The premium alignment also highlights the fact that the Accord in North America under the label of the Honda-Acura luxury brand Acura TSX is marketed as. In the European version of the Accord in 2011 has received a facelift that makes it visually more dynamic and has been a marked improvement of the ride comfort.
The standard features include the VSA (ESP, Honda), ABS, six airbags, a parking assistant at front and rear, a premium sound system with 6-disc CD changer and 10 speakers, heated front seats, Bi-Xenon headlamps with active curve illumination and high-beam assistant, 18 "alloy wheels, an aero kit including side skirts and a leather-fabric interior with sports seats.
Fallen at the first glance into the interior of the dynamic design and the sporty lines offered by the Accord. The center console does indeed at first sight somewhat cluttered, but you can find your way around. To assess very positively the comfortable sport seats and a lot of times adjustable steering wheel and seat, so riders of all body sizes can quickly find a perfect sitting position.
The front passenger can enjoy a generous space in the second row of the Accord is cut quite narrow, which underlines the sporty design of the model thus.
The boot capacity has fallen with 464 liter capacity quite large, however, is somewhat jagged and thus offers no continuous flat load floor. Honda has put to good use every opportunity to shelves that can be found scattered throughout the car.
Very sporty is how the engine. The 2.2-liter 4-cylinder diesel engine has an output of 180 hp (132 kW) and has a maximum torque of 380 Nm, which is available 2000-2750 rev / min. Even at 2,000 rpm, the Accord is very good on gas, and you can tell has never been a turbo lag. In addition, the engine does its work surprisingly quiet and smooth. Whether at full throttle or at highway speed, it always stays whisper-quiet interior, which makes the 2013 Honda Accord comes with a very comfortable touring car.
Fits perfectly here, the crisp 6-speed manual transmission, which can cause even auto enthusiasts enjoy. The extremely short gearshift travel and gear stick small reminder of the Type-R models of yesteryear, where Honda has put even more on athleticism.
If you want to sprint, with the snappy sedan in 8.7 seconds from 0 to 100 km / h and up to 220 km / h road.
For a perfect safety in the case of our test vehicle is due to its collision warning, adaptive cruise control with automatic speed control and the active lane keeping assistant. All systems worked very well in our test and support the driver, especially on long journeys or carelessness on the roads.
Although the Accord makes a sport sedan looks good, it moves very sparingly. The first courses are translated rather short, during the 6th Program is designed more as a savings program. Whoever renounces the use of the sporting character can come quite up to the work specified by the consumption of 5.6 liters.
Honda Accord that is a very good figure. Looking at the sales figures, you realize that the Japanese sports is hit far below market value and is a secret. If you want a sporty premium sedan that offers plenty of comfort and sportiness, despite all should look at the Accord closer. It also provides a perfect finish, a thoroughly enjoyable and impressive safety package further with its sporty look and a tremendous feel-good factor.
