Testing the all new Honda Accord 2018

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If you are a cautious car-driver like me, you will probably identify with this piece. Not everyone in this world, rides fast cars. We may want to, but some of us have our reasons to tread with caution. My children in the backseat are the biggest reason I never push the pedal.
When invited to test drive the All New 2018 Honda Accord, it seemed like a dream come true. These new cars are slick and sporty.




First introduced in 1976, the Honda Accord is the second longest-running automotive nameplate in Honda’s history, after the Honda Civic. The Accord was the first automobile from a Japanese automaker to be manufactured in America and has been in continuous production at the company’s Marysville, Ohio auto plant since November 1, 1982, using domestic and globally sourced parts. Total global Accord production exceeds 17.5 million units.

The 2018 Accord is the 10th generation of Honda’s perennially best-selling midsize sedan. All new from the ground up, the new Accord is built on a new platform with a lower, wider stance, a lighter and more rigid unibody structure; a lighter and more sophisticated chassis; two advanced new power units, including Accord’s first-ever turbocharged engines, a new 10-speed automatic transmission.
In recreating Accord for its 10th generation, Honda designers and engineers sought to convey “absolute confidence” in every element of design and performance. 
The new model has a more spacious and upscale interior, and the latest generation of advanced Honda safety and driver-assistive technologies. 

Accord has also played an important role in advancing low-emissions vehicle technology in America and was the first Honda automobile to meet California’s ULEV, SULEV and SULEV30 emission standards.

It has been a matter of huge pride for me to have driven the Honda Accord 2009 model back in 2015 and then meeting its designer in 2018.  More on this in my next post. For now I am enjoying the thrilling feeling of haven riden this vehicle again.


Attending the Middle East launch and test drive of the new Honda Accord 2018

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