The Accord Hybrid has 255 HP, compared to 240 for the gas V6, yet gets better mileage. Maybe not a miracle, but not chopped liver either. Also, the Accord Hybrid is not as pure a hybrid as some.
From the Consumer Reports article:
Along with the Honda, the Toyota Highlander hybrid and Lexus RX400h are part of this wave. Both the Toyota and the Lexus will get a combined net of 268 hp from the 3.3-liter V6 augmented by three electric motors. Their conventional counterparts get 230 hp from the V6 alone. The Ford Escape Hybrid uses the base 2.3-liter four-cylinder, instead of the available 200-hp, 3.0-liter V6, for a combined net of 155 hp. The Escape Hybrid we bought, currently being tested, has so far produced 25 mpg in mixed driving, compared with the 18 mpg we got with the V6.
A lot seems to depend on whether they're going for a lot better mileage, or equivalent performance with only somewhat better mileage.
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