![]() ![]() If I had a young teenage new driver in my family I would want them driving a car with this safety equipment. This new safety technology that has become available on more and more new vehicles really is proving beneficial to help reduce even minor collisions. The 2017 Accord Sedan has received the highest available crash safety rating, a 5-Star Overall Vehicle Score from the NHTSA. The forward collision alert is a bit sensitive flashing its "Brake!" alarm and causing my passengers to raise their eyebrows a bit. It includes Adaptive Cruise Control with Low Speed Follow, Collision Mitigation Braking System, Lane Departure Warning, Forward Collision Warning with automatic braking, Lane Keeping Assist, and Road Departure Mitigation. ![]() The full suite of Honda Sensing safety technology is standard on the Accord Touring V6. There’s also heated front and rear seats, front and rear parking sensors and a rear view camera. I love Honda’s Lane Watch feature that displays an image in the center screen of the right lane next to the car when the right turn signal is on. I probably would mount a good set of winter tires on all four corners so as to get around better and safer in cold and snowy weather. Around the streets of Chicago winter potholes and road heaves could be a challenge. The ride is a bit harsh, due somewhat to the 40-series tires on 19-inch wheels. Steering has good feel and feedback, being direct and responsive. Interstate on-ramps are taken with ease and there isn’t much body roll. Overall ride and handling are very confident and composed and much to my liking. Zero to 60 mph is in the low-6 second range. And when pushed, the engine isn’t overly noisy. Acceleration is quite impressive and the fuel gauge never seemed to move. I enjoyed my drive-time with the Accord Touring V6. This pays off by not only being green, but if you happen to work in a LEED certified building you may get a closer-in parking space that’s required to be reserved to encourage clean-vehicles as part of the LEED rating. What’s that, you ask? Well, the engine and the Accord sedan overall has really low emissions. The 3.5-L V6 pumps out 278 HP and is emission certified at the LEV3-ULEV125-rating. I didn’t make any fuel consumption measurements with the media loaner I drove but getting in the high-20s to thirty should not be too hard. It’s got EPA test-cycle fuel economy ratings of 25 combined mpg, with 21 city mpg and 33 highway mpg. The 2017 Accord Touring V6 is priced at $34,830. ![]() And as for the transmission, the Touring V6 has a 6-speed automatic - not a CVT. Hybrids work well, but they’re not my game, although some day they may be. I’ve always been a V8 over V6 guy, and in the Accord’s case the V6 over the 4-cylinder is my preference. But, the Touring V6 is the car that fits me best and that I would appreciate and enjoy the most. Yes, that’s the top-of-the-line and you may think I was going for the max. ![]() Looking deep into my crystal ball, which doesn’t always work well, and considering what may come down the road, the Accord 4-door Touring V6 would be my choice. For 2017 the Accord Hybrid returns, featuring a new version of Honda's two-motor hybrid powertrain technology with both class-leading power and fuel economy ratings. The Accord was significantly updated for 2016 with revised styling and new equipment. ![]()
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