This auto review blog page for 08-09 Honda Accord car describes US model Honda Accord Sedan's required fuel(gas) type, EPA mileage(mpg) estimates(ratings) & detailed fuel(gas) economy(efficiency) statistics & specifications(specs) for different variants(trims) of Accord in city, highway and combined conditions.
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| click photo to enlarge .jpg) FUEL ECONOMY SPECIFICATIONS: 2008 Honda Accord Sedan Honda.com: "Honda was the first manufacturer to offer Ultra-Low-Emission Vehicles (ULEV)-rated emission technology on a production vehicle. With the introduction of the 2008 Accord, Honda is also now the first automaker to offer a lineup that includes both 4-cylinder and V-6 models meeting the even stricter Partial-Zero-Emission Vehicle (PZEV) standards." |
Autoblog: "An available 3.5-liter i-VTEC V-6 engine produces 268-horsepower - the most ever for any Accord - while introducing a new generation of fuel-saving Variable Cylinder Management™ (VCM®) technology and achieving a Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle (PZEV*) rating. The VCM system operates in six-cylinder mode for power and 4- and 3-cylinder modes for efficiency, resulting in an EPA city/highway fuel economy rating of 19/29* miles per gallon (Accord Sedan V-6)."
About.com: "The good news: Automatics get an improved version of Honda's Variable Cylinder Management system, which runs the engine on 3, 4 or 6 cylinders as needed to save fuel. I tried the old version of VCM on a 2006 Odyssey minivan and it does wonders for fuel economy."
| Popular Mechanics: "Honda predicts EPA mileage numbers of 21/31 mpg city/highway for automatic four-cylinder cars—simply excellent fuel economy for a car this size." The New York Times: "Regular fuel is recommended for all engines. In states that have adopted California’s air-quality regulations — including New York and most of New England — the V-6 with automatic transmission gets an extra-clean PZEV rating (for partial zero emission vehicle)." Canadian Driver: "In combined driving, most of it in urban rather than highway situations, I averaged 10.1 L/100 km to the 9.9 L official rating.” (for 2.4-litre version)" |
EPA Fuel Economy: 2008 Honda Accord Sedan
| Epa Mileage Estimates/Capacities* | ||||
| LX / LX-P | EX / EX-L | EX V-6 | EX-L V-6 | |
| 5-Speed Manual Transmission (City/Highway/Combined) | 22 / 31 / 25 | |||
| 5-Speed Automatic Transmission (City/Highway/Combined) | 21 / 31 / 24 | 19 / 29 / 22 | ||
| Crankcase (qt.) | 5.6 | 5.3 | ||
| Coolant System (qt., MT/AT) | 8.6 / 8.5 | NA / 9.1 | ||
| Fuel (gal.) | 18.5 | |||
| Required Fuel | Regular Unleaded | |||
*Based on 2008 EPA mileage estimates, reflecting new EPA fuel economy methods beginning with 2008 models. Use for comparison purposes only. Do not compare to models before 2008. Your actual mileage will vary depending on how you drive and maintain your vehicle.
