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I just briefly read an article in the new motor trend (not that i trust motor trend) but anyhow, they put up the '03 accord 6-spd coupe up agianst some mercedes coupe (forgot the name sorry) anyhow the accord's price as tested was a little over $26,000. anyhow so I skipped to the spec's at the end. the 0-60 was around 6.4. and the 1/4 mile was 14.4.. it totally dominated the mercedes in performance. oh yeah the mercedes price as tested was like $50,000!! they say the handling could be better

it sounds like a pretty nice car. can't wait to test drive one myself

 
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Need to know which Mercedes they tested. Can't be the C230 Coupe because that wouldn't be $50k. Most likely it was a CLK320, but I have no idea why they would even compare the two. Different price ranges and aimed at different markets.

Also that's pretty good for the new Accord, though I had hoped that at least with the six speed it would be faster. Does anyone know what the CL Type S's run?

 
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yes the CLK320 that's the one! i've no idea why they tested them together? good point.. maybe they wanted to show you the more performance you can get with 1/2 the price.

does the CL-typ S come availible in a 5 or a 6-speed??

 
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I believe the CL-S is a 6-speed manual. My bro's is a 5-speed synchro. The CL-S runs a 15.0 @95.2mph. I don't personally like the styling of the new accords though, but then again, I haven't been impressed with the Mercedes I've ridden in/ driven either.

 
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Humm yeah I know they are fast but dunno about that. Yeah I was just down at Honda tonight and they don't expect them till Jan 03 or so till they get here, doubt I will get one maybe the EX good old 4 hehe cheaper on insurance and gas mileage

Nick

 
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y compare against the clk320, thats obviously slower... the new accords main competitor is the V6 altima which is around the same price range and performance.

 
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While I agree styling is a little [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG] this view is swaying me towards the Accord. 17" rims help and it looks a bit lower, however Civic ads show a much lower stance as well. But at $26,000 it looks like a bargain.

BTW: I owned a '89 T-Bird SuperCoupe (5-speed, 210HP/310lbs supercharged 3.8 V6, 4 wheel vented discs, factory lowered susp, factory JBL sound w/8 speakers plus sub.) that was an awesome car. They tested it against a BMW 630csi in several auto mags and it held it's own and in some cases out performed the Bimmer. And at 1/2 the price. It was however a little rough around the edges compared to it's more expensive rivals, but it was a Ford not a Honda. I'm sure the Accord is anything but rough







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The 0-60 time you stated makes no sense with that 1/4 mile time. If it does 0-60 around 6.5, the QT is going to be around 15.5.

Im not saying your full of crap, I just would like to read the article.

 
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??c&d tested the automatic 03 v6 accord 0-60 in 7sec and 1/4 in 15.50sec, so the 6spd for 6.4sec 0-60 and 14.4 for 1/4 is right

 
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I'm just wrote what i thought I remembered, it could be wrong?.. but I'm pretty sure I got it right, feel free to go pick up the mag & give it a look.[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/IMG]