Reviews of Honda Accord in the West
- Source: Global Times
- [14:42 November 05 2010]
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Handling
Caranddriver.com
The front suspension is a second take on the upper- and lower-control-arm arrangement of the previous generation, with a new variable-ratio, variable-effort steering gear. At 2.6 turns lock-to-lock, it's quick. Accords with 190- and 268-hp engines get braces to the front spring towers. The rear suspension is a multilink setup. Honda says the center of gravity has been lowered by 0.7 inch, and the roll centers have been raised. These changes promise smaller body-roll angles, and indeed, the new Accord rolls very little. The high-output four and the V-6 come with active noise canceling through the speakers to quiet the interior.
Rroadfly.com
The Accord comes in Sedan and Coupe body styles with several engine choices: 177 or 190 horsepower fours or a 268 horsepower V6. During a press preview, I had the chance to drive sedans and a Coupe with all three engines, and all perform well. The Accord Coupe V6 is especially nice, with a free revving spirit when tied to the standard six-speed manual transmission. The V6 also features Honda's Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) technology. The VCM system operates in six-cylinder mode for power and in four and three cylinder modes for efficiency. MPG numbers are a respectable 22 mpg city/31 highway for four cylinder models and 19 city/29 highway for V6 models. On the road, the new Accord is quiet, handles well。
Insideline.com
One thing Honda has never had any trouble with is building smooth motors. This remains the case. But Honda has thrown itself a curveball for 2008 by using a variable cylinder management (VCM) system on all V6-powered sedans. To quell the inevitable vibrations while the engine was running on three or four cylinders, Honda uses active engine mounts and active noise control system. It's a similar system the company used for the ill-fated Accord Hybrid, a model for which there will be no replacement going forward. That we never heard or felt any additional raucousness when the engine was running on fewer than six cylinders is as high praise as we can offer.
