[Android Car Review] The 2016 Honda Accord Is Android Auto's Most Grown-Up Application Yet Honda Accord Android Auto

[Android Car Review] The 2016 Honda Accord Is Android Auto's Most Grown-Up Application Yet

The Honda Accord may not exist a motor you’re greatly familiar in the company of provided you don’t live in North America. You may and not realize just how liked it is here. While Honda sells the Accord abroad (and and a modified Chinese-built version called the Crider in Southeast Asia), nowhere has the Accord been more successful than the US about A. This is because when the Accord was introduced for the American market in the early time|beforehand} 1980s as an affordable, reliable, American-built Japanese sedan, it was at a time when domestically-designed also produced American sedans were, well, attractive universally... terrible.

The Accord was not terrible. The Accord was good.

It sold similar to burning cakes. It was the most liked Japanese motor by sales in America for fifteen years in a row, from 1982 to 1997. For approximately ten about them, it was the most liked motor in America period. Since then, the Accord has consistently been ranked as only about the most trustworthy cars on of|supported by} sale in the US (if not the world) also continues to sell highly skilfully stable in a declining market for inexpensive people sedans.

The Accord we’re reviewing here is a North America-only spec car, based on of|supported by} the ninth-generation Honda Accord platform introduced for 2013. It’s and a 2-door coupe - a version about the motor that as elongated way|miles} as I am aware is now produced exclusively in America. Because, realistically, what other country is current to buy an entry-level mid-size people sedan that’s had two about the doors lopped off?

For the 2016 model year, the gen nine Accord gets its earliest (and likely only) facelift, in the company of much more aggressive head also rear fascias. It and gets Android Auto also Apple CarPlay which, well, that is why we’re here, isn’t it?

The try car

OK, when Honda told me they wanted to lend us an Accord, I sort about affected it would exist a middle-of-the-road EX-L sedan in the company of the four-cylinder engine. After all, that one makes sense - it’s the quantity seller also the only most humankind are current to exist looking at.

Well, they didn’t keep only about those, also I was on of|supported by} a tight time frame to become the car. What they did keep was a brand-spanking-new (literally under 500 miles on of|supported by} the odometer) coupe… in the company of a V6. And in the top-spec Touring trim. Painted in the so-nice-I-seriously-considered-licking-it “deep blue opal metallic” finish that is fashionable to the coupe also recent for 2016. I at at all therefore reluctantly given that this would just keep to do.

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I MEAN I GUESS I'M OKAY WITH THIS

Financially, this particular motor is not only that I’d suggest to anybody but godly Honda worshippers - the true Accord faithful. Those praying at the altar about VTEC, but that deign the Civic Si as well base also harsh for their refined motoring sensibilities. The reason I declare this is that the MSRP about an Accord Coupe V6 Touring is eye-watering: radically $35,000 when delivery is pleased into account. A $35,000 Honda Accord. A $35,000 Honda Accord that doesn’t become especially great gas mileage. Or keep a fancy dual-clutch or next-gen mechanical transmission. An Accord that is within real MSRP shouting distance about a V6 Acura TLX that does keep such a fancy transfer also a marginally more powerful version about this V6. Granted, you can’t become an Acura in the company of two doors these days.

The V6 Touring coupe, then, is Honda’s love letter to a elongated line about two-door Accords, a version about the motor that sells in little quantities compared to the elongated way|miles} more pervasive sedan. Honda doesn’t expect to sell a ton about them, also they don’t cause a ton about them. This is the Accord for the person that’s been buying Accords for the previous 20 years also wants the finest Accord when they indicate up at the Honda dealership. This is the finest Accord.

The cost

The Honda Accord, you might think, is an inexpensive - but nice! - mid-size sedan. And you'd exist right. The base Accord LX in the company of a physical transfer slides in just under $23,000 in the company of delivery here in the US. Not bad! But provided you wish for Android Auto, you can take that MSRP also throw it correct out the window, because itsnothappening.gif. Here are the ready 4-door trims in the company of Android Auto, summarized.

  • Accord EX (auto): $27,115. The EX is the most liked Accord trim, also it's easy to see why - it's basically a 'popular equipment package.' You become remote start, 17" alloy wheels, push button ignition, USB audio, an uprated stereo in the company of 6 speakers, 7" touchscreen, a moonroof, Android Auto, also Apple CarPlay. Plus all about the Accord's standard features, which are not insignificant.
  • Accord EX-L (auto): $29,405. The EX-L, as you might guess, is a splendour package. You'll become an auto-dimming rearview mirror, 10-way authority driver's seat (with 4-way authority on of|supported by} the passenger side), leather-trimmed seats all around, seat heaters in the front, also a much more powerful 360W stereo in the company of a subwoofer. Navigation also Honda Sensing (more on of|supported by} that later) are an additional $2,000 upgrade.
  • Accord EX-L V6 (auto): $31,480. You're buying an engine, basically. The V6 gets a much more powerful 278HP mill in the company of a traditional 6-speed mechanical transmission. Like on of|supported by} the base EX-L, nav also Honda Sensing are a $2,000 upgrade.
  • Accord Touring (auto): $35,415. The daddy Accord. The Accord to end Accords. Honda Sensing also nav approach standard, but you and become rear seat heaters, parking sensors, LED headlights, rain-sensing wipers, also mechanical high-beams. And, and: you become the Accord Sport's bitchin' 19" rims.

The coupe trims in the company of Android Auto are all somewhat similar, although varyingly more or shorter high-priced (yeah, it's weird), despite individual basically identically equipped. An EX Coupe is about $500 more than an EX 4-door, but a Touring coupe is about $500 shorter than a Touring sedan (though it lacks the sedan's rear seat heaters). Of note, the EX coupe gets the large 360-Watt stereo, at the same time as it doesn't appear on of|supported by} the sedan till you step up to the EX-L.

The only you should get: If you want four doors, the EX sedan is an easy pick also is Honda's quantity seller for a reason. The EX-L's extras drive absolutely exist worth it for some folks, but provided you don't be concerned about the stock stereo (i.e., you plan to take the place of it) or skin seats, there's not much else waiting for you on of|supported by} the other side about that $2300 jump.

If you just wish for the V6 in the company of nothing about the techno-frills similar to Honda Sensing, the fundamental EX-L V6 coupe or sedan undercut the Touring models by $3,000-4,000 also sacrifice certainly not performance getting there. They and motionless keep those comfy skin seats. The EX-L V6 coupe is stable ready in the company of a physical transfer - if you can find one.

Finally, for the complete Honda fanboy, the EX-L V6 coupe also sedan both give important body kit packages, in the company of the coupe's $4,000 HFP package looking absolutely bonkers levels about JDM custom, bro. It stable lowers the motor also firms up the ride, and throws in a set about premium 19" wheels otherwise ready one as a dealer-purchased accessory. I'm not sure I'd wish for an Accord that rides any firmer than stock, but to each their own.

The forceful part

Holy moly that V6. Few motor fans outer the tuner crowd certainly do Honda much credit for their powertrain performance prowess (there are exceptions, similar to the legendary S2000), but Honda certainly deserves a large bag about medals for this V6. Preferably medals stamped from the rotting, melted-down carcasses about inferior engines.

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A transverse V6 is an odd thing to behold.

The Accord’s V6 is a dream. It is civil yet responsive approximately town, also in the standard shift method (as against to game mode) on of|supported by} the gear selector, it drives similar to a car. But the machine revs exceptionally smoothly, idles smoothly (and quietly), also never feels wanting for authority unless you deliberately bog it in the company of the paddle shifters. The dual exhaust stable gives it a cute little grunt. There is regularly authority also torque just a quick jab about the correct paw away, also you don’t feel as although you’re hurting the motor when you use it. I wouldn’t suggest Honda’s “sport mode” for city driving, although - it simply holds gears as well elongated also downshifts unpredictably. If you certainly wish for to flog it, it works, but it’s attractive grating when you’re just current down the road to become the groceries.

Taking a bit about a bypass up to a BlackBerry Priv event in San Francisco, I establish myself on of|supported by} California’s jaw-slackingly beautiful but utterly clear Highway 33. (What a coincidence!) If you’re at at all considering a drive up the Golden State part about the Pacific Coast Highway in a amusement car, I’d implore you to try 33 instead. It’s better in almost each and every way, stable provided you won’t become those perfect-for-social-media sea views.

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In this environment, the V6 machine was allowed to exist downright raucous in the company of certainly not worries about annoyed bystanders or about traffic or god-awful rented campers also RVs. From approximately 5000RPM to the 6800RPM redline, it transforms into an completely different animal. It goes from individual a smooth, lovely, enjoyable, also very usable V6 to a clearly precision-tuned piece about engineering that goads you into putting your paw to the floor at each and every opportunity. It is, basically, VTEC, yo. With the windows down via of} a few small tunnels, I gave it a boot-full, also the exhaust wailed similar to a banshee beside the natural concrete reverb chamber, making noises that you’d associate in the company of a Honda Accord similar to you’d associate fine dining in the company of a Chili’s.

To put things into perspective, a V6 Accord drive shamble itself from 0-60MPH in just 5.5 seconds, despite individual saddled in the company of an legitimately not-terribly-responsive 6-speed mechanical transmission. The physical drive supposedly approach nearer to 5 seconds flat, but that transfer and gets attractive conflicting reviews, sadly. The autobox is fine, also it does keep paddle shifters, but this transfer is likely built for robustness earliest also performance a far-away second. The engine, luckily, elongated way|miles} outshines any about its shortcomings.

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Handling-wise, the Accord is quite nice, but this is not a sports car. The V6 Accord Coupe isn’t unusually heavy, but it isn’t light, either, in the company of this Touring version weighing in at 3554lbs. With struts up head also multi-link suspension in the rear, the Accord feels exceptionally confident also connected in everyday driving, as skilfully as through thinly spirited runs down twisty back-roads. When you certainly set about to push it, the all-season rubber also the damping set about to fight you a bit, but the Accord handles in the company of elongated way|miles} more aplomb than many cars in this class. But few humankind drive at any time drive an Accord in this manner.

The steering inputs are big - direct also in the company of real feedback, also I love the brakes. They’ve got a bit about a splendour motor feel up at the top, but they quickly also progressively firm up as you become on of|supported by} the pedal, my ideal balance about a squishy splendour sedan also sports car. This means that for all but idiots barreling down empty, twisting highways pretending their Accord is a Ferrari (e.g., me), the motor is current to feel tight also very responsive also mainly highly good. The control approximately town can exist a bit tough (those giant 19” rims perhaps don’t help), but I don’t believe you’ll find anyone but the older set complaining as well much about it. I like better a bit more street surface feedback to numbness stable provided it means a slightly shorter elegant ride, also the Accord is motionless a big motor from the driver’s perspective.

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If I was in the market for a mid-size sedan that I and needed to commute in also that would exist able about carrying approximately other human beings without ruining their spines or eardrums, but and wanted something fun, the Accord V6 makes a hell about a compelling case. There’s a reason the Accord sells therefore skilfully also buyers keep on to approach back: they’re just damn great cars all-around, also cause highly few sacrifices in any only given area.

Oh, also gas mileage? Well, in the company of the V6, you can kind about peck your city fuel economy goodbye provided you’re current to exist having fun. The Accord drive readily drop into the mid-teens in aggressive civic driving, although low to mid twenties should exist achievable provided you observe your correct paw carefully also put the motor in Honda’s throttle-deadening “eco” mode. On the highway, it’s as advertised: approximately 30MPG in the company of the air education blasting, in the company of a variance about 10% or therefore in either course depending on of|supported by} what you consider “highway speed.”

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The inside part

The Accord, frankly, does not seem quite similar to a $35,000 motor when you slide into it. Probably because it's basically a $30,000 motor in the company of $5000 about machine also technology slapped on. Some about the trim, especially approximately the doors, just isn’t especially nice also little things similar to the paddle shifters just feel unadorned cheap. But, the Accord is covered in all sorts about soft feel plastics also subtly contrasting textures, therefore it at meanest tries to play to the whole splendour thing. It just doesn’t succeed quite as skilfully as, say, a full Hyundai Sonata. You become a textured faux-carbon fiber inlay in some spots, shiny black plastic approximately the center console, skin on of|supported by} the steering disc also shifter, also all about this does cause the Accord Coupe feel a fair bit nicer than its $24,000-ish roots would suggest.

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The steering disc is a nice, chunky skin matter - highly softly-textured, fine-grain leather. It’s clearly a step up from skin wheels on of|supported by} many cars in the economy range, although this is clearly a fairly high-priced car. The disc controls be employed skilfully adequate once you become used to them - those nice also large circular d-pads in the company of center buttons individual your leading modes about interaction. I clearly like better this to an endless array about levers or clusters about smaller buttons. Because the Accord has certainly not real quantity handle on of|supported by} the stereo - just a capacitive button - you’ll all but keep to adapt to controlling that via the steering wheel. After years about cars in the company of quantity knobs, it’s a surprisingly tough method about interaction for me to become into.

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The back about the disc has paddle shifters. They keep sharp plastic molding ridges on of|supported by} the back, but are completely level on of|supported by} the front. This makes them feel badly-made - the paddles in my girlfriend’s far-cheaper Mazda 3 feel leagues nicer. The shift bar has a nice skin cover on of|supported by} it, but I find the bar itself feels quite inexpensive also clunky. Not to mention it is absolutely enormous - to the essence about individual a bit about a ridiculous 1990s throwback, especially in the “D” or “S” positions. The reason it is therefore big? Old people. Old humankind similar to big, easy-to-use controls, also old humankind similar to Honda Accords. I loathe that this is a thing. Hopefully the next-gen Accord drive ditch this waste about cheer space for a disc stalk or at meanest a smaller ZF-style “mouse” shifter. Either way, it was perhaps my least-favorite piece about interacting in the company of the car. Aside from the infotainment system. Which, yes, this is current to exist bad. But that’s in the following section!

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The seats in the Accord are, as elongated way|miles} as my spine also bottom are concerned, insanely comfortable. These are some about the finest motor seats I keep at any time had the pleasure about plunking my rear in, also I declare that coming from four years about forceful an old Mercedes, which keep some about the most comfy skin seats known to mankind. I had virtually certainly not back fatigue in the Accord, the forceful position was absolutely perfect, also the seat had the “just right” balance about bolstering also cushiness. The driver’s seat on of|supported by} this Touring model is power-adjustable in the company of a lumbar support, at the same time as the passenger has to cause perform in the company of physical controls. Keister-cookers are included as well. No behind air conditioning, though, which I believe is a reasonable question on of|supported by} a $35,000 Accord.

Rear passenger room is ample for a modern coupe, but it’s motionless a struggle for taller individuals to become in also out stable when driving the head seat all the means up. Once you’re in, though, there’s adequate room for two full-sized adults to keep real leg also headroom back there, although perhaps just the amount enough to exist comfortable for a taller person, certainly not more. You certainly wouldn’t wish for to exist stuck in the back about this motor for hours, but you and wouldn’t approach out in the company of scoliosis provided you had to, also for shorter humankind it drive likely feel downright roomy. The trunk is absolutely cavernous, because two-door FWD car.

The top-end stereo on of|supported by} this motor comes in the company of a subwoofer, also it is loud. I clearly turned down the bass in my try car, but the quality about the audio system itself was in fact quite good, also certainly doesn't wish for for output. Tweeters in the A-pillars provide solid high-end response, also mid-range isn't swampy or distorted stable at speed. It's a highly solid system.

The technology

Let’s cut to the chase: I don’t similar to Honda’s infotainment system highly much. It’s oddly slow, stutters, commonly hangs when it goes to load a recent piece about the UI, also is highly scatterbrained in language about layout. With one a few accompanying capacitive buttons, it's and basically 100% touchscreen in language about interaction, which isn't exactly amusement on of|supported by} Honda's UI in the company of its many, many buttons. Basically, it’s just not highly good. Android Auto provides an escape from some about this.

This and in fact provides me a highly great chance to do some perspective on of|supported by} Auto in a particular context: provided your car’s built-in infotainment system is something you’d like better to avoid at all costs, just how great is Auto at letting you perform that? In the Accord, it was a real toss-up for me.

Honda has added some extra functionality to Android Auto in their vehicles thanks to a minor infotainment show positioned on of|supported by} peak about the dashboard. Some keep criticized Honda for current screen-crazy, but I believe this minor show is a big idea. It provides you upcoming changes to navigation (e.g., your following change course also its distance), currently playing song, a compass, also the time. And the music also navigation features be employed in the company of Android Auto - Honda is somehow feeding the audio track also navigation info from Auto into this display. So you see the ballad playing in Android Auto as skilfully as the following step in navigation that is happening on of|supported by} Google Maps, regardless about whether you’re in the Auto connection on of|supported by} the main touchscreen. This is clearly highly helpful, also Honda is the one carmaker doing this sort about thing in the company of Auto correct now. Granted, they’re and the one only in the company of a show setup similar to this as elongated way|miles} as I know.

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This minor show is showing my current track info on of|supported by} Play Music also my following navigation step in Maps.

So, what about areas where Auto isn’t therefore hot? Well, Android Auto in fact is kind about the pits when it comes to music. You can use voice commands to play particular songs, albums, or playlists in Play Music, but that functionality is elongated way|miles} shorter trustworthy in third-party apps similar to Spotify or Amazon Prime Music. Selecting music to play via the app connection is stable worse. Android Auto won’t stable enable you view at your music library - you can see playlists also a few other items, but that’s certainly it. Basically, Google has decided you can’t exist trusted to scan your music at the during the time that in a vehicle. And yet, each and every single carmaker drive allow you to hook up an iPhone also perform exactly that in USB audio method also scan anything on of|supported by} the device. Google, though, doesn’t believe this is a great idea. So you don’t become to perform it. This gets maddening following a at the same time as also by day two in the motor I was fed up also just circumvented the limitation - at the during the time that at a cease I’d grab my phone, unplug it from the USB port (or unclosed the app switcher - another means to be employed approximately Auto’s blackout on of|supported by} your phone’s screen), unclosed Play Music, find what I wanted to play in my library, set about playing it, at that time plug it back in also launch Auto therefore that whatever I previous had playing in Play Music was now on of|supported by} the Auto interface. Yes, this is incredibly convoluted. Yes, it is the one satisfactory means to in fact scan your god damn music on of|supported by} Android Auto. There and just aren’t highly many music apps supported in Auto correct now, also those that are, similar to Spotify, tend to exist buggy also respond elongated way|miles} shorter skilfully to voice commands.

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Spotify in Android Auto remains desperately buggy at times.

As a side-note, it would exist lovely provided Auto could integrate in the company of the car’s built-in FM/AM/XM radios, but I’m guessing Google, in its infinite wisdom, perhaps wouldn’t trust you to select a stop from a list or use a tuner because safety. If anything drive sink Android Auto, it’s Google’s borderline obnoxious obsession in the company of nannying you approximately the connection similar to a 5-year-old.

Maps, too, aren’t big in Auto - especially on of|supported by} smaller displays. The Accord’s is 7”, also Google Maps’ roadways also traffic plan are drawn therefore just that they’re very, highly tough to see. Zooming in doesn’t certainly help, it’s just a large beige also gray blob about near-illegible lines. Ultra-intelligent voice entry about your stop is the saving elegance for Maps navigation on of|supported by} Auto, because it just works. Want to travel become coffee in an new area? “Navigate to the nearest Starbucks.” Google understands. Looking for a restaurant? Ask for a suggestion - “Show me some nearby sushi restaurants.” Want to travel home? Tell it. The problem is that I legitimately establish Honda’s built-in nav system elongated way|miles} easier to visually parse than Maps. It had much better contrast, more easily visible roadways also traffic information, also more clearly-marked upcoming changes about direction. Google Maps looks super slick also modern on of|supported by} a smartphone or tablet, but on of|supported by} a car, you want a big, chunky connection that makes the whole on of|supported by} the street obvious also easily visible. Maps is just not big in this context. It didn’t aid that the Accord’s infotainment show is angled such that the sun hits it directly through many times about the day, also through those times, the Honda navigation UI was a hell about a group easier to see.

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As to the whole else? Auto certainly isn’t any better at handling things similar to telephone calls or SMS than your average, modern infotainment unit. It’s a bit better at voice-dialing, obviously, but that’s about it. Auto is similar time|together} a utility analog to also yet the UX antithesis about most in-vehicle interfaces. And therefore amidst Honda’s slow, sometimes-confusing, yet option-loaded UI also Android Auto’s much smoother but utterly barren interface, I had a tough time deciding which I preferred using. Bluetooth audio via of} my telephone allowed me to play whatever music I wanted without the Google protection police getting in my way, but it did cause entering navigation destinations a real bear (I basically had to cease the car). At the identical time, Honda’s maps were a group more informative to my eyes also made for a better turn-by-turn experience. Handling telephone calls on of|supported by} either system was basically the same: unremarkable but functional.

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Honda's system isn't pretty. Or fast. Or highly easy to visually parse. But it has lots about buttons also functions - quite the facing about Auto.

My try motor and came full in the company of Honda’s Honda Sensing forceful assist suite, which is in fact attractive cool, also perhaps the most advanced system about its kind in this price bracket. It’s certainly not Tesla Auto-Pilot, but here’s what it can do. First, you become the fundamental adaptive cruise government - the motor speeds up also slows down in traffic on of|supported by} its own (above 25-30MPH, I think) up to the speed you’ve set. You can government the following distance, as well. The motor has mechanical braking in the event an imminent collision is detected - it may not cease a collision from occurring in some cases, but it drive at meanest cut the seriousness about an accident. You become lots about warning bells also flashing lights in your face before it decides to control for you, though. You become lane-keeping assistance, as well - the motor drive stay in your lane about traffic above 40MPH provided you set about to drift away from the center, gently pulling you back in. It doesn’t fight you, either, also it in fact works quite well. You perform want to keep your hands on of|supported by} the disc at the same time as it’s on of|supported by} (you can stay them off for up to 15 or therefore seconds before it yells at you), also the system won’t cause rapid changes about course especially gracefully - it expects you to exist steering provided the street is curving substantially. But for long, endless main road drives, it’s a big means to cause sure you’re secure provided you wish for to view down at the stereo or nav system for a moment, combined in the company of the adaptive cruise control.

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Where a number about the Honda Sensing... sensors... reside. They're not muddy-windshield-proof, I assume.

Taken together, all these features cause the Accord an excellent street trip car, also an exceptionally secure one. While I did find the collision mitigation braking warnings came on of|supported by} a little as well often, the whole else worked splendidly. The motor can basically “take over” on of|supported by} the main road for short periods about time, not that Honda advocates such usage. For chronically troubled drivers, I cannot wait till features similar to this are standard (and on of|supported by} by default) on of|supported by} each and every vehicle. It’s tough to change selfish behaviors (which troubled forceful 100% is), therefore we should exist employed to cut or remove the dangers those behaviors create. One thing to note: optical-dependent features similar to lane keeping don’t regularly be employed in the fall highly skilfully for a change about reasons, therefore provided you’re in a highly wet climate, I wouldn’t count on of|supported by} this feature. It’s a problem in the company of attractive much all visually-dependent sensing systems in vehicles correct now, sadly.

Conclusion

Let’s talk turkey, because unlike some other cars in the company of Android Auto, the Accord does require you to pay a fair bit more than the base model price provided you wish for Auto (and CarPlay) functionality.

The meanest high-priced Accord you can become in the company of Android Auto comes in approximately $3400 above a base model Accord LX in the company of a stick. If you wish for an automatic, the cheapest Accord in the company of Auto is a hair over $27,000 in the company of delivery (the EX trim) - not exactly cheap. Prices run all the means up to $35,000 for a fully-loaded coupe similar to our tester. That said, Honda regularly has lots about buyer incentives also I don’t believe it’ll exist greatly tough to find a satisfactory lease or funding deal on of|supported by} an Accord EX at your community dealership, therefore I wouldn’t worry as well much about what looks similar to an frightening price tag compared to a uniform Hyundai Sonata - you’re getting a group about standard equipment at that level, also the Accord has elongated been considered a big value in this segment. Still, provided you wish for Auto as affordably as viable in a mid-size sedan, the Accord perhaps isn’t the place to set about - the Hyundai Sonata has it on of|supported by} the base SE trim also undercuts the [much more nicely-equipped] Accord EX by about $5,000.

The Accord, though, is motionless an Accord: an incredible name for reliability comes in the company of that badge, also it’s only Honda has lived up to consistently. The Accord is and regarded as only about the most engaging cars in this grade about machine to drive, also at the same time as it’s not exactly sporty, it exudes real confidence on of|supported by} the road. You can stable become it in the company of a stick, an increasing rarity in mid-size sedans here in the US. Granted, you’ll perhaps keep to search attractive tough to find one, also you won’t exactly keep your pick about colors.

As for the $35,000 Super-Accord I tested? For the correct person, this is current to exist a big car. It’s amusement to drive, incredibly comfortable, also full in the company of oodles about tech. Combine that in the company of the Accord’s dead-to-rights reliability record also it’s easy to see why somebody might pass on of|supported by} a marginally more high-priced but relatively fundamental Acura TLX V6 or Infiniti Q50 in favor about a fully-loaded Honda. You become a powerful machine also tons about technology - elongated way|miles} more than you’d become on of|supported by} an entry-level machine from a splendour brand. You perform be beaten out on of|supported by} fit also finish, to an extent, but many humankind just don’t be concerned about this kind about thing. The Accord’s splendour comes in the sort about all the things it has also can do, as against to how nice all those things feel when you feel them.

Either way, it's easy to see why the Accord's pedigree is only about the most well-respected in the automotive world. Honda knows what it's doing, also the Accord mainly defies criticism. Even Honda's lackluster infotainment software is now mitigated by Android Auto also Apple CarPlay, therefore the Accord is looking better than at at all in its class. It gets an easy recommendation from me, I can declare that much.

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