I drove our Accord Hybrid this past weekend, and in a fit of pre-holiday enthusiasm (that's a euphemism for laziness), my husband and I decided to run to Target and buy our first artificial Christmas tree prelit with 600 white lights. The 7.5-foot tree was packed into a sizeable box, and we knew we'd need to fold down the Honda's rear seat to expand the cargo area in the trunk.
Suprise. No folding seat in the Accord...
And here I thought the only thing I disliked about the Honda was its annoyingly interruptive hybrid drivetrain.
Kelly Toepke, Manager of Vehicle Testing @ 24,720 miles
vma131marine says:
03:45 PM, 11/22/06
No folding rear seat because the hybrid drive battery is behind it.
hondacura4 says:
04:34 PM, 11/23/06
I thought all hybrid cars didnt have fold down rear seats?
drjames says:
03:51 AM, 11/25/06
Surely the next generation Accord Hybrid (if Honda's willing to risk another bet) will have the folding rear seats feature, since the Camry Hybrid is selling so well and has the seemingly desired folding rear seat... however small the pass through opening is.
CWCJr says:
02:51 PM, 12/29/08
That was true of the Civic also. That was your salesman's fault for not explaining that.