I agree to the extent that given a choice, I would rather have a larger N/A engine than an smaller turbo one, but, under a number of conditions, a turbo IS an adequate replacement for displacement. That old adage you posted is somewhat out of date.

 

4 cylinders will never replace the smoothness and refinement of a V6...

Will never be out of date. Tested against time

 

Agreed. Not to veer this OT.

On paper, sure. IRL I personally don't think so. I just can't stress how sharp these Mercedes crossovers are I see, they look stunning....but most of them are 300 models with the 2.0t. No thanks.

I just can't believe Honda completely neutered this Accord. I'm one of those people who 30mpg is great for, it doesn't have to be 45 or 50. It just sucks they give consumers no choice.

 

No different than the prior gen… the Accord just doesn’t look great in LX trim. Virtually all automakers peg the optimum styling for the top trim with larger wheels and lower trims just look off.

 

The previous gen Accord was much better looking and more appealing, I have to agree. My barber is a car guy, he has an S8 but has an old Accord he drives as a daily, he just bought the outgoing Accord 2.0T because he figured it was his last chance to buy an enjoyable Accord, he'll keep it forever, his last one had 185,000 miles on it

 

I would imagine that a Honda 2.0t would be one of the better downsized 4 cylinders available since 4 cylinder motors used to be their forte.

And it was almost blindingly fast, that 252hp was underrated.

I've always liked Accords but not anymore.

 

Eh, do both. A 6.0+ engine with forced induction is the clear solution

 

It was not underated at all, just had aggressive gearing for 0-60 and lacked legs....still way better than this car

 

At least the last time it had 200hp it came from a creamy smooth V6....in 1998. That was a very nice engine.

 

But inside a totally non compelling car.

 

Accord had a great chassis then, too, that was praised. It's always been the "driver's car" of the bunch in disguise, under all the Honda practicality.

1998 Accords were nice, the only nicer car in that group was the Maxima but that was half a step up in the food chain.

 

They were ugly Inside and out IMO.

 

Lol so is this new one, at least outside. I like the last one.

The old '98 V6 Accord coupes were sharp IMO. The rest were plain.

 

I wouldn't call the new one ugly, its just kind of plain.

 

Aht aht. Let's stay on topic lmao