even better than the nipg rating tor a 2031 Accord and IllordnA an Accord Hybrid driver could go about (or rridc -- - or from Washington C to Raleigh arid back on a single tank of regular gas Staning price for this Accord will be up there — an estimated S391k0 or so tor the manufacturer's suggested retail price and destimition will be I 'nal pric:ing charge announced closer to the ear's arrival in showrooms 1 he current top Accord the 2005 IX 529215 Jtc Accold 1JbrvJ 14 4i corrAr rth standard 14sury feawres inc14(1ng 1t-- speed automatic tranArnission side afloy wheels front-seawell as curtain as fct airbags both row s of eau driser seat is i!1) eight-wa- y power Austrrbent leadberw rapped steering w heel and shift knob dual-torb- e automatic climate corivkA glasses holder XM satellite rah° and heated front seats EVen 1rathertrimmed we standard-Whea driser accekrates hard a!1 sis cylinders in the engine operatz electric MAUI' plus the helps out During these times the wring confick-nt sounds of the V6 are heard just like they are on a 'Crib' V6 AccordNrAe that the maximum torque in the Accord Hybrid is 232 5000 rpm vs 212 at 5000 rpm in a regular Accord V6 Ibis helped account for why my bead was previcd into the head restraint of the Accord Hybrid when my driving partner first started up There also wasn't any lack of picnser in the Accord Hybrid as we sped onto the high ay Indeed the Accord Hybrid felt 16-in- -- 1 - "100-- - ' ? 4 or' (1 ' — r - 1 - - 0- -- i - tr f - t se-al- ' 7 b n mid-stsedan ta Tte Honda Accord ttytrid is expected to rantt as Me tocond-bes- t fuel economy with 33 mites per altos in the city and 37 mpg on the hibway s the or Ihrre was no balki- or weird noises as power came on and no real way to DOS Roughness detect st ithout looking at special displays in the instrument panel where all the power Wa coming from AD a driver has to do is Chile hybrids combine internal combustion engines tt ith electric motors and special batteries to provitk power There's never a need to plug in these vehicles manage w here the power COMei from and w hen depending on fotA-poun- Gas-elect- ric 1kt-ironie- s Indeed in the rest car it sat invyl- I t sNe to detect just by listening of feelin the ride that oey three c)linders sere socking There is one say in whieb the 'y f t 1 4 (17) perfectly normal C)Drulckft Accord 1W:rid is pal'paNy different though Unhie a traltiorral Accord the V6 in the h)thid may turn itself off s Even the car is stopped at a I:Taff-- fight — to sase Lel and mixt emissions It sill urn itself back on aurtornalicaly sten the driver presses on the t) t7 1 driving cooltions hie absays seeking to maAimize fuel efficiency and in the Accord particularly performance But there's another system al ssork in the Accord Hybrid that boosts fuel economy too The Variable Cylinder Nlanagernent (Vest) syvtem deactivates three of the engines siA cylinders IR hen they're not needed such as 'vs ben the car is cruising At this time S'CNI keeps intake and eAbaust valves closed at three ' ! accekrator To keep a driver EMI worrying that the eerie quiet means the cat has stalled or brokers dossn a bight veen blink-ing aid° step" light illuminates in the immanent panel vs hen the vehicle engine itiln3 off this say The Accord Hybrid body and size is pretty much the same as for a Accord so you can gasoline-onl- y count on a rather subchied though pkasam appearance Accord test car drove The front-driv- e so smoothly and quietly and had the d usual controls and M1101- matic transmksion gear shifter I didn't have to keep track of any of the I sophisticated poser technology could just drive or ride in comfort 1 v iv i sell-place- i (lick Continued horn Pose 1 those fires were due to I 101Ida'S factory ll option Tom: It's a tough one Mel I lure's what's happened so far: The fires have been reported in 2003 and 2004 I Ion& CR-V- s And they seem to happen immediately ant oil changes Ray: The National Highway 'I raffle Safety Administration — the folks who can order recalls — looked into it last spring And they agreed with Honda that the problem was sloppy mechanics Honda says that every CRV fire had a "double gasket" on the oil filter — which means that the mechanic didn't remove the old oil- filter gasket (the rubber seal) before installing a new tifte although NI SA's own reports also cite cases where improperly installed (pinched or distorted) gaskets led to fires Tom: In either case that allows the filter Ito drip oil onto the hot exhaust gas-gri- system while the car is rtmning shcn the exhaust is at its hottest and flaming lionda! 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Tom and Ray by Wsiting the Car Talk 1 Whether you're lookitit for fish cattle a hamster cage or to Om on obituory for iguana this is the place for you 71211Ch303 '' ''' nit-pic- AMES Coll ISave plugs over time It can be made worse if you use a spark plug that's no hot enough but I trust that your husband has put the right plugs in your Camry Ra): But rest assured that white crud is not doing any harm to your engine or your gas mileage It's Just that spark plugs DO burn down and corrode after a while and they build up deposits That's why manufacturers recommend that we do w hat? Change them every so often! Tom: And think about this Sherrill: The differences between brand-nam- e gasornes are so small that the companies have to lure you to their stations by advertising the cleanliness of their restrooms We think that's as good a reason as any for choosing one brand over another cfl LI PotoIllvos2ccia Pg Y2I Irc1-1-- 4j Morning Morchandiso IN or Are your looking for employment? 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Kick-star- t p your corer with from 2372UM 1 m Reunions adoptions Wool notices 4 event tickets ond special notices on' an be found in this section Ps H Well Ray: comes id you know v hat NI ITSA's reopened 00 I nnmencorner solution idiot-pro- investigation But meanwhile those need to be with 2003 and 2004 CR-V- s sure that anyone changing the oil is fully aw are of this problem and how to prevent it And it wouldnI be a bad idea to keep a bag of marshmallows in the cargo area just in case Niel That way you'll be prepared to make the best of a bad situation Dear Tom and Ray: Nly husband insists that the ss bite crud that he finds deposited on the spark plugs of my 1998 Camry are the result of using any gasoline other than his favorite brand I do use name-bran- d gasoline but I tend to stop at the most convenient station rather than go out of my way for his brand Am I as irresponsible as he thinks? — Sherrill Ray: Tell your husband to gel a life Sherrill That white crud shows up on spark plugs no matter what gasoline you use Tom: It's basically ash sulfur and other unburned components from the gasoline that get deposited on the spark atSialignkaribunt loommil it Torn: A true (this happens to be my area of expertise!) would require shielding the exhaust so the Oil COULDN'T drip on it non-Hon- da GS wwwslc-classifiedsco- That investigation makes seme to us lbe real problem in our opinion is most likely either a flaw in the filter design or that the hot exhaust is just a little too clow to the oil filter on this car message Ray: Perhaps there arc lots of technicians at gas station 3 and independent shops who just haven't heard about the charbroiled CRVs Tom: Or perhaps the simple jobs like oil changes arc left to kids who are working part time after school and arc distracted by the latest plot twist on 7he 0C Ray: In any case NI USA has wisely gmill the reopened 6 6 AS momemitommono- b- 1 ' |