This Front Wheel Drive combination is very efficient and scores near 31mpg on the open road. You can follow John on Twitter, and connect with him at Linkedin.Performance and refinement are yours with our 2014 Honda Accord Coupe EX-L V6 shown in magnificent Crystal Black Pearl! Powered by a 3.5 Liter V6 generating 278hp on demand while connected to a fun-to-drive 6 Speed Automatic transmission with sport mode and paddle shifters. In addition to Torque News, John's work has appeared in print in dozens of American newspapers and he provides reviews to many vehicle shopping sites. In 2008 he retired from that career and dedicated himself to chasing his dream of being an auto writer. For 20 years he applied his engineering and sales talents in the high tech world and published numerous articles in technical journals such as Chemical Processing Magazine.
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His was the role of battery thermal control designer. In the 1990s, he was part of a team that built a solar-electric vehicle from scratch. John's focus areas are technology, safety, and green vehicles. John Goreham is a life-long car nut and recovering engineer. Today's sedan design does bring in elements of a coupe-like body, and Honda should be credited for doing whatever it takes to keep the Accord on the car sales podium.ĭo you miss the Accord Coupe? If so, tell us why in the comments below. 5% of about 300K cars per year is 15,000 cars! There are four Honda/Acura car models not maintaining that sales pace on sale right now.
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But if one steps back and multiplies the percentage sold by the total, it is an impressive number. As a percentage of the Accord's sales, the coupe was just a small contributor. However, that percentage dropped steadily to under 6% in 2016. She told us that the modern Accord coupe sold at its peak in the neighborhood of 9% of total Accord sales in 2013. We reached out to Honda for some insight and our contact Jessica Pawl was kind enough to do some digging. The Accord coupe's sales are either good or bad depending upon how you look at it. The Accord finally had the go to match its show. the Accord Coupe was not just quick but arguably fast for its time and vehicle class. Able to run from 0-60 MPH in the mid-five-second range (verified by independent testing). The pinnacle of the Accord Coupe was the 2013 HFP Special Edition V6 Coupe.
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Related: 2014 Honda Accord V6 Manual Is Amazing On a Racetrack In the Accord's seventh generation, the Accord Coupe could be had with a 240 hp V6 engine and a six-speed manual transmission. A coupe deserved a bit more power though.
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Although its four-cylinder mainstay engines were not intended to be "fast," they were always responsive and peppy. Related: Looking for a New 2020 Honda Accord With a V6 Engine? Here's Where To Find It As you can see from the images, the Accord can be a great-looking car when it tries to be. That meant growing into a midsized sedan.Īlong the way to earning so many sales, the Accord was also shaped as a coupe. However, the Accord was to be the top-selling Honda car, so it needed to evolve and take the shape of the vehicle most buyers wanted. The Chevy Bolt is not far off the overall outline. Squint at the gen-1 Accord and you will see the general shape of many popular compact affordable vehicles still on sale today. When it was first introduced in 1976, the Accord was a hatchback. The Honda Accord is one of America's top-selling automobiles and has been in five decades.