New to the trim line for 2018 are the turbo engine, Honda Sensing, LED low beam headlamps and LED taillamps, and keyless engine start (Smart Start). This is the entry level, priced at $23,750, $315 more than the outgoing LX. The 2.0T models are about $2,000 more.Īccord LX. The Accord 2.0T and Accord Hybrid have fewer trim lines but the ones in common map closely to the Accord 1.5T on features. This is based on the Accord 1.5T that should account for 80 percent of sales. Here are the trim lines, or model variations. If you’re recommending cars to friends, it’s nice when you don’t have to say, “The car has the safety features you want, but it’s only on the top three, no maybe it’s top two, trim lines.” The only tricky part to remember is the safest Accord is the EX and above (EX-L, Touring), all with blind spot detection. The important thing about Honda Sensing is that as of 2018 you can walk into a Honda dealer, pick an Accord, and not have to research whether the trim line you can afford has it.
Lane keep assist pulls the car back from the lane edge, as it’s supposed to do, but doesn’t center the car (that would be lane centering assist). In the test drive, the Honda Sensing tools all worked well, as did blind spot detection. He said Honda previously offered Honda Lane Watch, a complex rear-facing camera system on the passenger side that required the driver’s involvement to judge when it was safe to change lanes, whereas Honda Sensing tools were passive, and Honda for now continues to follow the path of keeping blind spot detection separate.
We asked Honda senior product planner Dan Choo about the omission. BSD is included on the EX and above on the 1.5-liter Accord, and on EX-L and above on the Accord 2.0 (there’s no EX trim level with the 2.0).
Honda provides two legs of the holy trinity of safety alerts–adaptive cruise control and lane departure warning / lane keep assist–but continues to lack, as standard, blind spot detection.