Liberty GT to Accord Euro

I'm currently a Liberty GT owner and really like the car. As I tend not to keep new cars for more than 2 years, it's time for me to start considering my next vehicle of choice.

THe Accord Euro has really caught my eye. The only heistation I have is the power output. Will I be disapointed from a performance stand point if I got this car? I'm worried I'll be missing the turbo too much. :D What do you guys think? Would you consider this move an upgrade or a downgrade?

Next step is to organise a test drive :cool:

Personally I think the Euro in stock form is slightly disappointing, but once modified the improvements are very nice ! but give me a turbo any day !! The Euro is most certainly a cruiser, not a sports car, but with basic upgrades there is plenty of performance to be unleashed.

Regards James

IMHO, it's a bit of both. You lose power and some handling/grip (which is clearly important to you), but you gain just about everywhere else.

I test drove an 04 GT Lux 5AT before I decided on my Euro. The GT was one helluva lot of fun to drive. I was with a friend at the time, and he literally had it sideways coming off the freeway. With the salesman in the car. I don't think he was very impressed. But the pricetag, and ongoing running costs (insurance ~$1200 vs $700, fuel, servicing - AWD, turbo) put me off.

The Euro is cheaper, the interior is nicer, more toys, more comfortable, bombproof reliability. And in light of one of the other threads on here, it seems to fare well in an accident too.

You probably will miss the power and torque of the GT, but don't forget that the Euro has the most powerful NA engine in it's class.

But I'm biased (like most people on here) because I own one. :D Your best bet is, without a doubt, to go take a test drive and decide for yourself.

Ken

with the normal Liberty, who would win between that and the euro

Euro vs Std liberty, Euro would win easy. The Euro has more power and less drivetrain loss.

standard liberty comes in 2.0L, 2.5L or the 3.0L which standard one are you referring to ? AWD off the line will wins hands down, plus the comfort and ease of driving or just normal overtaking.

i drive occasional my father's GT its a joy, power on tap.

The change from the GT to the Euro will disappoint you.
Do you have the GT with the premium pack ? the 13 macintosh speakers and all leather trim ?

the 2.5, friend has got a liberty, swear i've beaten it heh, but think my gear changing a lot better

guess have to wait for the hondata

It all depends on what sort of driving you like to do and 0-100 figures don't tell everything. In certain conditions -- in gear roilling acceleration through the twisties -- a Liberty might well beat a Euro due to its AWD. The figure that's always stuck in my head was that although they weren't recorded in similar conditions, Wheels had exactly the same 0-100 and quarter miles times for a manual Euro as for an automatic XR6.

I seem to recall that someone found the in-gear 80-120 times for the Euro to be the same or faster than the Liberty GT -- which might give you more of a comparative driving experience, but it all depends on how you like to drive and what you look for in a car.

I was a bit worried about going to the Euro after a 3 litre V6 -- OK, it's nothing like a turbo GT, but I don't miss it at all. There's more to a fun driving experience than peak power figures and I just love my Accord Euro (at least, I did until it went to the crash repairers and now I just want it back!).

I don't know what sort of turbo lag there is in a GT, and while the Euro isn't regarded as being an overly fast car, in manual form it's no slug either. For me, its more fun to drive through the Adelaide hills than any car I've ever driven.

A recent Wheels article looked at the stock 2.5 Liberty, the Euro and the updated Mazda6 and I can relate to one of the comments in that: it has a sort of split personality: you can drive it gently and have luxury car, or you can drive it hard and out comes its maurauding twin brother. I find it to be one of those cars that the harder you drive it, the better it performs -- if you want to.

If you turn over your cars regularly, then you'll also find the resale pretty good, and I think the insurance and fuel running costs less than the GT. I often think of the Euro as 10K cheaper than a 3 series BMW with more features and more poke.

I had a 99 wrx and sold it for an accord euro. So i'm an ex turbo awd :P

No regrets!! Miss the outright performance of a turbo but the honda is a pleasure to drive and does have some oomph. I've just done some basic performace updates (exhaust & pod) and the car has alot more power than stock!! I couldn't be happier!

Take a euro for a spin and see what you think :)

I know the post was the difference between a Liberty GT and Euro but just wanted to add the following.

I had a SS Commodore Gen III 235kW v8. Just got my new Euro in January. (Havn't driven it that hard at the moment still waiting for 1000k service).

I found it to be more refined than the SS. The power output that I can feel at the moment is not that bad. I would actually say that in 2nd from around 30km/h it pulls away quite well.

It's definitely not a v8 but then I am not using the 18-20L / 100km of fuel?

The only problem with the Euro is the ride height (definitely needs at least 2 inch drop).

I've never driven the Euro but my Father has a GT Liberty 5AT. Although I love the Euro I've always seen it as lacking power and so would seem a step down if that's important to you. The GT is a rewarding drive that's for sure, even in Auto, but from standstill with no loading up the torque it needs 1500 or so revs before is snaps on to boost, but feels great!:)

u cant compare either cars to a commadore. commys lack everything accept the final power output :)

I own a liberty B4 along with my civic. The liberty is nice and refined, sports luxy cruiser. it has everything ontop of the euro - accept maybe refinement. I havnt been in an euro long enough, but i now the liberty has basically the same features. Interior wise, it atleast comes within 90% of matching everything the euro has. I like the interior of my b4 better then then new GT (more sporty) but the liberty has it all over the euro in terms of handling and performance.... active lsd, awd, turbo..... :)

One thing the liberty doesnt have though, is the reliabilty, lastability, and resale that honda's are renowned for. Im very disapointed at quickly the libertys have dropped value.