Honda Accord Drive Sedan since 2011 sedan

Honda Accord. Policy of deterrence

Once Honda cars were refined, reliable, and most importantly, truly incendiary. The running qualities of even the most leisurely models delighted connoisseurs. In general, cars for demanding consumers. Then the massive attack of the brand on the Russian market (and not only) began, and the opinion of marketers began to have a greater weight in the Japanese company than the opinion of engineers. As a result, in something, Honda ceased to be the same. Civic calmed down, Prelude, NSX, and not so long ago, and the cult model of the S2000. It turns out that Honda has changed her character for popularity? Not really. The ACCORD model was and remains in the brand line, the most correct and pleasant to use machine with Latin Litera H on the radiator grille. In 2008, a fundamentally new modification was replaced by it on the conveyor, which can be ranked by the category of poppy Honda, but in reality everything is somewhat different. It differs little from the previous generation’s car both externally and character traits. And this, of course, can be regarded as a minus, because her overseas fellow Acura TSX went to increase and received a powerful V6. While in Europe the Japanese were afraid of internal competition with their business class model called Legend. But if the Honda Accord of a new sample managed to maintain reliability inherent in its predecessor, then this will be an undoubted advantage against the background of a steady decline in margin of strength in most new machines.

The old Accord BL is a pretty, but somewhat overweight car, but the last Accord is built, pulled up, and in some places even aggressive. The station wagon, of course, is not as original as the previous generation model, but there were almost no such cars in our country (in any case, there were no official deliveries). For the condition of the body of a four -year -old car, you should not be afraid. But since we are talking about a car with a sports slope, there is a chance to encounter a copy that has undergone body repair. In addition, some Accord without any accidents showed the back of the hood, which is eliminated by simple adjustment.

The salon as a whole causes positive emotions: elegant and very stylish, with a brilliantly worked out ergonomics. The spaces in the cabin are quite enough, although less than some representatives of this class. And the main equipment corresponds to the level of the premium segment (among the Accord family machines, one of the most expensive models, so customers usually do not arise to equip claims). True, medium -sized decoration materials. In addition, sometimes consumers complain of increased noise, and the point is not only in sound insulation. The driver and passengers often pester all kinds of creak and knock, in particular, in the area of \u200b\u200bthe threshold, as well as near the cup holders, you can hear tapping. Another unpleasant feature of this car wheezing the storms of a standard audio system (the owners usually change them). The jamming of a gas tank hatch, sagging doors, fogging of the head optics and other small problems were also noted.

Accord has always been famous for the suspension. Even in cars produced in the 90s, it combined good stability in straight, excellent controllability and quite a decent level of sled comfort. The version of the last generation is the true heir to his ancestors. Manageability is at a very good level, though you have to pay less smooth than that of competitors. As for the accelerated dynamics, it is not enough. The engines are almost the same as the Accord of the previous years, despite the fact that the machine has become more massive. But the brakes of the latter Accord in any performance are powerful and tenacious.

For Accord, officially sold in Russia, only two engines were available (related Acura TSX, focused on the American market, also equipped with a 3.7-liter V6, familiar to our customers on Honda Legend):
The base 2-liter engine produces 155 hp.;
The 2.4-liter power unit develops the capacity of 201 l.S. (From the point of view of paying transport tax, this indicator is an unpleasant surprise from the manufacturer).

The engines in the latter Accord are similar to those used in the car of the previous generation, though the base engine has a different R20A marking instead of K20A. But the top unit has the same familiar K24A index. In principle, both engines have established themselves as trouble -free. The interval interval for any engine for the factory regulations is 15 thousand km, after this run, oil and all filters are changed. Note that instead of a belt, a chain was used in the drive of the timing. Unfortunately, in individual specimens, an increased oil consumption was noticed (with a strong drop in its level, the butter lights up on the instrument panel). In addition, some cars due to problems with the idle valve, it happens, stalls. Another feature after a strong shake or as a result of an accident, the machine may stop starting (an emergency shutdown of the gasoline pump is triggered).

The gearboxes do not suffer from any serious chronic ailments: that the machine is relatively trouble-free. Occasionally there were cases of twitching automatic transmission. And in cars equipped with manual transmission, it was sometimes impossible to turn on some programs. As a rule, this happened due to the clutch defect and required the replacement of the node.

The suspension as a whole is quite strong, except that sometimes he praises with extraneous sounds and vibrations. In individual copies, an unpleasant suspension defect could surfacing, leading to a strong shaking at high (read a highway) speed. The cause was shock absorbers, and in some cases faulty hinges of drive shafts. The owners complained about rather strange problems, for example, after a few years of operation, the springs sagged. A weapon of the model is considered a steering rack, which can even tap in relatively fresh cars (sometimes backlash occurs, which is why exchange rate stability suffers.

So, perhaps, the fact that the last Accord did not go far from the previous model is still a plus. There were no serious problems associated with the reliability of this machine during its operation. Although the fact that Accord upset its fans with many small problems is unpleasant. What to do, even Honda is subject to time. Perhaps this is the last real, not synthetic Accord

The advantages and disadvantages of the model
Advantages
Pleasant handling, rich equipment, good ergonomics
Flaws
Low road clearance, rather close rear sofa, average dynamic possibilities


 

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