This conversation got started in the photo gallery section, no one has responded yet, so I thought it an appropriate time to move it to the correct section where more people can chime in. I've heard a lot of "the new accord is going to be slower because it weighs more" comments. Just wanted to get everyone's opinions and views so here goes...Note the following stats are based on an 07 exl 4cylinder and an 08 exl 4 cylinder (apples for apples). I realize there are a few different engines so the weights and stats will vary for those.
Last year had 166hp, this year it has 190, last year had 160lbs of torque, this year 162, granted that's only 2 more lbs of torque, but 24hp....Sizeable jump there. The added hp will make some difference as to how fast the car is, it can't be solely based on torque. Also the weight difference isn't that dramatic... we're talking 3250lbs on the 07'exl versus 3,433lbs on my 08 exl. That's a whole whopping 183lbs difference, maybe there is a bigger difference on some of the other models but 183 lbs is hardly even notable. It's 5.6% weight increase,18.75% increase in hp, and 1.25% increase in torque.
Here are the sites I got my info from in case you're wondering
The 0-60 on an 07 was 8.6, I'd be interested to know what an 08 comes in at if any one knows. I haven't seen any verified numbers so I suspect all the "it's slower" comments are speculative unless you've seen some numbers I haven't. Aren't there any detailed reviews out yet?
