2023 Honda Accord Sport Hybrid Review by Mark Fulmer
The Smooth and Spacious Accord with a Side of Sport
Mark Fulmer
Executive Producer, Editor
THE AUTO CHANNEL
A redesign of a proven popular car can be tricky but the new Accord's choice of smooth lines and subtlety is quite smart and shows that appealing to both the right and left sides of the brain is a good path to take. Upgrading the interior, tech, and safety systems as well as the powerplant makes a lot of sense when you start with one of the leaders of the pack.
The hybrid powerplant has a sport mode that suits the road and traffic limitations in our current infrastructure. In other words, you will not use it very often, but when you do, you will appreciate the response and stability. And there will be times when you will be lucky enough to have enough open road to have some fun.
The front seats and dash are designed for very good visibility and the ergonomics (reachability) of controls are straightforward, to the point, and user friendly.
Front head room 37.5 in.
Front leg room 42.3 in.
Front shoulder room 57.9 in.
Front hip room 55.4 in.
Rear seat have a bit of recline-ability which allowed younger passengers to close their eyes, much to the delight of the driver. Good leg room? Yes, indeed.
Rear head room 37.2 in.
Rear leg room 40.8 in.
Rear shoulder room 56.5 in.
Rear hip room 55.4 in.
To the surprise of no one, all of the versions of the 2023 Honda Accord have been anointed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) their highest accolade, the 2023 TOP SAFETY PICK+ (TSP+) rating. And the systems include:
Blind spot and lane departure warnings accident avoidance system
Lane keep assist
Rear cross traffic alert
Driver attention alert
Pre-collision safety system
Post-collision safety system Stability control
Traction control
4-wheel
ABS Emergency braking preparation Emergency braking assist
Remote anti-theft alarm system
Engine immobilizer
Since 1982 when U.S. production began, 12.5 million Accords have been sold, and as technology advances, so it appears, will that trend.