Road Test
Honda Accord
Test date 14 May 2008
Price as tested £24,910
For Outstanding refinement, excellent ride quality, construction quality
Against Poor room in the rear and boot, messy ergonomics, limited performance
How much ?
- Price as tested £24,910
- Price as tested £26,060
How fast
- 0-30mph 3.4 sec
- 0-60mph 9.5 sec
- 0-100mph 27.1 sec
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
no data
- 0-400m
17.2 / 82.6 sec/mph
- 0-1000m
31.3 / 106.8 sec/mph
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
4.1 / 5.9
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
5.6 / 7.4 sec
- 50-70mph in 5th
7.4 sec
- 60-0mph
no data
- Top speed
no data
- Noise at 70mph
67 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
38.8 mpg
- Test best/worst
46.5 / 19.8
Government figures
- Combined/urban
50.4 / 38.7 mpg
- CO2 emissions
148 g/km
How big?
- Length
4726 mm
- Width
1840 mm
- Height
1440 mm
- Wheelbase
2705 mm
- Weight
1540 kg
- Fuel tank
65.0 litres
Engine
- Layout 4 cyls , 2199 cc
- Max power 148 bhp at 4000 rpm
- Max torque 258 ft at 2000 rpm
- Specific output 67 bhp per litre
- Power to weight 91 bhp per tonne
- Installation F Transverse
- Bore/stoke 85.0x96.9 mm
- Compression ratio 16.3:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl4
- Ignition and fuel no data, Diesel
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Manual
- 1st 3.933 / 5.5
- 2nd 2.037 / 10.6
- 3rd 1.297 / 16.7
- 4th 0.975 / 22.2
- 5th 0.777 / 27.9
- 6th 0.634 / 34.2
- Final drive 3.55
Suspension
- Front Double wishbones, coil springs, anti-roll bar
- Rear Multi-link, coil springs, anti-roll bar
Steering
- Type Electrically assisted rack and pinion
- Lock to lock 2.60
Brakes
- Front 300mm Vented Discs
- Rear 260mm Discs
Wheel & tyres
- Size front no data
- Size rear no data
- Made of Alloy
- Tyres front 225/50 R17
- Tyres rear 225/50 R17
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