I don't know how steep that hill is, but my 94 Accord EXR and my dad's
02 Accord
(both 4cyl, auto) have no problem driving at about 140km/h (about 85mph)
very comfortably,
going over hills. Above 140km/h you're starting to push the car a bit,
but I drove about
1200km at 160km/h constantly with the AC full on (Toronto-Montreal and
back at 35-40 Celsius)
and the car had no problems whatsoever. My only concern was the auto
gear box heating up,
but that did not happen.

If you get the stick version, then it will go even better, since there's
no auto gear box to
take away power from the engine (ok, you still lose 10%, but not the
20-30% for the auto).

Cosmin

JXStern wrote:
> 4cyl engine with stick, can it stay up with LA freeway traffic (80mph
> when clear), including making it up a hill like Sepulveda Pass in
> decent shape?
>
> Thanks.
>
> J.
>