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Sedans Honda Accord Article Comments - 2008 Honda Accord First Drive, Full Test and Long Term Test
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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)
| Here's hoping they do make the center buttons easier. One suggestion would be to do away with the 6 cd changer. Who needs it? It is antique.. much like the Antique Mode (AM) of the radio. I would like to see the 09 diesel have just a slot for the iTouch and a satellite radio (preferably XM or dual mode). No CD, No AM, even no FM. Eliminate those obsolete parts of entertainment. Even, instead of the iTouch slot a hard drive or solid state drive. WiFi connectable to your home network for downloading music. These car companies MUST get with it. How about voice activation for the new entertainment gear? Regardless, my Jetta TDI will be gone in 09 for the diesel Accord! | |
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Replying to: plaaaaane (Dec 23, 2007 10:31 am) |
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Replying to: plaaaaane (Dec 23, 2007 10:31 am) Oh, and an 8-Track adaptor for the wife!!! Diesel! That's like putting a tractor engine in a Vette!! If you can't afford to properly fuel a luxury car, you shouldn't be buying one!! |
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Replying to: plaaaaane (Dec 23, 2007 10:31 am)
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Replying to: plaaaaane (Dec 23, 2007 10:31 am) |
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Replying to: fourteen14 (Dec 23, 2007 4:09 pm) Tell that to Mercedes BlueTec owners. You obviously haven't driven a modern turbodiesel - I absolutely love my Beetle TDI. It's smooth, quieter than gas at highway speeds, built like a tank, and still gets 47MPG with 156K miles driven hard. I'm intrigued by the notion of Honda dropping diesels in their CRV and/or Accord and can't wait to test drive one (by then the Beetle should have around 175K on it!).
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Replying to: personatech (Dec 26, 2007 8:10 am) In the last 3 years I have driven about 25,000 miles. So I could have saved about $100 per year! Wow! Like I said, look for me in an Accord, (or more likely in an Azera!)!!! That would be about the best $100 a year that I'd ever spend!!
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Replying to: fourteen14 (Dec 23, 2007 4:09 pm) Dear Automakers---Why add the cost of a 6 CD changer to new cars???? All of my CDs are ripped to my MP3 player anyway and I think that is fast becoming the norm for anyone under 65. I wish that car makers would wise up and simply put in a good sound system (decent amp with nice speakers and a small sub) with AM/FM and an aux. jack. Put in a single CD player if you insist. Ditch those 6CD changers as yesterday's news. Put the savings into making Bluetooth standard with the premium stereo (I'd love one, but I ain't paying for the expensive Nav package just to get it). My '08 Accord Coupe (V6-L/6M) premium sound system has an aux jack for an MP3 player which I use regularly. I don't use the CD changer at all. My wife just got me a wonderful new one for Christmas--a Sony 8GB which has the best sound quality of any MP3 player I've yet heard (including various iPods and the Zen M). Heck, you can buy a decent little 1GB Sansa for under $40 that will hold over 10 CDs worth of music. This is my first vehicle with XM. I'm not really impressed enough to want to keep it. Once the free 3 months runs out, I won't be paying every month for radio. BTW--love my '08 Accord Coupe. I really wasn't a fan of the previous Accord Coupes. I believe that Honda hit a homerun with the re-styling on the '08. I get frequent looks, nods and smiles at redlights. The V6 coupled with the 6-speed manual tranny is a pleasure to drive. It has plenty of smooth low-end power and really howls when you wind it up over 4K rpm. I'm 6"2, 250 lbs with wide shoulders and it's a very comfortable ride. The front seats are very supportive. The back seat is a bit small, but I really don't care. We have 2 SUVs in our family if we need to haul people. I've had 3 Accords in the past 22 years and all gave great service. I'm just glad that they've now come out with a version that's a blast to drive.
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Replying to: linebacker68 (Dec 26, 2007 11:54 am)
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Replying to: elroy5 (Dec 26, 2007 12:35 pm) Well if you ever cared to look at 21st century technology, you would know that a person with a lot of CD's would not have to "acquire all the same music over again". You would simply rip the songs from your CD collection and put them ALL into a tiny portable device and not be limited to just the 6 CD's you could load in. If Honda had done their job correctly, they would've built IPod connectivity into their sound system, so song titles, artists, and album information would display on the car's display as many other car makers have done. Instead they just chose to give Ipod users only an aux port and spent the money on the CD changer which is a relic and outdated. |
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