2019 Honda Accord Sport 2.0T Review: The Driving Enthusiast's Family Sedan A Honda Accord Sport

It's a segment of a surprise to perceive a brand-new midsize sedan arrive with three pedals and a six-speed physical transmission, and even additional so when those pieces are attached to a 2.0-liter turbocharged machine with a not-insignificant 252 horsepower. But this unusual and unusually sporting version of the 2019 Honda Accord is an absolute delight to drive, single that'll satisfy your need for speed even if your existence circumstances have moved you away from sport compacts and into midsize sedans.

Powertrain aside, the 2019 Honda Accord is a wonderful motor inside which to spend time. It nails the mission brief of a midsize sedan, delivering easy everyday livability that makes this motor our top pick inside its class.

About that machine

Of course, with "2.0T" correct inside the name, there's no way to avoid discussing the brisk acceleration enabled through that engine. A cousin to the 2.0-liter inside the Civic Type R, the turbo mill endows the Accord with 252 horsepower and 273 pound-feet of torque, the last offered the whole amount the way from 1,500 via 4,000 rpm. That's quite a segment additional verve than the 1.5-liter turbo machine inside more Accords, which serves up a perfectly adequate 192 hp and 192 lb-ft and mates either to a physical or a continuously variable transmission.

On boost, the machine whips the Goodyear Eagle Touring tires into a burst and pulls swiftly via the physical transmission's lower gears. It's quite exciting for what is, ultimately, an standard family sedan.

Fortunately the machine is not the whole amount about big boost, and operates smoothly and quietly inside additional quotidian sweeping situations. There's ample torque correct off idle for spurting via city traffic and adequate midrange punch you don't even need to worry if you fail to remember to downshift ahead of merging.

The optional 2.0-liter turbo machine is a real powerhouse.

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Big credit also must go to the car's six-speed manual, which has to be present with the loveliest gearshifts you can turn up inside a new motor today. Light adequate to utilize with two fingers, direct adequate that you never mistake single gate for an extra and paired with a just-right clutch pedal, it's the sort of stick-shift arrangement that takes no effort at the whole amount to go (by car) -- even inside stop-and-go city traffic. But I wouldn't fault anyone for buying this motor with the optional 10-speed mechanical transmission instead.

Daily driver extraordinaire

There's quite a lot of joy inside the way the 2019 Honda Accord handles the whole amount aspects of driving, actually. With a great, dominant sweeping position and panopticon visibility inside each direction, busy city streets are no chore at all. The Accord's steering is light however not wanting some sense of what the head tires are doing, the control pedal reassuringly firm however not overly so. It's a motor that feels like it was engineered through people who enjoy driving, and while a result, it's a motor that is enjoyable to drive.

On the freeway, the Accord keeps air and road noise remarkably hushed, at the same time as displaying well-mannered damping that keeps head-bobbing over dips and bumps to a minimum. However, those 19-inch wheels and low-profile (235/40 aspect ratio) tires struggle with cracked and brittle pavement. Impacts are both felt and heard inside the cabin; more Accords be mounted on additional softly supported by 17-inch wheels with additional tire sidewall, and that would be present my preferred arrangement for daily-driving duty.

The Accord's interior is utility and skilfully laid out.

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This Accord Sport representation does good inside terms of handling from a quicker steering ratio, upgraded anti-roll bars and wider tires than, say, the additional common EX trim. But understanding inside more models suggests the whole amount Accords are equally while satisfactory to go (by car) while this sporty-ish model.

Business casual design

There's a lot to look about the stylish, modern design of the 2019 Honda Accord, which manages to be present a whole lot shorter bland than the last-generation model. With a low nose and a curving roofline, the sedan has quite a sporty profile. I could do wanting the big chrome strip along the top of the windowline, however otherwise the Accord's jewelry, peculiarly the LED head- and taillights, nicely breaks up its big surfaces. Large 19-inch wheels, chromed dual exhausts and a trunklid spoiler are appreciated touches supported by this Sport model.

Functional interior

The cabin is equally pleasing to the eye, finished with high-quality materials that, despite the black-on-black color scheme, do not look inside the least segment dour. Everything you touch, from plastics to switches to the teensy shift knob, feels nice, too. The two center cupholders are set wide into the console, so you can utilize taller coffee mugs or water bottles. The center console cubby itself is not enormous, though offers a USB and 12-volt power outlet to power gadgets. A cubby ahead of the shifter is home to an extra pair of outlets and can hide a charging phone or iPod.

Honda's infotainment system works skilfully and supports both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

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In true Honda fashion, the interior is extremely functional, with big knobs for the country control, easy-to-find flaps protection the USB ports, big switches supported by the steering ring and a superlegible, semidigital instrument cluster. While the right-hand margin of the cluster is an old-school analog speedometer, the left-hand margin can serve while a virtual tachometer or a trip computer, or can offer up a segment of number of data pages for things like conveyance status, safety-system operation, music and phone calling info and even service schedules.

A big variety of setting for the head seats and steering ring makes finding a comfortable sweeping position a cinch, and there's head- and legroom to spare for average-size adults. The similar is true of the second row, where you won't believe how much space passengers have. Even with the roof's slanting profile, back-seat headroom is generous.

Nor will you believe how much gear you can fit inside the trunk, which has a low liftover height, a wide first and the ability to down a class-leading 16.7 cubic feet of your belongings. The back seats fold down easily, too, for transporting larger items if necessary.

The trunk is enormous, storage 16.7 cubic feet of luggage.

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Plentiful technology

All Accords save the base LX and the Hybrid utilize an 8-inch touchscreen infotainment that supports Bluetooth, satellite radio, HD Radio, Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. Built-in navigation, a Wi-Fi hotspot and wireless phone charging are available supported by some models. It would be present pleasant to have some USB ports inside the back to keep the kids' tablets charged, too, though.

The touchscreen crams a lot of facts onto its display, however its menu arrangement is simple to steer and responses to inputs are near-instant. Redundant corporal buttons surround the screen, making it easier to jump among options or to adjust settings through suffer at the same time as driving.

Safety technology is inside abundance and, best of all, most of it comes standard across the whole amount neat levels -- something that can't be present said of the whole amount rivals. Standard equipment includes forward-collision warning mechanical emergency braking, lane-departure warning and lane-keep assist, traffic-sign recognition, mechanical headlights and adaptive cruise control. That ACC is offered even supported by a manual-transmission motor is a rarity. Blind-spot monitoring is also offered supported by most neat levels.

These wheels look great however don't do be mounted on quality a segment of favors.

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Economy and pricing

One disadvantage to electing the 2.0-liter machine is that fuel economy falls to 22 miles per gallon city and 32 mpg highway inside this Sport model. While that's equal to more driving midsize sedans -- the Toyota Camry XSE V6 also scores 22/32 mpg, for case -- it's not as well impressive through the standards of the class. Most shoppers will be present additional compelled through Accords equipped with the car's 1.5-liter turbo engine, which return up to 30/38 mpg inside EPA testing. The Accord Hybrid, meanwhile, is rated for 47/47 mpg.

In terms of pricing, however, this Sport 2.0T falls correct inside the centre of the 2019 Accord range, at $31,630 while tested. The sedan's pricing arrangement largely mirrors its competition, with models powered through the base 1.5-liter machine sprinting from $24,640 for an LX up to $31,040 for an EX-L. Opt for the 2.0-liter mill and you'll compensate among $31,630 and $36,870.

This Accord Sport 2.0T is definitely the sweeping enthusiast's choice, what with its power and six-speed physical transmission. Yet spending a week behind the ring of the Accord really recently underlines how well-sorted the entire motor is for whatever kind of sweeping you like: City, suburb, or highway, the Accord handles it well. Plus, it's affordable, efficient, incredibly roomy and filled with technology that recently unadorned works. With the whole amount that inside mind, there's no midsize motor we'd recommend additional readily than the Honda Accord.

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