If mile per gallon city and highway numbers just make you cringe, then check out the fuel economy and other benefits of driving a gasoline-electric hybrid car. Honda releases its third hybrid vehicle (following the Insight and Civic Hybrid) via the Accord Hybrid. This sedan uses a 240 horsepower V6 (just like the gasoline only Accord), but the powertrain package also has Honda’s Integrated Motor Assist as well as variable cylinder management cylinder deactivation technology. With all the hybrid-related systems, the Accord Hybrid has 255 horsepower and 232 pounds-feet torque – that’s about 10 percent more than the gasoline-only Accord. The torque output curve is also more linear across the entire rpm range on the Hybrid Accord. Probably the best news, the Accord Hybrid achieves per gallon fuel estimates of 29 city/37 highway – which is about a 33 percent improvement over the gasoline-only Accord. From a styling score, the Accord Hybrid isn’t much different than the regular Accord sedan. The primary cosmetic changes include 16-inch alloy wheels, a unique grille design, special badging, and the addition of a trunk lid spoiler. Inside the Accord Hybrid, the driver can check the status of charge and assist levels via in-gauge indicators. Yet, to the casual observer, there are no real give-away cues that the Accord Hybrid is a gasoline-electric motor sedan. Accord Hybrid showcases a new hybrid powered dual zone automatic climate control system that operates during engine idle-engine stop mode. It does indeed keep the cool air flowing when at a stop or engine idle, but not at the same intensity as when the vehicle is moving. Overall, the Accord Hybrid is very much like driving a gasoline-only Accord. MSRP is $32,140.