Honda Accord 4 cylinder vs V6

[GTO]

So me and Shantanu were chatting the other night, and comparing Vtec 0 - 100 times with other cars. Thats when Shantanu mentioned that the Accord 4 cylinder is actually faster than the V6!!

I did some quick research, and yes..the I-4 is much faster than the V6. About a half second in the 0 - 100 dash. I can hear you saying "Duh!" the V6 is an automatic. Yes indeed. But so what? It has got a whopping 80 Horsepower advantage! The V6's 221 bhp is 57% more power than the 141 bhp of the 4 cylinder version. Also automatic transmissions of the new millenium are not like the lazy ones of the 80's. They are quicker, smoother and far more efficient. In some cars, the autobox is actually quicker than the stick-shift.

Autocarindia Roadtests:

I-4 Version

0 - 60 : 4.01 seconds
0 - 100 : 8.98 seconds

V6 Engine

0 - 60 : 4.72 seconds
0 - 100 : 9.46 seconds

As you can see, the V6 is 7/10s of a second slower to the 60 kph mark. But accelerate on, and the difference is a half second to the 100 [img]http://www.team-bhp.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/***.gif[/img]

Now lets go on to the original American spec versions of the Honda Accord. The V6 is rated at 240bhp or 8% more than its Indian counterpart. And the 4 cylinder powers at 160 bhp or 13% more power than the Indian I-4.

Guess what?

The V6 is faster by a mile.

V6 EX : 0 - 60mph - 6.84 seconds
I-4 : 0 - 60mph - 7.95 seconds.

Whats up?

GTO

[ajmat]

weight ?
Was the I4 manual ?

[Dippy]

Interesting figures those . How bout gettin a V6 and a 4 ourselves and using the Gtech for some fun

Cheers

[Shan2nu]

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (GTO @ June 16 2004,20:41)]The V6 is faster by a mile.

V6 EX : 0 - 60mph - 6.84 seconds
I-4 * * : 0 - 60mph - 7.95 seconds.

Whats up?

Well that 6.84 sec time is for the M/T Accord V6 coupe. On basis of that, i thnik the Indian V6 with a M/T should manage early 7 secs for the 0-100.

Regards...
Shan2nu

[Turbo_charged]

(Well that 6.84 sec time is for the M/T Accord V6 coupe. On basis of that, i thnik the Indian V6 with a M/T should manage early 7 secs for the 0-100.)
But u forgot that accord v6 coupe is a 2 door version less weight and plus they indian version has a detuned engine for low octane petrol .and plus the v6-at available in south east asia without the detuned engine does o-100 in 8.0sec(source from autocar -malaysian )magazine,..so all does think does matters

[Shan2nu]

Well yeah TC but look, if an A/T 240bhp V6 can manage 8 secs. Can't a M/T 221bhp V6 manage 7-7.5 secs?

Remember the M/T is way quicker than the A/T. No doubt you have more power but the M/T will be faster.

The difference between the M/T i-4 and the A/T i-4 was 2.39 secs. So if the A/T V6 does 9.46, you can easily remove another 2 secs for the M/T. So that brings us to 7.5 secs.

Regards...
Shan2nu