So today while I was at the Honda dealership waiting for my new brakes to be put on, I was looking at the accords and one of the dealers started talking to me and offered a test drive so I figured I shouldn't turn it down.

I drove the V6 coupe, first of all the car is very big for an accord and for a coupe. The inside is very spacious for me, and i'm 6'3". On the road the acceleration was a let down. It was a 268hp V6 engine that felt no faster then my 200hp CL...major let down, and the handling wasn't that good. The car, in my opinion is not worth the about 28k their charging for it...

 

power to weight ratio...

 

i hear there's a lag of .5-1 second in throttle response...

 

i hope Honda decides to downsize the Accord in the 9th generation to the 6th and 7th gen size again. look at the 09 Maxima, Nissan decided to downsize it just slightly versus the current boatsized Maxima.

 

Drive by wire, but that will subside after about 30 miles of the car adjusting to your driving style. Have the same problem with the TL after a ECU reset.

 

I think the OP was expecting the Accord to be something it wasn't, even with the V6 it's not a sports coupe. It is a family sedan(or in this case coupe) that offers a quiet ride and competitive quality throughout, with honda's reputation for reliability.

 

For what it is, it's a solid car - but it's not gonna shred any pavement...

 

0-60 of the new Accord coupe?

 

According to Car and Driver for the V6 6MT coupe......

C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph 5.6 sec
Zero to 100 mph 13.6 sec
Zero to 130 mph 26.6 sec
Street start, 5–60 mph 5.9 sec
Standing ¼-mile 14.2 sec @ 102 mph
Top speed (governor limited) 130 mph
Braking, 70–0 mph 177 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad 0.85 g

 

I'm not entirely sure how I feel about the current Accord. I purchased my '05 six speed Accord coupe new after test driving several sedans and sports coupes alike, and felt it to be the best value for the money at the time. I drive it rarely, but each time I do I continue to be impressed by it's dynamics and excellent road manners. Other than having the seat frame modified to accommodate my height, I have yet to regret my purchase.

Recently I test drove an '08 coupe V6/ automatic variant, and I was less enthusiastic than when I first drove my '05. It definitely felt heavier, and not quite as lithe or entertaining as the previous generation. It's appearance is of course subjective, but I actually prefer the appearance of the previous generation.

I hope Honda does well with the current model, but if I were in the market to replace my '05, I would certainly look very hard at the current offerings from other manufacturers before I would commit to another Accord.

Terry

 

Can we get over trying to make a car that's not a sports car a sports car?

 

I like the previous gen better anyways...

 

How is the V6 coupe slow?

It does a 1/4 mile in the low 14's..

 

Yeah I think the OP pretty much set up the Accord for failure with such lofty expectations.

But I do think Honda could've done better. In pictures it looks OK but you don't know just how huge those headlights are in person. Not ugly, but it's the first thing I noticed when I finally saw it live. And there's chrome on the exterior door handles, but on the inside, it's that fake aluminum crap that called the RSX's interior home for quite a few years. WTF?!

 

Accords going back to the 80's had proper chrome handles inside...

 

You don't have to go that far back. My '06 has nice solid-feeling chrome handles.

 

Hehe, no shit. The car is more or less a GT in the classic sense.

 

that's pretty slow for the internets

 

I rest my case

 

 

It looks good at least.

 

No way? I acutally like the new accord coupe. I was one on the freeway other day and I couldn't stop looking at it.

 

the new accords are buttt fugly. every honda accord built after 98 is trash, all the ATs have transmission problems. check out carcomplaints.com if your thinking about purchasing a 04+ sedan.

i have lost alot of faith in honda lately. the only hondas i will drive are in the 88-94 range. one of my favorite accords are the cb7s.

 

i dunno how that even makes sense.. 268hp (SAE) moving 3450lbs while the cl's 200hp is moving 3220 lbs.. power to weight isn't even close.. the accord having a similar increase in torque as well........

CL 0-60: ~8 sec
Accord 0-60: ~5.5 sec

 

You really should STFU. You have no idea what you're talking about.

I have an '04 Accord with an AT, and it's perfect. No problems. Wife has an '03 Civic, and again, no problems. Making these blanket statements about trash and all Hondas suck makes you look like an idiot.

 

I drove an auto not manual, and I'm looking at my consumer reports mag, and the new accord does NOT do a 0-60 in 5.6...ever that would make it faster than the 05-07 350Z which its not (test drove about a month ago) and faster than the 04-07 TL by more than a second!?!?...no. The new accord's 0-60 is not that fast trust me.

 

 

I think it looks nice too

 

I think the Accord coupe is fine for what it is... A FWD coupe for under $30K that not a sports car, but is a little sporty...

After owning a CLS 6spd for over 5 years (basically a pimped out accord), I don't think I'd be too excited about driving the accord either since it would be a pretty similar experince to what I'm already driving...

 

the accord coupe is one of my favorites today. i think it's a great looking car inside and out (though i'm not a big fan of the button happy center console).

but like GM said, you have to take it for what it is.

 

Thats as quick as my turbo PT!

thats nuts

 

The accord boogies for what it is, but it sounds like you need rear wheel drive and a Nissan VQ out in front to please you.

 

no i'm just saying it doesn't do 5.6 and low 14's as said earlier. Its a cool accord, but for 268 hp i was expecting it to be quicker.

 

Even though all test thus far have resulted in those times?

Even Road & Track who typically posts slower times got a 5.9/14.5.

I guess the AT is slower but not by much.

 

What other cars are you comparing the Accord coupe to?

 

nissan's coupe.

the GT-R.

 

then that's the problem right there. the VCM versions of the accord are slower in every regard, and might not be as powerful as even the 7g accord.

http://www.vtec.net/forums/one-messa...page_number=1&

 

so you've magically never heard of the glass tranny in prev. gen accords and tl's, or the 2nd gear clutch problem on the AT civic?

 

^^^ those were supposedly fixed and i havent heard of an AT problem since 04...but thats besides the fact...and was there 87 gas in the accord???? That would make a big difference and u shoulda drove the MT. After all it is an accord

 

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