The 2011 Honda Accord gets a mid-cycle freshening that includes revised styling, improved fuel economy, & some reconfigured dashboard controls. It also adds a brand new leather-upholstered Special Edition (SE) model. The 2011 Honda Accord sedan is a blueprint for the comfortable & efficient midsize four-door while the stylish 2011 Honda Accord Coupe compares well to some pedigreed sports models. Together they form one of America's most-popular automobile lines. The top value in a 2011 Accord is a sedan in midrange EX trim with the four-cylinder engine.
The 2011 Honda Accord is the best automobile for you in the event you appreciate precision engineering in your every day transportation, & don't need to pay a bundle for it.
Styling: The 2011 Honda Accord sedan & 2011 Honda Accord Coupe get revised grille inserts & simplified front bumper appearance. The 2011 Accord sedan gains a brand spanking new trunklid with red horizontal reflector bars that span most of car's width. The 2011 Accord Coupe has new taillamps that relocate the clear, brake-light portion from the top of the lens to the bottom. There's also new wheel designs for the sedan & for six-cylinder Coupes. All the changes are subtle, but Honda says some make the 2011 Accord more aerodynamic for improved fuel economy. Unchanged are either body style's critical dimensions. Unaltered as well are the Accord sedan's busy body creases, which are far less harmonious than the swept-back lines of the Accord Coupe. The 2011 Accord sedan remains among the largest midsize cars thanks in great measure to its long wheelbase. This is the distance between the front & rear axles & fundamentally defines how much space a automobile can allot for the passenger compartment. The Accord sedan's 110.0-inch wheelbase is exceeded among direct competitors only by the Chevrolet Malibu's 112.3-inch stretch. For a sportier look & more nimble handling at the expense of rear-seat leg room -- the 2011 Accord Coupe retains its 107.9-inch wheelbase & correspondingly shorter overall body length. The new 2011 Honda Accord SE is offered as a sedan only & brings to the lower finish of the lineup several historicallyin the past unavailable luxury features, including leather upholstery & heated front seats. The 2011 Accord sedan roster is otherwise a repeat. It begins with the LX & better-equipped LX-P models, adds the SE, & continues through & EX & top-line EX-L trim. The 2011 Accord coupe returns LX-S, EX, & EX-L models.
Features: The 2011 Honda Accord complements its exterior facelift with a host of feature upgrades -- some long overdue. As per Honda custom, Accord isn't obtainable with individual options. In lieu, Honda imposes a strict model hierarchy with a well-defined suite of standard equipment at each level. Not one of the features added to the 2011 Accord is critical, but Honda's foot-dragging on some reveals how rivals are exploiting a weakness. For example, Accord finally gets a USB iPod interface, a basic 21st century convenience most competitors make standard even on their low-price trim levels. Honda, however, confines USB linking to the 2011 Accord coupes & to the EX & EX-L sedans. Similarly, Honda continues to offer a navigation system only on EX-L Accords at a $2,200 premium for sedans & $2,000 on the coupes. By contrast, the redesigned 2011 Hyundai Sonata, offers navigation even on its entry-level trim. In the Accord, Bluetooth hands-free cell-phone connectivity is limited to the EX-L sedan & EX & EX-L coupes. Bluetooth connectivity increasingly viewed as a safety feature -- is far more widely obtainable on most Accord competitors & is standard on plenty of. For 2011, Honda finally enhances Accord's navigation-system screen with a rearview backup camera another safety adjunct but only on the sedans. As before, the L in EX-L denotes standard leather upholstery; other Accord models have cloth seating surfaces & they get new fabrics for 2011. Power heated front seats are limited to EX-L models & for 2011, Accord EX-L V-6s gain a two-position memory for the driver's stool. Finally, the 2011 Accord dashboard repositions the most often used climate-control buttons closer to the driver. This enhances Accord's already laudable ergonomics, which are in fact one of the assets that help this automobile overcome its occasional gap in features availability. Rivals may be more liberal with accessories, but Accord remains the class benchmark for cabin spaciousness, comfort, & materials quality.
Mechanical: The 2011 Honda Accord sticks with a proven formula of front-wheel drive as well as a choice of carefully matched four- & six-cylinder engines. Modifications that reduce internal engine friction team with revised automatic-transmission gear ratios & the improved aerodynamics to boost fuel economy by as much as 3 mpg for 2011. (See the 2011 Honda Accord Fuel Economy section below for details.) The 2011 Accords are otherwise mechanically unaltered. Their front-wheel drive layout places the mass of the engine over the wheels that propel the automobile. That's nice for traction in snow & it concentrates the powertrain in the car's nose, leaving maximum space for passengers & cargo. Despite its comparatively giant size, Accord isn't overweight, so Honda can use engines tuned for a balance of performance & fuel economy. The 2011 Accord doesn't require to gain horsepower to stay competitive, & it doesn't. Its 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine again comes in one states of tune. In the LX, XL-P, & SE sedans, it's 177 horsepower. In the more pricey EX & EX-L sedans & in the all the Coupes it's 190 horsepower. All four-cylinder Accords are obtainable with a five-speed manual transmission or a five-speed automatic. The 2011 Accord's V-6 is again a 3.5-liter with 271 horsepower. It's obtainable in the EX V-6 & EX-L V-6 sedans & in the EX-L V-6 Coupe. This V-6 has Honda's Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) expertise that saves gas by deactivating five cylinders in low-demand cruising. All V-6 Accord sedans have a five-speed automatic transmission. The 2011 Accord EX-L V-6 Coupe is positioned as a performance-oriented two-door & its version of the 3.5-liter lacks VCM. The EX-L V-6 Coupe is the only six-cylinder Accord obtainable with manual transmission; its six-speed manual is geared for speedy acceleration. The Accord EX-L V-6 coupe is also obtainable with the five-speed automatic, & 2011 models gain this car's first steering-wheel-mounted shift paddles; they enable the driver to imitate the gear choice of a manual transmission.
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