The all-new Honda Accord has surpassed its rivals in the segment it competes in and by a large margin. To find out just how good the new model is, we decided to drive it for an entire month and put it through a series of exciting challenges over the course of four weeks.
Week 1
With Honda bidding farewell to its 2.4-liter and 3.5-liter naturally-aspirated engines and welcoming two turbocharged engines to the line-up, we find out if these new powerplants are more fuel efficient than the ones they replace, and if so, then by how much. Afterall, Honda is one of the only manufacturers to make such drastic changes in the D-segment and will likely be leading the way for others such as the Nissan Altima and Toyota Camry to follow.
Week 2
In our second week with the Honda Accord, we set out to answer a question that many had asked us: “Is the Accord’s built-in Garmin navigation system any good, and which is better Android Auto or Apple CarPlay?” With a number of challenges in place, we put the built-in Garmin system to the test and also discovered a few roadblocks in the way of Android Auto and Apple CarPlay.
Week 3
Numerous cars come equipped with adaptive cruise control, lane keeping assist, and road departure mitigation systems, yet none of them are able to integrate all the to communicate with one another quite as well as the Honda Accord. While that is praiseworthy, the fact that Honda provides all of this technology at just a smidgen over AED 120,000 makes it even more interesting. Is there anything else quite like it in the D-segment? Certainly not.
Week 4
In our final week with the 2018 Honda Accord, we decide to highlight the practicality it offers with a test that compares wheelbase, boot space, driver comfort, cup holders, rear headroom and read legroom with two of its biggest rivals, the Nissan Altima and Toyota Camry. With a factual comparison and the numbers doing the talking, we find out which of the three Japanese sedans is the most practical and why.
