What does it matter whether or not he can beat you? People seem to forget that the IS is very "Japanese performance" in most regards - it's about the DRIVE and the experience.

Drag racing and bragging on 0-60 and QM times are a very North American thing...the rest of the world for the most part doesn't care about that stuff. I mean...stock 5.0 Mustangs are sub 4 seconds 0-60 now. How many of us would be caught dead in one of those? In 2018, ANYTHING can be made to go fast in a straight line. There's nothing special about that anymore.

At the end of the day, he bought the ultimate econobox and is bragging about beating you in a drag race. Sounds like he bought the wrong car or is just trying to feel better about the fact that he bought an ACCORD. He's in the most ubiquitous, boring vehicle on the road and you're in a car that, while "older" now, is still a blast to drive 24/7.

The Accord is what it is. If it beats you in a drag race, who gives a ****.