Honda updated its popular Accord for 2016 with new styling, an overhauled multimedia system and some mechanical tweaks. The Accord sedan goes on sale Aug. 19 with a starting price of $22,925, including a destination fee; the coupe arrives Aug. 26 with a $24,595 starting price.
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Honda expects EPA-rated gas mileage on the Accord sedan to rate a very good 27/37/31 mpg city/highway/combined with the four-cylinder and continuously variable automatic transmission. That's up 1 mpg highway thanks to some aerodynamic and friction improvements, Honda says. The automaker expects the Accord Sport sedan, which gets some styling tweaks and a revised exhaust system, to get 26/35/30 mpg. That's up 1 mpg combined versus last year.
At the other end, Honda anticipates the lowest-rated V-6 automatic Accord coupe will get an EPA 25 mpg combined. That may not be the least-efficient Accord once the dust clears: Estimates for the V-6 manual coupe are still pending, and last year's rated 22 mpg combined.
The 2016 Accord sedan's $22,925 starting price is unchanged from 2015, and it gets you a well-equipped four-cylinder Accord LX sedan with a six-speed manual transmission. Standard features include:
- 16-inch alloy wheels
- Keyless entry and cruise control
- USB/iPod-compatible stereo with Pandora, Bluetooth phone/audio and steering-wheel controls
- 7.7-inch dashboard screen
- Backup camera
- Dual-zone automatic climate control
An LX automatic runs another $800 ($23,725 total), which is right in line with the automatic-only 2015 Toyota Camry LE.
The Accord Sport ($24,985 with a manual or $25,785 with an automatic) adds to the LX:
- 19-inch alloys and larger disc brakes
- Fog lights, side skirts and a rear spoiler
- Leather-wrapped steering wheel with paddle shifters
- Aluminum pedals
- Cloth-and-leatherette (that is, faux leather) seats
- A 60/40-split folding rear seat (in place of the LX's single-piece folding seat)
- A power driver's seat with power lumbar
- Dual exhaust pipes and a freer-flowing exhaust system, which nets 4 more horsepower and 1 pounds-foot of additional torque but loses 1 mpg in EPA combined mileage
The Accord EX ($26,300 with a manual or $27,100 with an automatic) builds off the LX, rather than the Sport, with these features:
- Honda's LaneWatch system, which mounts a small camera on the passenger-side mirror and throws the image on the Accord's 7.7-inch upper dashboard screen
- A second 7-inch dashboard touch-screen with capacitive controls, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, HD/satellite radio and six speakers (versus four)
- Power driver's seat
- Fog lights, 17-inch alloys and heated mirrors with integrated turn signals
- Rear center air vents
- A moonroof and one-touch front windows (versus driver's only on LX/Sport)
- Keyless access with push-button start
- Remote start on automatic-transmission models
The EX-L ($29,390, automatic only) adds these features atop the EX:
- Leather-wrapped steering wheel
- Auto-dimming rearview mirror
- Two-position memory for the driver's seat
- Four-way power passenger seat
- Leather upholstery
- Heated front seats
- More stereo wattage and a subwoofer
Honda's 3.5-liter V-6 is also optional on the EX-L, where it's another $2,075 ($31,465 total). Optional on all trims with the automatic transmission up to this point is a new Honda Sensing package, which includes auto-braking forward collision warning, high-speed adaptive cruise control and lane departure warning with steering assist. Honda Sensing adds $1,000 except on the EX-L, where it adds $2,000 because it also includes a navigation system. The navigation seems even less justifiable now that Apple CarPlay and Android Auto both incorporate navigation apps, however.
The range-topping Accord Touring ($35,400) includes the kitchen sink — Honda Sensing, navigation and the V-6 — plus a few more features:
- LED headlights, 19-inch wheels and larger brakes
- Front and rear parking sensors (in addition to the backup camera)
- Heated rear seats
- Automatic high-beam headlights
- Rain-sensing wipers
Honda checks all the boxes on multimedia and traditional luxury features, but some competitors have shot for the moon on the luxury front. A panoramic moonroof, heated steering wheel, cooled or ventilated seats and a height-adjustable passenger seat - all features that one or more competitors offer — are not available here.
The Accord Coupe comes in LX-S, EX, EX-L (four-cylinder or V-6) and Touring (V-6 only) trims. They roughly mirror the sedan, save features like the heated rear seats, a power passenger seat and the split-folding rear seat, none of which are available on the coupe. However, it's the only way to pair a six-speed manual with the V-6, a combination available on the EX-L.
Pricing for the Accord coupe runs from $24,595 to $34,945.
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