Honda Teases All-New 2023 Accord

Honda will remake the quintessential midsize sedan for the 2023 mannequin 12 months. The Japanese automaker teased the redesigned 2023 Honda Accord at the moment with pictures displaying a sharply styled entrance finish, a brand new look from the rear, and a high-mounted infotainment display screen. Honda additionally says it should have “a extra responsive and fun-to-drive hybrid powertrain.”

The remainder of the small print, Honda says, will are available November.

It’s early for a redesign. Automakers usually redesign their vehicles from the wheels up about each seven years. Annually in between, they tweak the design in minor methods to maintain it aggressive with its friends. Usually, they’ll give it a extra thorough rework on the midway level with out really ranging from scratch.

The Accord on dealership heaps at the moment was all-new for the 2018 mannequin 12 months. However Honda has selected a clean-sheet redesign simply 5 years later.

Faceted Entrance, LED-lined Rear

The 2023 Accord will put on a extra typical grille than the present automobile – it’s a shield-shaped mesh design somewhat than the low-set horizontal bars of at the moment’s Accord. That’s a welcome change, as this one seems to have a real bumper beneath, which might make repairs from minor dust-ups less expensive.

A pair of angular character strains within the hood give it a faceted look, like what Acura, Honda’s luxurious arm, normally builds.

In again, the look is a whole departure for Honda. It wears extensive, skinny LED taillights stretching virtually your entire width of the automobile.

Google and Alexa Inside

A small glimpse of the cabin reveals a high-mounted central touchscreen sitting over a single knob, which seems to regulate quantity. It’s just like the therapy the recently-resigned Civic and CR-V have seen. That’s a great factor. We’ve discovered their excessive place to be a security characteristic. It lets the motive force look at navigation instructions with out trying down from the roadway.

The shot of the display screen reveals an Alexa app, suggesting that Amazon’s voice controls will seem. Google Assistant, Google Maps, and the Google Play retailer are additionally current.

We’ll know extra in November, so keep tuned.