[Kool_ZX3]

2001 ZTS,Oct 7 2005, 10:16 AM Wrote:

Kool_ZX3,Oct 7 2005, 07:59 AM Wrote:......... You know what's cool about the explorer's new v8, it pollutes less then an accord hybrid mile for mile.  :lol: Take that honda. [right][snapback]147318[/snapback][/right]

:huh:

How to you figure that when the Accord hybrid gets 29mpg city/37mpg hwy and the Explorer 14/20?

You could run 2 Accords for the same milage and "haul" 10 people?
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Pollute as in emissions wise, the explorer emits less then a accord hybrid. There is a thread about on blueovalnews.
"The 2006 Explorer offers more power, improved fuel economy and lower emissions than previous models. The V-8 engine has 53 more horsepower than the 2005 model and meets the state's Low Emissions Vehicle II certification standards.

The 4-liter V-6 engine is certified as an Ultra Low Emissions Vehicle, something Echlin said could only be imagined a few years ago. It produces cleaner tailpipe emissions than the Honda Accord Hybrid, he added. "A lawnmower would produce more smog-forming emissions in ten minutes than a 2006 Explorer V-6 would in 1,000 miles of driving," he said. "

The v6 emits less, sorry but the v8 is damn clean to.