The tenth generation of the Japanese sedan Honda Accord officially unveiled in America in July this year.
Recently, the experts conducted a full-scale test drive the updated car. The model received a more sophisticated appearance, luxurious interior, a new modular platform with turbocharged engines and advanced automatic transmission.
Sales start 10th generation sedan of Honda Accord in North America is expected in autumn 2017. The estimated starting price will be 23 570 dollars.
Although, for a Japanese sedan will be important the U.S. market, now the car looks European and modern fit. In addition, the form of the new Accord include a commitment to sportiness and solemnity.
Built the “tenth” Accord on a modular platform, which formed the basis of the latest models of Civic and CR-V. the Car received a completely new body, produced 54% of steel high strength, which increased rigidity by 30% compared to predecessor.
Roof-to-body is welded the laser welding device and make the structure monolithic. Curb weight of the new sedan has been reduced by 50 kg and that was with almost identical dimensions with the sedan of the previous generation.
When the model is created, special attention was paid to silence in the cabin. There is an additional noise cancelling materials on the floor, in the wings and under the hood.
In the list of equipment there are seats with leather trim, electrically adjustable, heated and ventilated, the projection on the windshield, multimedia complex with navigation, Bluetooth and built in 4G Wi-Fi router. Also available radio capacity from 160 to 450 watts (from four to ten speakers).
Under the hood Honda Accord provides for a new four-cylinder petrol turbo engines. Interestingly, both engines when ordering a sedan in picking Sport equipped with a 6-speed manual transmission.
Present in the line and twofold movable version of the sedan Honda Accord Hybrid with the power plant i-MMD, composed of the 2.0-liter petrol engine running on the Atkinson cycle and the two electric motors.
It should be noted that Honda Accord 10 generation will be available only with front-wheel drive, coupe variant will no longer due to low demand. Sales in Europe scheduled for the first half of 2018.
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