Well, the accords aren't terribly fast, but I think they have an excellent power/mileage ratio. Granted I had a '93 before, so almost anything is faster. But my '99 gets up and goes quite well for a 4 banger. It effortlessly climbs hills and even accelerates well going uphill in 5th gear while I used to have to downshift in the '93. I think passing power is decent too. Throw it into 3rd going 70 and you can overtake pretty well, and I've never gotten below 33mpg in it. But again, I had a '93 so my son's rusted red wagon seems fast.......