QOTD: How We Feeling About That New Honda Accord?

Tim Healey
by Tim Healey

Today's QOTD is straightforward and simple. The Honda Accord is one of the most well-known (and most popular, in terms of sales) nameplates on market. So when there's a new one, which happens every four to five years, people take note.


Obviously, we haven't driven the car yet, but we know the specs, and we know it's a bit down on power compared to the outgoing model. We know there is no 2.0T gasser, at least right now, and the manual was already killed for 2021 and ain't coming back. So that's disappointing.

Of course, being down on power doesn't mean the car will be slower. It may remain as fun to drive as the current model, or perhaps be more or less so. It does look different, of course, and style matters.

So, ye of the B and B, do you like this new Accord? Hate it? Like the looks but mourn the loss of the 2.0T and/or the 6MT? Maybe you're taking a wait-and-see approach -- maybe you won't judge it til you see it at an auto show or on a dealer lot.

Let us know. And if you have critical yet constructive feedback, maybe Honda folks will be reading.

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Tim Healey
Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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  • David Corbett David Corbett on Nov 12, 2022

    Now at about 150k you will have to pay 3k to replace the hybrid battery. Way better off with an ICE engine. Not buying a hybrid until the cost to replace one drops significantly. So much for driving a Honda for years without a car payment.


    My 2.4 9th gen motor has proven to be much more reliable than that 1.5 turbo has been. The 2.0 was a terrific engine and they used it for 1 gen??? Honda shoots themself in the foot all the time.

  • Steve Biro Steve Biro on Nov 13, 2022

    The problematic 1.5-liter turbo power plant and a mandatory CVT kill this car as a serious option for me. Recent overall Honda reliability doesn't help either. Honestly, I never thought I'd say this, but a Toyota Camry SE seems like a much better option among sedans.

  • Tankinbeans Tankinbeans on Nov 14, 2022

    Meh.


    Styling is delightfully inoffensive, but Honda dealers tend to act like their feces are divine perfume and treat a person like an insect unless they look at the CR-V. Also financially they've never worked for me.


    I have a CX-5 Turbo that treats me well. I'm good.

  • S J S J on Apr 08, 2023

    I have 2018 Accord 2.0 Touring with 46,000 miles. Intend to keep it in the family as long as possible. It will probably be the best ICE “family car” ever made. 2023 styling is cleaner, but hybrid is slower and I never liked the 1.5 with CVT.

    I was looking at old 0-60 times in cars I’ve owned, along with gas mileage. This Accord does 0-60 in 5.5 seconds per C/D. Vastly better than previous Acura Integra, Legend and TSX, and same as my 2005 S2000. Gas mileage better than all of them.

    Sorry—not for sale.

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