Courtesy: Ron Amadon -Marketwatch

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (MarketWatch) — The day was perfect. Not a cloud in the sky, and the historic Potomac River shimmered with a blue that would bring tranquility to the minds of the most overstressed executive.

Unable to find the place where George Washington allegedly threw a dollar across the river, we took an in-depth look at the new Honda Accord. We think G.W. would have kept that dollar, added a few more to it, and happily driven the new Accord for a couple hundred thousand miles if he had the chance. (Would it not be cool if his first stop were lunch at the Watergate a few miles up river?)

Honda has come up with another solid winner in its 2008 Accord.

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By Glady Reign

In September this year, the new 2008 Honda Accord will hit showrooms. The hybrid version of the popular midsize sedan though will not be making an appearance as Honda announced that it will be discontinuing the production of its Honda Accord Hybrid units. A spokesman for the company announced the news following the sales report of the company in the United States which reflected the dwindling sales figures of the hybrid.

“We have found that our hybrid system works better on smaller cars,” says Chris Naughton speaking for the second largest Japanese car manufacturer.

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