| | Accord EX-L V6, 2007 "7.5 Gen"
Trip Odometer 270.38 mi
Moving Time 4 hr 13 min
Moving Average 63.9 mph
Max Speed: xxx mph
Mpg: 33 mpg (taken at South Hill #8 Station, after 200 mi with 6.018 gal
Premium at 3.459 USD/gal
Conditions: heavy traffic flowing until Richmond, then minimal traffic up to duke, low winds, slight drizzle.
Driving impressions:
Silky smooth V6 power that is hardly audible. Whoosh of power that turns from gentle burble below 3000 rpm to an NSX-esque roar at 6000, with finer "grains" of exhaust note. Steering is taught, and suspension is taught. Road joints transmit in defined, damped thuds. However, lazy atmosphere of leather and reduced road/wind noise tends toward less aggressive driving. 65 mph at around 2000 rpm top gear.
Not as fatiguing as the 1999 I-4, in which 65 comes at 2300 rpm, if memory is accurrate. Cabin is enourmous... not used to the extra lateral space my arm needs to traverse to rest on the door sill. Highway is surprisingly comparable between the two, but city mileage is probably horrendous for the v-6. I-4 is more lively, which requires more attention to drive, which means long trips will dull the senses quickly. However, the slack V-6 may lend itself to more careless driving...
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| | Posted 4/7/2008 11:21 PM
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