2023 Honda Accord Will get a Full Redesign and Seems to be Nice

The Honda Accord remains to be the most effective midsize sedans you should buy, however the present mannequin has been round since 2018, so it’s time for a redesign. Here it’s: the 2023 Honda Accord. It’s obtained Civic-inspired styling each in and out whereas nonetheless sustaining its personal distinct look, particularly round again.

2023 Honda Accord: Engine and Hybrid Drivetrain

The most important information is below the hood. For 2023, the base engine is a 1.5-liter turbocharged four-cylinder that makes 192 hp and 192 lb-ft of torque. Paired with a CVT, it’s largely unchanged in comparison with the present 1.5-liter, though Honda says the engine has been “up to date with extra refinement and improved emissions efficiency.” The torquey 2.0-liter turbo, nevertheless, is gone from the lineup.

As an alternative, Honda has determined that if you wish to step as much as one thing nicer than the Accord LX or EX, you’re getting a hybrid. For 2023, the hybrid Accord pairs a two-motor electrical propulsion system with a 2.0-liter naturally aspirated engine for a complete of 204 hp and 247 lb-ft of torque. That’s not fairly as a lot horsepower because the outgoing mannequin, however it’s an additional 15 lb-ft of torque.

Honda says the hybrid system is “extra responsive and considerably extra refined at freeway speeds,” and you may anticipate improved gasoline economic system to make up for the additional energy that’s lacking now that the two.0-liter turbo is gone. The hybrid Accord can also be mentioned to be extra enjoyable to drive than earlier than, a declare we look ahead to testing ourselves.

2023 Honda Accord: Inside Tech and Luxurious

Inside, Honda guarantees “premium supplies” and extra snug seats, together with “class-leading passenger quantity and and rear seat legroom.” The designers additionally angled the shift lever towards the driving force for a splendidly American motive: “permitting the cup holders to be positioned to the precise of the shift knob and nonetheless maintain large-size cups.”

A ten.2-inch digital gauge cluster comes commonplace, as does a 7.0-inch heart touchscreen. On increased trim ranges, that display screen grows to 12.3 inches. A bodily quantity knob and assist for each Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are included, and Honda says it added a one-inch finger relaxation beneath the display screen to relaxation your hand on for simpler use. Solely the highest trim will get wi-fi telephone charging, although.

That top-of-the-line Accord Touring mannequin additionally consists of Google integration, a six-inch head-up show, and a 12-speaker Bose sound system. And whereas there are two USB-C retailers within the entrance, the Touring provides two extra retailers within the again. All variations are outfitted for over-the-air updates, as effectively.

2023 Honda Accord: Security and Pricing

Just like the just lately revealed 2023 Honda Pilot, the brand new Accord was designed to earn the IIHS’s High Security Choose+ and meet its Aspect Impression Crashworthiness Analysis 2.0 commonplace, in addition to earn a five-star crash check score from the NHTSA. The most recent suite of Honda’s security and superior driver help options is commonplace, which incorporates an upgraded rear digital camera, radar sensors, and blind spot monitoring, plus lane preserve help, adaptive cruise management with low-speed comply with, visitors signal recognition, and low-speed automated braking.

For now, Honda hasn’t mentioned when the 2023 Accord will go on sale, nor has the automaker launched pricing data. Search for that info to be introduced at a later date.