Article Comments - 2008 Honda Accord First Drive, Full Test and Long Term Test

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What is this discussion about? Honda Accord, Coupe, Sedan

First Drive: 2008 Honda Accord Sedan - The '08 Accord strikes a familiar balance of performance, value and efficiency. But this time it's not bland. (more)

First Drive: 2008 Honda Accord Coupe - An oddly sexy Honda Accord with the heart of, well, a Honda Accord. (more)

Full Test: 2008 Honda Accord EX V6 - At the test track, the new Accord hit 60 mph in 7.1 seconds and ran the quarter-mile in 15.5 seconds at 91.8 mph. That's a solid improvement over the Accord in our last V6 Family Sedan Comparison Test, but it's still well behind the Camry V6 that whomped to 60 in just 6.5 seconds and scorched the quarter in 14.6 seconds at 97.3 mph. (more)

Long-Term Test: 2008 Honda Accord EX-L V6 - With every new generation of a vehicle as popular as this, questions are raised, even more so in a segment as fiercely competitive as the family sedan market. Has Honda gone too far in an effort to spice up its volume offering, aspired to too much sophistication? (more)

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#1 of 309 Article Comments - 2008 Honda Accord Coupe and Sedan First Drive. by KarenS HOST Aug 21, 2007 (11:10 am)
First Drive: 2008 Honda Accord Sedan First Drive: 2008 Honda Accord Coupe Tell us what you think! Replies to this message: ttbuyer (Aug 21, 2007 11:19 pm)
#2 of 309 - by dudleyr Aug 20, 2007 (9:31 pm)
Love VSA standard. Love the larger gas tank. Love standard discs (could have bought a lower model) Tire pressure monitoring is nice Finally MP3 playback Finally audio input Finally RDS Still no split rear seat. More power for the 4-cyl, but no more torque. It will drive the same (or slower) unless you really rev it up. Not crazy about the larger size though. It is an Avalon. Replies to this message: blufz1 (Aug 20, 2007 9:37 pm) bigmike2 (Aug 20, 2007 9:57 pm) blufz1 (Aug 20, 2007 10:09 pm)
#3 of 309 Re: - [dudleyr] by blufz1 Aug 20, 2007 (9:37 pm)
Replying to: dudleyr (Aug 20, 2007 9:31 pm) Handsome cars but too big. Don't want the complexity of VCM. Do want AVTEC. So AVTEC must debut in 2008 and the Diesel in 2009? Replies to this message: bigmike2 (Aug 20, 2007 9:57 pm) blufz1 (Aug 20, 2007 10:09 pm)
#4 of 309 Re: - [blufz1] by bigmike2 Aug 20, 2007 (9:57 pm)
Replying to: blufz1 (Aug 20, 2007 9:37 pm) VSA just might save your life. Have had it on my Avalon for 3 years. Paid extra for it and it's never kicked in that I know of, but I'm happy it's there. I think it may be required by NHTSA the end of 2008. http://www.iihs.org/laws/comments/pdf/nhtsa_ds_akl_101906.pdf If it's good enough for Formula 1, it's good enough for you. Replies to this message: blufz1 (Aug 20, 2007 10:09 pm)
#5 of 309 Re: - [bigmike2] by blufz1 Aug 20, 2007 (10:09 pm)
Replying to: bigmike2 (Aug 20, 2007 9:57 pm) Sorry,I meant VCM.
#6 of 309 2008 Honda Accord by 99tcamry Aug 20, 2007 (11:06 pm)
Wow. I think the Accord looks great. It looks a lot better then the Camry. It's not bloated looking like the current Camry. The interior looks a lot more upscale too.
#7 of 309 2008 Accord by aviboy97 Aug 21, 2007 (6:41 am)
Honda finally hired people that know how to design an attractive vehicle! I like the coupe much better then the sedan. I have never really been a Honda fan, however, I really like the power numbers the engines are putting out. I think there are 1 too many engine choices. Should have stuck with the 190hp 2.4 and 3.5 V6. Lets see if it really drives better then the current model. Replies to this message: qbrozen (Aug 21, 2007 6:45 am) eldaino (Aug 21, 2007 6:53 am) robertsmx (Aug 21, 2007 7:08 am) and 5 more... bigmike2 (Aug 21, 2007 7:07 am) robertsmx (Aug 21, 2007 7:09 am) and 1 more... aviboy97 (Aug 21, 2007 7:25 am) qbrozen (Aug 21, 2007 8:00 am) and 1 more...
#8 of 309 Re: 2008 Accord [aviboy97] by qbrozen Aug 21, 2007 (6:45 am)
Replying to: aviboy97 (Aug 21, 2007 6:41 am) Honda finally hired people that know how to design an attractive vehicle! yeah, yer right. The S2k and NSX are just so hard on the eyes. :/ Replies to this message: eldaino (Aug 21, 2007 6:53 am) robertsmx (Aug 21, 2007 7:08 am) eldaino (Aug 21, 2007 7:13 am) and 4 more... bigmike2 (Aug 21, 2007 7:07 am) robertsmx (Aug 21, 2007 7:09 am) texases (Aug 21, 2007 7:12 am) aviboy97 (Aug 21, 2007 7:25 am) qbrozen (Aug 21, 2007 8:00 am) eldaino (Aug 21, 2007 8:02 am)
#9 of 309 Re: 2008 Accord [qbrozen] by eldaino Aug 21, 2007 (6:53 am)
Replying to: qbrozen (Aug 21, 2007 6:45 am) almost worthy of an lol. i'm so glad they kept the double wishbone suspension. I like the new engine choices...and the power is fantastic. I do hope no-one is looking for amazing handling numbers though, because these are still fwd cars, and while they should be a blast to drive, they are not going to be skidpad champions. I'd still take one though! one thing that i noted though was that on the sedans v6, there is an ivtec decal, but on the non vcm coupe v-6, it just said vtec. Is the coupe without i vtec? or does the sedan want to flaunt the i-vtec a little more since it has other technological advances such as the vcm? I dunno. At any rate, the car look great, and the mpg estimates are wonderful. Replies to this message: robertsmx (Aug 21, 2007 7:08 am) eldaino (Aug 21, 2007 7:13 am) bristol2 (Aug 21, 2007 7:28 am) and 3 more...
#10 of 309 Re: 2008 Accord [qbrozen] by bigmike2 Aug 21, 2007 (7:07 am)
Replying to: qbrozen (Aug 21, 2007 6:45 am) >Honda finally hired people that know how to design an >attractive vehicle! >yeah, yer right. The S2k and NSX are just so hard on the eyes. Or the Legend, from over 20 years ago. It was the first of the BMW bashers and started the acceptance of Japanese vehicles as competitive with (and, as we know, superior to) European vehicles. It was a completely different world back then: no Lexus, no Infiniti. Replies to this message: robertsmx (Aug 21, 2007 7:09 am) texases (Aug 21, 2007 7:12 am)