the redesigned 2018 Honda Accord features impressive drivability and
technology and that's enough to overcome just a few missteps though the newfound
sportiness of this car might not be for everyone now we cover the exterior and
interior of this car in a separate video on cars Aakansha
be sure to check that out now we've had a chance to drive most of the engines
and transmissions available in the Accord let's take you through them
now most Accords sold will come with a 1.5 liter turbocharged four-cylinder
engine which is the engine we're driving right now this is in a touring model the
top trim level first off it comes with a normal gear selector this is a
mechanical gear selector this isn't a really confusing push-button gear
selector that comes with the optional engine a 2-liter turbo now as far as
power actually this engine is pretty good torque comes early stays late the
continuously variable automatic transmission it does have a little bit
of non-linearity kind of starting out but it fakes a nice sort of kick down
sensation when you're already up at speed via press on the gas pedal for
more power overall not too bad certainly enough power even to go on
uphill climbs up twisty mountain roads here at the Accords press drive now
there is an optional 2-liter turbo that pairs with a 10 speed automatic
transmission a really nice drivetrain reminds us of the excellent 2-liter
turbo in the Chevy Malibu one of Honda's competitors here flat toes a little bit
at higher rpm if you really try to rev it out but other than that the torque
comes early it stays late and there's tons of it really a worthy replacement
for last year's v6 now steering reminds us of the Honda Civic which has a very
very quick ratio stir in a similar situation here in the Accord you just
crank the wheel a few degrees and immediately root points that now is very
crisp turn in makes a car feel very very nimble starts to feel a little bit
nose-heavy if you push apart around corners but certainly the dynamics are
not a liability most family cars end up reacting that
way now with its 19-inch wheels and low-profile tires the Accord rides on
the firm side but it's a polished high-quality sort of fund it doesn't
really feel choppy like the old Accord with 19
did theirs available adaptive shock absorbers on touring models which we're
driving right now again they add just a degree of polish and control over
everything you know I don't mind it so much some people who want really just
absolute isolation and don't want to feel anything underneath are gonna want
to look elsewhere because the Accord feels a little bit busier than a lot of
its competitors now trim levels that aren't the sport or the touring have 17
inch wheels instead of 19's and higher profile tires that may soak up more of
what's underneath you give you a little bit better isolation so if you're
thinking that's what you want make sure to try one of those speaking of the
sport the Accord sport with both the 1.5 liter and 2 liter models offers a true
6-speed manual transmission so if you're a three petal enthusiast have at it
Honda lets you do that and this is the first time in the Accord sedan in about
a decade that you can get the top engine with a manual transmission we've driven
it it's got medium throws a kind of a long clutch take up but immediate
accelerator response which is great for rev-matching it's a bit of fun and the
two engines don't seem quite so different as they do with the automatic
transmissions the one-point-five has plenty of torque the 2-liter just has
even more of it still lots of fun either way
speaking of sporty attributes another thing that's maybe a little polarizing
about the new Accord is the driving position it's a little lower than the
prior generation record it seems a little low for the class actually you
feel a little more sunken you're sitting closer to the ground when you raise the
driver's seat all the way some people may love that think it gives the car
kind of more athletic feel to it others may wish they just sat higher and had a
better view the road now in terms of Technology the Accord comes with an
impressive roster of standard features things like automatic emergency braking
with forward collision warning full-speed adaptive cruise patroller can
even follow other cars at low speeds and Lane centering experiences it really
does Center your car as opposed to the steering assists out there that really
just kind of pinball you gradually off the lane markings all that very
impressive that it's standard even in the base Accord LX
the redesigned Accord is far from the best at every
in fact some shoppers may find it aggravating on several counts but it has
a lot of solid qualities that demand a hard look from all families today in
shoppers plenty of them will end up choosing this Honda and that should
solidify the Accords sales popularity for years to come
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