Sneak Preview: 2010 Honda Accord
Sep 04, 2009 | Comments 0
2010 Honda Accord which is priced at (Sedan) $21,055, (Coupe) from $22,555 is available in both sedan or coupe body styles and has tough competition from its competitors like the Toyota Camry and upcoming Suzuki Kizashi. To keep themselves ahead of their competitors Honda has decided to upgrade the 2010 Accord with new features.
The new upgraded version would include options of V6 and a 4 cylinder engine. The 3.5 liter 24 valve engine would generate 271 horsepower. This sedan version would be equipped with Variable Cylinder Management Technology that can deactivate up to half of the cylinders while cruising which would assist in improving fuel economy. This system would offer a better mileage of 19mpg city limits and 29 mpg on highways.
The Honda Accord performance oriented Coupe body style is equipped with 3.5 liter V6 engine and would offer six speed manual transmission. The coupe edition would be available without the cylinder deactivation feature.
However the standard engine included in the Accord sedan EX, EX-Land Accord coupe LX-S, EX and EXL is 2.4 liter 16 valve 4 cylinder engine which would generate 190 horsepower. The Honda Sedan LX and LXP would be equipped with 2.4 liter four cylinder engine which would produce 177 horsepower. It is estimated that when both the engines are teamed with automatic transmission they will achieve an EPA rating of 21 mpg on city levels and 31mpgg on highways.
All four cylinder engines include 5 speed manual transmissions. All V6 powered four cylinder engines include five speed automatic transmissions and the Accord Coupe EX-L V-6 is equipped with six speed manual transmissions.
The standard features included in this model are single disc CD player with six speakers and 160 watts for power. Steering wheel based audio controls are standard on all the models. The sedan EX and coupe LX-S model adds a six disc in dash changer.
The Accord EX-L version is equipped with Honda Satellite Navigation System with Voice activation. This feature utilizes an 8 inch screen and an interface dial for user input. This model also includes additional features such as Bluetooth Hands Free Link for connecting compatible mobile phones.
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