Comments on: 2009 Honda Accord Euro Review

By: skodaman

skodaman — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 05:00:27 +0000

thanks for the persuasive arguments, but I still want a 4-cylinder.

By: larry

larry — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 03:06:10 +0000

and by the way Mazda six is very heavy for a FWD vehicle. Its 2.0, 2.3 and 2.5L engines are well underpowered plus are delivering that power via the front end. They are heavy, slow, non responsive, they drink too much petrol, take too much out of your wallet yet give very little in performance. A stock standard EF Falcon GLi 4.0L that costs $1000 will outperform any four cylinder powered car that is Naturally aspirated on the planet both manual and auto. Think about what you can get for your money.

A large family Australian car, a typical Ford Falcon EB-EL-AU-BA-FG have a 4.0L I6 engine, tuned for realiability, drive ability and endless amounts of torque.

These engines have 664cc per cylinder and there are 6 of them, think about it as the ultimate 4, but in a 6 form and BIG!

664cc x 6 = 3984cc or 4.0L

so tell me where on earth can you buy a cheap or the biggest in class four cylinder with 664cc per cylinder or 664 x 4 = 2656cc = 2.7L?

why not just get a BA fairmont ghia or a BF with 6 speed auto for under twenty grant and get a 664 x 6 = 3984cc BIX SIX with 383Nm of torque on RON91 petrol and 190kW on RON petrol or 402Nm on premium Vortex 98 and 198kW on Vortex 98.

so what is more reliable ???? a BA/BF Falcon that makes over 340Nm of torque and over 40kW at just 1000rpm than a crappy Mazda 6 that does not even make 220Nm of torque plus it struggles to achieve that peak at 4500rpm?

think about it.

Get a real car, get a used or a new Ford Falcon I6 or a V8, or even better a VYII Calais 5.7 , they are cheap big and are of the same size as these crappy 4 cylinder cars, they use less petrol, have the power and torque, are safer, safer at overtaking and accelerating in traffic.

By: larry

larry — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 02:58:28 +0000

the other week i went out to buy myself a car, looked around came across this, realising that this thing costs an arm and a leg and what do you get a 2.4L engine? , had a few options then to chose a real proper large car, not some four cylinder front wheel drive overweighted underpowered no torque 4 cylinder car.
so i drove a fairmont ghia 5.4 2003,2004 and 2005 bf version, really nice cars for under twenty grand, then i tried a vyii calais 5.7, a little quicker than fords, but then i decided to get a VZII SS six speed manual for just under 24 grand, i picked up a car with an engine of gold and i am finally enjoying a real car. 4 cylinder cars are a disappointment. why not just get a cheap 4.0L BA/BF falcon or a VZ commodore or perhaps an Aurion V6 3.5, THEY ARE SO CHEAP NOW!

By: Cranky Franky

Cranky Franky — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 03:35:43 +0000

@ray

Burn it and use the insurance money to buy something half decent. Good luck

By: ray

ray — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 02:45:00 +0000

I have the 2009 HOnda Accord and the climate control really lets the car down. The car should be “its a great car because” instead it is “a good car but…” Outside temp may be 13c inside set for say 23, but for some reason it starts to blow refrigerated air and there doesnt seem to be any way to contro it. Frustrating and disappointing.

By: Steven

Steven — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 01:20:03 +0000

I have never driven a better car, I would never look at a holden or Ford ever again. I do a lot of country klms, and get to drive the car like I think it should be driven.
If you are thinking of buying a ford or holden, try the Euro first, it is as good as any 6 on the open road.

By: Al Juraj

Al Juraj — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 06:49:41 +0000

…but also 10x uglier.

By: Al Juraj

Al Juraj — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 06:48:47 +0000

Blue and dark grey are the best colours for this car.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 03:07:52 +0000

I have just bought a brand new Euro after having my VW Jetta written off by hail,and I looked at every mid size car on the market.
But this one feels and looks like it is from the class above.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE it.

By: ABMPSV

ABMPSV — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 05:30:03 +0000

Why we can not get the diesel Accord Euro??? In Europe just released the new diesel. 2.2 liter engine 132kW, 380Nm, 0-100 km/h in 8.9 sec, top speed 220km/h and 5.8 liter per 100 km average fuel economy.