Honda Accord 2018

New Honda Accord 2018: price, fuel consumption and engines

The new Honda Accord 2018 : the Japanese sedan has been completely redesigned in the lines, now more sporty and muscularShar

After forty-one years and thirteen million copies sold, the new Honda Accord MY 2018 presents itself with a stylistic approach inspired by the smaller Honda Civic, offering, in addition, top-level technical solutions

New Honda Accord  2018: feature

The transformation of the new Japanese sedan begins at the front where the chrome grille is shown in all its opulence and the full-led optical groups bring out the large and muscular bonnet that integrates perfectly with the side covered by a molding immediately below of the belt line.

The rear window, on the other hand, is slightly sloping, vaguely reminiscent of a coupe line that does not mind at all considering that the new Honda Accord MY2018 will not be available in this version.

Particularly not to be overlooked is the new platform thanks to which the Japanese sedan was produced that allowed an important use of lightweight materials and aluminum with the direct result of saving from 50 kg to 80 kg weight depending on the version.

But as if this were not enough the new model has increased the torsion rigidity of 24% to the full advantage of the driveability and comfort on board, also improved by the use of new shock absorbers with electronic control.

Fittings and interiors

Inside the cabin the new Honda Accord 2018 is very sober and no frills , a feeling confirmed by the horizontal lines on which stands out the large floating screen of the entertainment system.

And it is precisely the technology that becomes the protagonist in the Japanese sedan, on the other hand must keep pace with the competition that in practical terms bears the name of Audi A4 and Volkswagen Passat and, you know, the Germans never joke when it comes to cars .

The infotainment system is characterized by a large display up to 8 " equipped with 4G Wi-Fi hot-spot (and equipped with the service package HondaLink) constantly connected to the Internet and compatible with the Android Auto and Apple CarPlay standards, and smartphones a specific compartment for wireless charging is dedicated.

The instrumentation is of the digital type, as is the current trend in medium-high-end sedans, and there is also a head-up display that projects the most important information on the windscreen system.

All the outfits will propose, as standard (at least for the American market), the Honda Sensing package which includes all the main driver assistance systems: Adaptive cruise control, Cross-Traffic monitoring, Blind-spot monitoring, Collision mitigation braking, Lane departure, Road departure migration and Driver Awarness plus, of course, the parking sensors and the rear came

New Honda Accord 2018: fuel consumption and engines

Goodbye to the V6 engines , this is the imperative in terms of engines of the new Honda Accord MY2018 that with this model offers only four cylinders with manual and automatic transmission.

The range of engines available is composed of two petrol engines, the first is a 1.5 turbo 192 hp and the second is a 2.0 (always turbo) i-VTEC which promises 252 hp, engines that can be associated, in addition to the exchange 6-speed manual, even the automatic transmission that, in the case of the 2.0 turbo 252 hp is the previously unpublished ten reports made specifically for this model.

In addition to the petrol engines, the Japanese manufacturer also confirms the presence of a hybrid version that offers a 2.0 liter aspirated Atkinson cycle and two new electric motors built with innovative material.