Honda To Introduce V6 Accord Hybrid and Fuel Cell Stack
Accord Hybrid to deliver V-6 performance with Civic Fuel economy; Breakthrough Honda FC Stack offers improved cold-weather starting capabilities
January 26, 2004
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Article provided by: Motor Trend Magazine
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., President and CEO Takeo Fukui has announced plans to further advance the company's leadership in the development and application of leading edge environmental technologies with the following actions:
| * | Introduction in 2004 of a V-6-powered gas-electric hybrid Accord using Honda's Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) hybrid system in combination with Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) technology for V-6 performance with fuel economy equivalent to a four-cylinder Civic; |
| * | Introduction in 2005 of a Honda-developed fuel cell stack with increased performance and fuel efficiency, reduced cost and the ability to start in below freezing temperatures; |
| * | Application of Honda Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) technology to another new model to be introduced this fall. |
New V-6 Accord Hybrid with VCM
Slated for introduction later this year as a 2005 model, the midsize Accord Hybrid brings hybrid power to Honda's best-selling model, promising an even higher level of performance than already available from the 240-horsepower Accord V-6 Sedan along with the fuel economy of a four-cylinder, compact-class Civic.
The Accord Hybrid is the first V-6 application of Honda's Integrated Motor Assist technology and the first hybrid vehicle to employ Variable Cylinder Management technology. Developed by Honda, VCM allows for the deactivation of three of the engine's six cylinders under certain conditions -- such as highway cruising -- to deliver even greater fuel efficiency with no sacrifice in performance. VCM will also be applied to another new model being introduced later this year.
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