There may be no better indicator that many carmakers have been unable to adjust to the sudden increase in gas prices and the resulting shift in consumer demand than hybrid sales. Although there was an obvious run to more fuel-efficient cars — witness the Civic besting the Ford F-150 in overall sales for the first time…

At the risk of sounding like Brock Yates (Hi Brock!), this New York Times article steamed us somewhat. When the Honda Accord Hybrid hit the streets, we were elated finally somebody had come up with a real-world application for hybrids that married performance and economy. Think of the hybrid Accord this way it has the …