There is every reason to believe that a Honda 6 cylinder car will cause you grief in your wallet. They have, shall we say, a history that is not good.
Honda's sweet spot has always been 4 cylinder, manual transmission cars. The further you move away from that, the further you move out of the area in which Honda gained their reputation originally.
Additionally, the 6 weighs more and costs more to maintain than the 4. What do you do that you need the 6? Frankly, anyone buying a Honda really needs only the 4. If you're doing something in which you think you need the 6, then either you're making that choice based on mistaken assumptions or else you need the 6 without question and you're buying the wrong vehicle that's wrapped around it.
A 6 cylinder Honda is unnecessary. It serves only to satisfy the market that thinks "more is better", the market that doesn't understand evaluating the entire system as such.
From my experience with a 2012 EX-L, you only need the 6 if you're after a little performance and the options you can't get with the 4. It comes at a steep price. The 4 is a better balanced car handling-wise. Mileage is surprisingly about a wash. Driving about
80 mph on a lot of long road trips, the 4 is turning in 32 mpg. Better than the wife's '09 Civic does. I think the 6 might do just as well.
When I bought my 2004 EX 4-cylinder, I asked my salesman if there was any good reason to buy a 6-cylinder. He said "no." When I test drove it, I goosed it to pass a truck while getting onto an interstate ramp, and was really surprised at how much acceleration it had.
I've had my '04 6 cyl Accord for about 10 years....still requires no additional oil between changes and gets the same gas milage it did 9 years ago. Nothing but the regular maintenance on the car from the manual and the usual tires/brakes stuff.
At the time I got my '04 6 cyl, I was making regular trips from the SF Bay area to Tahoe/Reno/Carson City with 4 people in the car plus bags. It took the mountains like a champ.....
I'm going go guess it's a small number, under 20%.
No.
Take care of the four, and it will take care of you. No way the six can do any better! Unless maybe you're lead foot Charlie and the six might be put to somewhat less of an overload.
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