Road Test
Honda Accord 2.2 i-DTEC EX GT
Test Date Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Price When New £24,910
Verdict
It is tempting to think Honda miscalculated in replacing a car as fit and healthy as the old Accord with something that, while new, seems to advance the art to no great extent. Such is the brilliance of hindsight; the truth is, this car was on the drawing board soon after the birth of the last one and few could have predicted then what staying power its forebear would possess.
Yes, it would have been better to let the old Accord live a little longer and spend the time making a new one with more than the ability merely to maintain the class pace, but we’re not going to condemn this Accord for that.
If you want a well built, quiet and refined cruiser, there is much here that commends the Accord.
Yet it stills struggles to lift itself clear of the pack. It’s a more than competent all-rounder, but in this market and from this manufacturer, we were hoping for rather more even than that.
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