2023 Honda Accord teased, debuts in November

The 2023 Honda Accord debuts in November, however within the meantime Honda has launched a teaser of the redesigned mid-size sedan.

Honda was brief on particulars—together with the precise reveal date—in its transient press launch, however confirmed a 12.3-inch touchscreen, Google built-in connectivity (a primary for the model), and “a extra responsive and fun-to-drive hybrid powertrain.”

Teaser photographs present styling that appearances influenced by the not too long ago redesigned Civic, notably within the taillights, with a little bit of the 2023 CR-V within the grille. Honda additionally gave a glimpse of that new touchscreen, which is far bigger than the current-generation Accord’s 8.0-inch display screen and extra consistent with the choices of different automakers.

The 2023 Accord represents the mannequin’s eleventh technology, changing a model that dates again to the 2018 mannequin 12 months. The Accord has remained a benchmark for mid-size sedans, though it is doubtless much less vital to Honda’s backside line now that crossovers are the auto business’s money cows.

Powertrain particulars should wait till the 2023 Accord’s November reveal, however do not wager on a return of the handbook transmission. Honda killed off after the 2020 mannequin 12 months.

One query is how a lot Honda plans to emphasise the brand new Accord Hybrid. The automaker beforehand stated it deliberate to extend the mannequin mixture of the 2023 CR-V to 50% hybrid gross sales as a part of an effort to make use of hybrids as a gateway to electrical vehicles, which can begin arriving in earnest with the 2024 Prologue SUV. Honda can also be planning a brand new Civic Hybrid as a alternative for the Perception, so hybrids shall be an vital a part of the automaker’s plans going ahead.