2018 Honda Accord | CarGurus Test Drive Review
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The redesigned 2018 Honda Accord midsize sedan strikes reviewer Clifford Atiyeh as elegant and tuned with a level of engineering attention usually dedicated to sporty cars. With a new front grille and profile that are almost German, the Accord doesn’t look like a practical commuter’s car. But it certainly meets the expectations of a commuter car while exceeding the performance, handling, and quality of controls delivered by most of them.
The Accord offers two turbocharged 4-cylinder engines. Base trims come with a 1.5-liter turbo four that makes 192 hp and lb-ft of torque paired with a 6-speed manual or a continuously variable transmission that works well and feels like a traditional automatic. A 2.0-liter turbo four replaces the previously available V6 and can be had with the manual or a 10-speed automatic. It delivers 252 hp and 273 lb-ft, making it worthy of the manual. Anyone who loves driving but needs a car that can safely carry a family should give the Accord a close look.
Presenter: Clifford Atiyeh
Cinematographer: Andrew Zubatkin
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I bought the 2.0 Touring and I'm 110% happy. It feels like a luxury car
Heyy how has the reliability been? I want to get one next week.😭
@@iajtheodora4950 ignorance is a bliss i have mine for 5 year just oil change and 180000 miles twice in Mexico twice from California to Florida. How's the back of the bus you ride 🤣😜😜
I drove the 2.0 EX L yesterday. Much more sure-footed that the Camry. Surprisingly quiet. Really NICE. I want one.
Got the 2.0T and LOVE it. My passion for the Accord is reignited, largely due to the outstanding onboard tech. Infotainment system is second to none (though I do wish I could customize the colors!). Active cruise and lane keep assist feel like "Tesla lite". Not quite so advanced that you feel the car could drive itself, but effective and useful. On the highway, my feet rarely touch the pedals and I can steer with a single finger. This makes highway driving considerably more relaxed. One very minor complaint is that the 10-speed feels immature, having just been introduced. Runs smoothly when you're pushing it, but not so smoothly when driving gently. Smart styling and back seat space that feels like a limo. The Accord is an incredibly well rounded car with top notch tech and good looks to match.
Just bought a '20 Accord Touring 2.0T and am loving it! What a great car for the money.
Great review!! the cadence and rhythm of your review makes me want to go buy one right now!
I put down payment on 2.0L Touring dark blue with black front grill and lip spoiler, I’m waiting for about a week now and it should be arriving between Christmas and New Years and I cant wait
how'd you like it so far
Unknown Entity lol
Live Leak how do you like it?
Touring 2.0T, with 10 speed automatic for me, Love this car, and your reviews.
Beautiful car, with great technology, fantastic smooth ride, astounding value, AND can get it in manual. No wonder so many outlets have listed Accord as the 2018 car of year. The real interesting thing is, how can it improve for 2019? Only one way, have a high trim option for us manual transmission lovers!!
At 1:30 he says "go ahead listen to the doors in a toyota or a honda" while showing us a honda...I'm confused!
I'm guessing & hoping maybe he's saying to go listen to them to see how solid they sound (in a Toyota or Honda) lol
Sorry for the confusion! Toyota or Hyundai are the doors to compare.
The Sonata sounds much better than the Camry. You should know.
I think he thought Honda was more solid. Toyota doors always sound cheap.
The Accords doors sound much better than anything in the class, including the 6 and the Camry.
This is a great review. I appreciate your input on the hybrid vs the 2.0 turbo
I think it look awesome. Sleek and elegant
Honda has thrown the competition out of the park with this model!!! i would buy Honda Accord 2.0 Sport with 10 speed auto gearbox. Will buy it ASAP when i go to canada next year.
I bought the 2.0 Turbo Sport w/ the 6 speed manual
bought the 2018 accord sport 2.0T. the rear blind spots are a non issue, the blind spot monitors work extremely well. the side mirrors are big and can be adjusted to reduce/eliminate your blind spot.
The Accord all the way 🏁
Good review! Thanks!
Quality review. Thanks.
WOW! By far the nicest looking Honda to date IMO ;-)
We have recently purchased a used 2020EX with 20K on it and we love it more every day. What a great car.
The sport wheels look better with the black accents
Not in person IMO. They look better in photos
The 2.0 sport comes with the 1.5 EX features as well
I'll consider it at mid generation when they work out the bugs and refine it.
TripleX what bugs
I’m really interested in an Accord sport with the manual. Maybe my next car 🤔
Just test drove a Touring 2.0T after driving an Audi A5 Sportback and BMW 430i and 535i. For the price, the Accord is very compelling. The seats are harder than Audi and I could feel vibrations in the left foot floorboard vs. feeling very little in the Audi, but the price point is $10-12k different. Other than that, Accord has all the tech the luxs have and is on my short list.
Hands down 2.0T Sport trim line best looking and best bang for your buck!! Other than suspension dampening, the Touring is a waste of money. One of the best cars out there period.
Really nice and sleek
Can you please provide me with some more information as to why you don't recommend the hybrid? Thanks.
beauty in thy accord
Closing the doors on the Accord shouldn't be much different than a Honda or Toyota hahaha.
Nice review. It’s nice take the manual, would be nice to have it across the board. Verbally, Honda has one of the most convincing line ups.
I recently tried both the 2018 Accord and Camry. I went with an open mind, and test drove both. I wanted to like the Accord, but ended up buying a Camry because I preferred the quieter cabin and less bumpy ride. Didn't really like how the Accord's road noise sounded like it was emanating from the floors beneath me like the ground was hollow. But the Accord for sure has better tech than the Camry.
Its a very close call. I like the looks of the Accord inside and out....but I think the dynamics of the Camry trump the Accord :/ ...unless you wanted a manual, the Camry really makes your head scratch
What model Camry did you go with?
Brave and strenght character. Intimidating any dummie cars
Great review, Clifford!! I just wish Honda didn't kill the coupe! Big mistake in my opinion.
Looks good
I want one of those
The residuals and lack of incentives make it so its cheaper to lease a Acura than a Accord for higher specification models.
Suggestion, please review the car you are driving not all the models within the spectrum. It was to confusing to listen to and I wanted to hear more about the actual car you are driving, the top trim Accord.
My 2018 Accord 1.5T just had a fuel injector fail at 58k error code P0172 (posted on my channel). It's a good looking car but once the warranty expires you're on your own and you have no idea how expensive modern Honda engines are to fix. Oil changed at 80%, Shell regular used 80% of the time, always did warm up the car in the winter. Dealer so out of touch they recommended brake fluid replacement at 30k. I've never seen this part fail in ANY of my past cars. When asked why fuel injectors failed so early they said they see them all the time and $1600-$2500 (must replace all 4) would fix my out of warranty problem and the new injectors warranty is only for 12k/12mos! Made a case with Honda and the person assigned has never called me back once. Called for 3 weeks until I realized the could care less. Fool me once shame on me, fool me twice...
My new Mustang has a 10-speed too.
man, the Accord hybrid does not have a CVT. The engine mostly powers a generator to produce electricity. What pulls the car forward is an electric motor which has nearly has much torque as the 2.0T, except from 0 rpm!
Wow cool Honda Accord=)))
MegaRetr do a walkaround soon
CarGurus we cant access your website from Nigeria, unless we use VPN.
Does the heated seats need to be activated by pushing the button inside the car? Or can you remote start and have the seats on?
Troy Robin I have a 2018 2.0T Touring and have noticed that when I remote start when it’s cold, I get into a car that’s warm, including the seat.
You slammed the Accord Hybrid. I TOTALLY disagree with your summation of this incredible model. I recently bought a 2018 Accord Hybrid Touring (in Modern Steel), and LOVE it. The engine is smooth (NOT "harsh"), it is plenty powerful when needed (I unintentionally spun the tires pulling out into traffic), the eCVT is smooth and always ready, and this car is quiet. However, I will say that the 47/47/47 mpg rating is not accurate. I got 55.7 mpg city mpg today and average in the 50s combined. This is a FANTASTIC car. Great looks (MANY compliments from friends and strangers), superb quality and a quiet and luxurious ride.
I purchased a 2019 Accord Hybrid Touring, didn't notice any harshness. In fact it's very smooth with lots of power.
Just picked up accord v6 ex-l 2017....
Love my 2018 accord!! This is coming from bmw owner also!
2 years later, any update on your experience now? going back to bmw or sticking with the accord? i'm a current model 3 owner, and have been benz, bmw, and lexus owner in the past. getting tired of these high payments for cars constantly in the shop and then when they're out of warranty, you're pretty much screwed. strongly considering the accord touring and just be done with it! need to go test drive one...
@@GpieTheEntertainer Yes, I still love my accord, but definitely test drive one before you make a decision!
@@GpieTheEntertainer I have 2019 Touring 2.0 10 speed auto. I love it.
That's why it has blind spot monitoring
Can someone please explain the front fascia and the rim choices?
Its look like it was in a front end accident and had a raging comic con teen design the rims.
whaas11 the sport has nicer rims imo
And like anything the more you see on the road the better they look. Kind of like that girl at the bar.
Definitely competes with its own Acura 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I still don’t know why they choose to let v6 go I was the best 6 Cil engines around so stupid
Because it's expensive to make it? Camry V6 is expensive for a reason compared to this car.
james Gand I get but some ppl still want that Honda v6 it’s a good engine prove it for years
Peak horsepower and torque are much less concern for me, I would just rather a V-6 with no turbos. Like my current Accord.
Sadly, 1.5 turbo engines are not engineered to handle extra pressure of urban charging, which causes gasoline to mix with oil. That causes engine damage even failure.
Has Honda made he Accord it quieter?
If you could somehow remove that chrome unibrow strip on the front it would be a good looking vehicle. Maybe you could somehow unscrew it and mold a fiberglass replacement piece that was body colored. It could look dignified and British without the ugly chrome. The headlights in themselves are not bad. It's the damn unibrow that blows the looks for me. If I owned one, I might try to buy some matching paint and just paint the chrome brow.
Just get it vinyl wrapped in black lol. Not a big deal.
Woww..I loved it
Are Honda cars really fuel efficient
No 360 camera and no front parking sensor is a deal breaker
alien83 the 2.0T Touring has front parking sensors as well as rear parking sensors.
really ripping it on those roads...
I stopped watching after he said he preferred the 1.5T and CVT. SMH...
This guy doesn’t have a filter lol
I like the side/back , looks a bit Volvo and a bit Audi.
Hey guys, I am a professional racer boy and I don't like the rear design of this Accord because I only like and drive the car for the rear design.
It does not have a low driving position and front seats are really terrible when you compare it to Camry or sonata. Cheap seats with not enough padding.
The hybrid does not have a CVT or transmission. It is direct drive. Duh.
You buff boi
I think the way they mock the 2017 is misleading. I own the 2017 touring v6. I use the two screens, which are really helpful in the snow, for you can keep the camera on and watch the right lane without looking over your shoulder. The V6 also always feels responsive and confident. I think a 2017 with a few fix ups beat the 2018.
I don't think the Accord Hybrid has a transmission.
You’re right. It technically doesn’t. It’s a direct drive system with 4 fixed-ratio gear sets between the gas and electric drive components and the front wheels. Here’s a great article explaining how it works:
www.caranddriver.com/features/a15114066/explaining-the-honda-accords-shrewdly-designed-new-hybrid-system-tech-dept/
I'd buy the previous generation
Dustin Morris I loved my V6 Accord. It's on my channel. But it was time to move on to another brand. Timing belts..ughhh Honda is old timey
I can tell you the Honda door sounds better than the Toyota, more European than Japanese. However the fit and finish, and the details still lack the sophistication of the European. This is not expected since you are buying an economy family midsize sedan. Most glaring are the body panels don't seem to fit as consistent. While you have to look for these imperfections, I've seen better tolerance on the Toyota, and especially any European car.
2Phast4Rocket i agree the body panel alignment is horrible, I can’t believe some I saw on dealer lots.
Exl 1.5t for me
what kind of man says they prefer a CVT? smh
Rather have the XSE V6 Camry. Camry has V6 with Over 300hp stylish interior great driving dynamics with a better transmission then the accord
Toyota4Life to bad "over 300 horsepower" is slower then the accord. The 8 speed Aisin made transmission is no comparison to the accords 10 speed. Camry hasn't won a single comparison. Camry=Garbage.
Justamazon 33 dude the Camry is more powerful and looks better and it's gonna sell more and stay the number one selling sedan. Haters gonna hate lmfao
Toyota4Life let me explain to you what a true hater is lmao. A hater would be someone that searches Honda Accord videos everyday just a comment bullshit on them because they're really mad that the Accord is better...a hater also would slam the accord for using a turbocharged engine and talk about how slow it's going to be and unreliable turbocharging is but then on the same day comment on a $46,000 Lexus IS 200t and brag about how great the new turbo is lmao... the is200t is slower than the 2.0t Accord and almost ties the 1.5t cvt in acceleration 7.0 vs 7.3 lmao. Less powerful, slower, less efficient but yet if it's in a toyota or lexus it's great lmao! Oh and I wont mention the accord 2.0t ties the IS350 at 5.5 seconds 0-60 lmso. But don't worry, that slow lexus 2.0t will be replacing the camrys (slower then accords 2.0t) V6 soon. ETA mid cycle refresh!
Justamazon 33 LOL. I love my fans 😂 Oh yeah stay tuned for my next comments !
Toyota4Life don't worry we all get a kick out of your stupidity and contradictions.
No hybrid for me. Thanks
very Nice, BUT $36k for a highend ACCORD when you can buy a true luxury car for that price.
Will have to import it from US. No luck with accord in europe. Shame.
. Accord is the best out of the bunch hands down it's the Accord the Mazda and then the Camry the Accord is the only car with three transmission options it has the best Dynamics out of the bunch also is the fastest out of the bunch to and has the most aftermarket support out there AKA hondata k- Pro w one Modern Performance with $700 you can transform that car into a beast I test drove all the models with the exception of the Nissan I will not test drive a car with a CVT especially Nissan you have to be some kind of stupid to get a car with the only choice transmission a CVT especially Nissan what the Mazda spit and finishing the handling characteristics still $6,000 more for the premium Mazda versus their touring Accord the Camry seems like it pushes in the corners you feel that extra 200 lb of a V6 up front Toyota has that Toyota infotainment Center or whatever they call that garbage it after watching all your reviews test driving all the cars except for the Nissan it goes without saying I am buying the Honda 2.0 sport 10 speed automatic best value out there I don't care about navigation I don't care about Factory leather because I'm going to run aftermarket Kat skins leather interior wet cement in my choice my friend was telling me how great his was and he put a K Pro tuning software for $700 car it's stupid quick now I got out of the car thinking is this a freaking Honda Accord the Accord feels very Tac tail like a Mercedes in a way if you covered the Honda badges up and you got in the car the last car ever come to mind would be a Honda Accord great infotainment system Apple carplay Android auto
Do you know what punctuation is?
I would buy it in a second if it was a hatchback.
You know what keeps me from buying an accord? Cvt transmission and turbo. If you decide to keep your car for a long time, the turbo will brake down and will probably cost more than 2k to be fix so no thanks. I have a Honda Accord 2006 and so far no issues. So I guess I will get me a Camry 2019. Sorry honda.
Top 5 problems 2018 Accord : (1) CVT (not a transmission) on all models except 2.0 Touring. (2 )
Turbo 4 cylinders is all Accord has 2018. (3) Not a single Accord model 2018 has a 360 degree bird’s eye top-down panoramic view back-up camera like Acura advanced, Camry, etc. (4)
Blind spot with cross traffic does not stop Accord 2018 if car cuts across your rear bumper but Camry does. (5) No side curtain air bag in 2018 Accord for the rear seat.
Richard R. Smith
1. All models with the 2.0T have a 10-speed auto and both the 1.5T and 2.0T Sport models can also be had with a 6-speed manual. And a CVT is most certainly a transmission, hence why it stands for, “continuously variable transmission”.
2. The Accord Hybrid does not use a Turbo 4.
3. Correct, there is no 360° camera on any Accord.
4. Correct, there is no autonomous braking for rear cross traffic alert system.
5. There most certainly are side curtain airbags for the rear seat, outboard passengers. There are SRS Airbag badges in the headliner in the rear seat.
Listen to the doors on a Toyota or Honda? That is a honda 😂😂😂
The model before this looked much better imo. And also the Civic. No fan of the current designers.
John Grytbakk The previous model was bland.. This is so much better an modern
I thought the same thing until I went to buy a civic and left with this car. In person it's just beautiful
Enjoy the protruding forehead front end and civic rear-end. Hey you did say you wanted a civic. Car is ugly. I'll be surprised if there is no refresh for 2019.
gaurd3 Honda sensing is at the bottom license plate in the middle. It's strange all the haters aren't car buyers
Jeri F
usually the car haters are the armchair general that can talk "cars" but have the 1990s ricer cars and glorify their days and reject the future
its kinda sad if you think about it
Toyota all the way :P
No thanks!!! when the designers at Honda gave up on the half rear end of the car, so did I at the Honda showroom...
You almost never see the rear of your own car moron...who cares? You car far too much what other think of you...be your own man.
Now I know what Honda did with all of the left over grills from those ugly Acuras!
I hate starting any car with a button
lol, why?
or Hyundai
😢just nice and regular no hybrid no turbo. No off on stop . Stop over doing tech. The basic is always best.dont change for the sake of change.
Change for improvement.
For that price, go for the Acura TLX, 100 times better than an Accord
Manny Man 🤔
The Great Man yeah these guys don’t know about cars 😂 they are buying an accord cuz they don’t know about Acura TLX
Tlx with that jerky transmission no thanks... bring back TL
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its like bmw
Enough with the manual BS. Majority doesn't care. Even those keyboard warriors who complain about manuals will end up buying a automatic.
Gadgets..gadgets electronics computers that’s all Honda offers nowadays quality is gone I compared them to ford I got a Toyota Camry it’s like 50 % better non turbo real engine better reliability 50% better non fit and finish issues ho not to mention 41 mpg on hwy and non gas in oil mmmm anything left non just plain quality sorry Honda fans Honda’s fell so low used to make good cars not any more
Scruff
You sir are wrong..... family sedan with a manual??? Mazda 6, and it drives more precise and much nicer than the Accord
The 6 is kinda slow.
New Accord? Way overpriced for that BS interior. $31,000 for a 2.0T and a cheapo cloth interior. No way. The Touring models have leather and fake woodgrain and are very nice. But who the hell wants a Touring?
Most people would want the touring if they can afford it.
Huh, at 4:58, "...you can cruise with out feeling the bumps under those low profile tires." So the Accord's low profile tires prevents the occupants from feeling bumps? Really???!!!That statement can lead to a plethora of false claims!!! Another Accord biased review.
Thing looks gross
shh...just stop speaking.
Toyota wins hands down with a strong v6 and no damn CVT.
Mike Harris to bad that "strong v6" is slower than the accord.
Justamazon 33 and we know turbo engines can be a liability
Mike Harris oh like the one in the lexus is200t? Or is that one ok because it's a toyota?
It's hideous....we need to go back in time, previous gen was a lot nicer!
Ross Goodwin to each of their own i think this looks fire
Honda just cut their throat, first the CVT, now the turbo. Instead of designing a new normal engine, they placed a kid class civic engine in an Accord. I was going to trade my 2015 CRV for the new CRV except they put that junk turbo in. So I traded it for a good old 2018 RDX with V6 and 6 speed trans before Honda put a turbo and CVT in it too in 2019. Instead of a new Accord, I am going to buy my wife a new Camry with normal 4 cyl and normal trans. Good bye Honda. All that new styling aren't going to gain me back. I am looking or reliability, and couldn't care less about MPG liked other cheap skates.