2008 Honda Accord

By: Bapela

Honda put their engineers to work developing a bigger, roomier interior without sacrificing the sleek style or safety, and they did not disappoint. As far as style is concerned, the new versions of the sedan and the coupe will certainly stand out in a crowd when compared to the old, run of the mill style of Accord. The new 2008 Accord is also larger than it has ever been, in fact, the new model offers the most available interior room of any car in it’s class, but even bigger than the new and improved spacious interior are the powerful horses that this mid-size boasts under the hood.

Despite the complete overhaul, the new Accord keeps its position as one of the safest vehicles in the class with a five star safety rating in driver, passenger and front side impact and quite a few safety features standard including: traction and stability control, anti-lock brakes and airbags.


The challenge for the designers of the 2008 Accord was to deliver more power without compromising the fuel economy, and in the new model they came up all aces.

The Accord EX sedan comes with an available inline four cylinder engine that is tops in class with an astounding 190 horsepower, but still manages to come in with the same estimated miles per gallon as last years less powerful version.

Also debuting in 2008 was a 3.5 liter V6 version of the Accord. Honda introduced a new technology with this model, they call it cylinder deactivation. The powerful 6 cylinder engine, depending upon conditions, can operate on four or even three cylinders for optimal fuel economy. This incredible new innovation could potentially get the driver three more miles to the gallon on the highway when compared to the most recent, previous version of the V6 Accord.

So the engineers at Honda succeeded in making both the four and six cylinder engines more powerful while at the same time getting the same or even more miles to the gallon.

With the two new Accord engines, Toyota is no longer alone at the top of the class in fuel efficiency. The new 2008 Accord is dead even with the long time leader in this class, the Camry. The respective four cylinder engines are both capable of 21 miles per gallon in the city and a whopping 31 miles per gallon on the highway. The six cylinder automatic comes in at up to 19 miles per gallon in the city and 29 miles per gallon on the highway.

The Standards and the Extras

The Accord comes in either the sedan or coupe body style and the base model of either certainly offers enough in the way of options to please most people. The base model sedan comes standard with such features as: full power accessories, keyless entry, cruise control, a built in CD/MP3 player and an auxiliary audio jack – to name a few.

As you upgrade through the different trim levels, you see a wide array of nifty options like: alloy wheels, sun roof, 6 CD changer, navigation system with voice command, leather interior, dual zone climate control, satellite radio, heated seats, etc., etc., etc. The new Accords are certainly not lacking in potential extras, the most high end trim level has enough bells and whistles to please even the most discerning option hound.

The Honda Accord has always been a pretty decent car: it’s been at or above average in its class in dependability, handling and gas mileage, but with the introduction of the new 2008 version Honda appears to have made the push necessary to take its mid-size family sedan from a good car to a great car. The new version of the Accord isn’t just on par with the average it meets or beats the competition in power, interior space and gas mileage. It’s high time that Nissan and Toyota realize that Honda isn’t just breathing down their respective necks in this class anymore, that they are ready to take over.



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