Introduction
"What are sedans Should I buy?" The answer to this question has long been established "Honda Accord." It is an instinctive reaction, such as repeated names Will YOU YOU Wanted dog. Accord was the top choice in this segment of that men always have it easy recommendation. But times change. Satisfied impressive new competitors, 2011 Honda Accord now has a more serious competitor to compete against.
Flow Generation Accord (he debuted in 2008) is the largest yet, MOST Interior collection in its class. It's still super-size Accord Comes from Laptop to meet downside because Zij felt more like "right size" Choosing a family sedan class. Although the controls remain responsive and tactile, the Accord has a tendency to feel super-sized when driving around the corner. Acceleration of the laptop is a bit disappointing, met a five-speed automatic transmission Does Duty, even when most competing models Six-speed smooth.
There is a bright spot for 2011 because according to engine choice is now more efficient. Thanks to changes in aerodynamics, engine and transmission friction Discount revised gearing, four-cylinder Accord is now the EPA rating of 23 city/34 highway, up about 2 mpg, the Accord took the top of the fuel consumption chart for a family sedan Een. V6's laptops laptop a bit more efficient to say the Year.
Unfortunately, the interior of the Accord has not changed much for 2011. Compared meet new competitors like the Ford Fusion, Hyundai Sonata and Kia Optima, right Accord cabin looks and feels a bit down-market. Plastic is not so good and look pretty boring - especially if you opt for gray. Honda has a few minor changes to the complex climate control on navigation equipped models of the Year said, the rumor continues to be plagued Accord center console door Way too many buttons.
But it is important to note that the 2011 Honda Accord still choose solid "family sedan. It is spacious, Economic, reliable and value, spacious Be Good to Keep. Laptop Available in the Accord coupe is a sporty body style, Eil A Few other cars offer a model of their media . So we still recommend the Accord. Mare options such as Fusion, Optima, Sonata, Mazda 6 and even Suzuki Kizashi faster than the Accord in many areas, so the answer to "What should I buy a medium sedan?" And now more vh cloudy.
Body style, trim level and options
2011 Honda Accord is available as a medium sedan and coupe. Is sedan in LX, LX-P, SE, EX and EX-L trim levels, while the coupe in LX-Will S, EX and EX-L Finish.
The base LX trim has met 16-inch steel wheels, keyless entry, full power accessories, air conditioning, cruise control, tilt and telescopic steering wheel, manual height adjustable driver's seat-and six-speaker audio system with CD player and additional audio jacks. The LX-P trim adds 16-inch alloy wheels and seat eight-way power driver's. SE adds leather upholstery, leather-wrapped steering wheel of a lumbar seats, power driver satisfaction and heated front seats. EX added to replace the LX-P continued to meet 17-inch alloy wheels, four-cylinder engine more powerful, sunroof, heated mirrors, power lumbar driver's seat, upgraded interior, CD changer and six between USB audio jack.
The EX-L adds automatic lights, dual-zone climate control automatic, heated front seats, leather upholstery, leather-wrapped steering satisfied, self-dimming rearview mirror, Bluetooth, upgraded seven-speaker sound system, satellite radio and navigation system option to meet voice control and reversing camera. An EX-L V6-equipped seating arrangements also benefit memory and a four-way power passenger.
Sedan's LX-S trim is also equipped with the LX sedan, the horse gets 17-inch wheels and six-CD changer. EX coupe Excluding Power adjustable driver lumbar support, horses, sedan EX-L upgrades the stereo to get without satellite radio. Both the lumbar and satellite radio added to the EX-L. Select FOR EX-L V6 meet someone adds 18-inch Laptop Wheel.
Powertrains and Performance
Completed 2011 Honda Accord LX and SE are supported door 2.4-liter inline four-engine 177 horsepower and 161 pond-feet of torque death resulted. EX version of this engine produces 190 hp and 162 Nm of torque. Both five-speed manual transmission standard transmission Is versies met, while the five-speed automatic is optional. Edmunds in performance testing, an automatic equipped LX-P From Zero to 60 mph in 9.1 seconds put Ging, THAT is on slow side for this class. With the economy, auto fuel EPA-estimated for both LX and EX versies city/34 mpg highway is 23 mpg and 27 mpg combined. Manually reducing the city mpg meet with commas.
Accord EX and EX-L can be met provided 3.5-liter V6 good for 271 horsepower and 254 pound feet of torque (251-coupe equipped to meet guidelines.) A five-speed automatic standard on both body styles, coupe will meet with paddle shift. This coupe can be equipped laptops to meet with six-speed manual gearbox. Edmunds performance in Tests, a V6 sedan went from zero to 60 mph in 7 seconds, while the manual-equipped coupe in Law 6.3. The sedan gets EPA estimated 20/30/24, 19/28/22 17/26/21 while the coupe gets to meet meet with automatic and manual.
Safety
Every 2011 Honda Accord Is Geleverd meet antilock disc brakes, stability and traction control, side and curtain airbags. In Edmunds brake test, the various agreements we die tested in recent years to stop from 60 mph in about 130 meters Have - a bit old for this class of car.
In the new government, more demanding crash tests for 2011, the Accord received the top ranking of five stars in all for the overall performance, the impact of front and side impact protection. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Accord score of "Excellent" for performance cars in frontal and side impact, offset and second rank "acceptable" in the roof-strength test.
Interior Design and Special Features
Honda Accord no longer interim relief dismissed the leading building material type and die used to make the cabin Create a benchmark. There are more hard plastic than in some competing vehicles and fit and finish slightly down from the predecessor of the car. A design rather excited to see a lot of buttons does not work no favors. The device counts the optional navigation button Next, horse commands his tribe, high-mounted display and a multifunction button on the use of very little.
The line-of-polarization-leather seats - some of us love the contours of veterinarians and strong support, while others complained of numbness after a long journey and aggressive lumbar support. Complaints that are not oriented in the back, have found if we die the greatest of the middle class - is that a lot and headroom, even for a 6-footer. Log cubic meter 14-numerical On a small side, the mare has a big opening and carefully designed, so it seems more useful than it actually is. coupe rear seat and trunk are smaller, the horse between the coupe, the Accord is actually one of the MOST accommodating.
Driving impressions
While we admire and communicative steering beautifully weighted 2011 Honda Accord, much of the rest of the Driving Experience is a small disappointment. In particular, too much body roll in corners (coupe better be said Association) and the ride is not as comfortable as Quality What YOU get from the sedan over the other. Other Een Care is a larger amount of traffic expected in and said segment.
Basic four-cylinder engine does not interfere, so relax and acceleration Pretty Baku, the horse improved 190-hp version is more refined and offers the same fuel. And Honda V6s is something to brag about, 2011 Accord V6 horse lack bottom-end torque and child carers felt felt Powerful Than Similar to the V6s from the competition.
