2018 Honda Accord 2.0T Touring - Review and Test Drive Smail Ride Along
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ต.ค. 2024
- Take a test drive in the exciting and redesigned 2018 Honda Accord 2.0T Touring! Along the way our Smail sales representative will explain many of the features as well as give demonstrations!
PREVIEW Moonroof, Heated/Cooled Leather Seats, Nav System, Back-Up Camera, iPod/MP3 Input, Leather Wrapped Steering Wheel, Aluminum Wheels, Turbo Charged Engine, Satellite Radio. Radiant Red Metallic exterior and Ivory interior, Touring 2.0T trim
KEY FEATURES INCLUDE Cooled Driver Seat, Leather Seats, Leather Wrapped Steering Wheel, Woodgrain Interior Trim, Premium Sound System, Satellite Radio, Navigation, iPod/MP3 Input, Back-Up Camera, Heated Rear Seat, Heated Driver Seat, Power Tilt/Sliding Sun Roof, Turbocharged, Onboard Communications System, Aluminum Wheels. MP3 Player, Keyless Entry, Child Safety Locks, Steering Wheel Controls, Heated Mirrors. Honda Touring 2.0T with Radiant Red Metallic exterior and Ivory interior features a 4 Cylinder Engine with 252 HP at 6500 RPM*.
WHO WE ARE Smail Honda has been part of the “family owned and operated” Smail Auto Group since 1976. Throughout the years, we have continually been dedicated to exceeding our client’s expectations and providing quality sales and service to Greensburg and the surrounding Pittsburgh Area.
Horsepower calculations based on trim engine configuration. Please confirm the accuracy of the included equipment by calling us prior to purchase.
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Very good review. I like this guy...he's a sales rep but not cocky or overbearing. Also, this touring model has a beautiful interior, and an incredible amount of modern features, especially considering the price point.
I personally think Honda really nailed it. The car looks and drives great. I'm taking delivery next week on a 2.0L touring radiant red. I even pimped it out a little, side molding, mud flaps, under body side spoilers and chrome sports grill. I'll miss my 2014 VW CC R-line manual, but, the features and turbo on this car having me coming back to Honda.
this was the most informative video ever. I wish all other car videos were like this
Thanks a lot, Danny!
I was really impressed with your presentation. I currently own a Mercedes and this has convinced me to look further into a Honda. I want to say whomever has you on their payroll has a gem.
Thanks for watching, Donald! We're glad we could help!
Believe it or not I have never seen a review so detailed and interesting. Best review of my favourite car! Thanks champ!
That's great Jared! Thanks for watching, we're happy you enjoyed!
That was truly the best review I've seen on this vehicle. Tons of great info and real life demonstration. I even learned new things about this Accord that no one else had even mentioned. Great job!
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This is a very good review. You showed features that other reviewers haven’t shown about the new Accord.
You forgot to mention that in the middle where there is the USB and 12v plug there is a wireless phone charger/connector to car play. You just pace your phone right in that cubby hole and your phone connects. Just bought this car and I LOVE IT!!
Congratulations on your new purchase!
How comfortable are the seats? And what other flaws have you ran across?
@@Mrfantastic92 The seats are comfortable, the heating and cool work great! No Complaints there. Overall, there are not any significant flaws that I can think of. I've had the car for over a month now, and I get so many compliments on it One of the best purchases I've made in a long time, probably my whole life LOL.
@@jessicayaeger7720 That's great to hear. If you don't mind me asking how did you make the purchase?(cash or a loan)
If you choose loan how much is your monthly payment?
And who are you insured with and how much do you pay a month?
Sorry for all the questions but this is going to be my first car and im not trying to find out the best way to go about getting this. Im currently working on my credit
Best review so far I seen on youtube
Best review I've seen. Great job!
I hope to have my 2.0T Touring by next week.
The best Review so far...thank you
Great review. Incredibly comprehensive
I got the white touring 2.0 and mine came came with pinstripe upgrade which goes along the line of the car above the door handle. It's a nice upgrade.
9:06 reaches for gear shifter
gear shifter is like not today
Great review and video quality. Captured all angles. I can't decide between exl or touring
Very goOd review ..best review so far
Excellent review and ride along! Beautiful Accord 2.0T Touring! I happily subscribed to your channel guys! Keep up the good work!!
-Chris
Hands down best review I've seen, thank you!!!
@4:10
You can use the USB port to plug in a flash drive containing your music files.
The stereo is nothing special. So if you want to make it sound its best, then playing cherry picked .flac files (avoid .mp3 files) will let the stereo sound its best.
What I mean by "cherry picked" is that not all digital files sound the same. Your favorite song might be available on an original release, greatest hits, best of, various compilations, and any number of remasters (remasters often sound worse). So the exact same song is available with varying sound quality. If you take the time and effort to pick wisely, you will have a much better sounding music collection.
@10:40
"Just giving it a little bit of gas"
Note that the car has 3 driving modes:
1) Econ
2) (neither Econ nor Sport)
3) Sport
With #1, the car feels sluggish. A little bit of gas does not do much. You will often find yourself pushing (not much happens), pushing harder (not much happens), pushing harder (not much happens), pushing harder (BOOM! - it takes off). But you get the best fuel economy. This mode is best for heavy traffic and highway cruising. It is a bit frustrating on local roads where you are repeatedly doing 0 - 40.
With #3, it is the opposite. "Just give it a little bit of gas" will give you a jolt of acceleration. This is mostly due to the car maintaining a lower gear. So you will get a rewarding response, but at the cost of fuel economy.
#2 is ideal for most driving conditions. The car is responsive (never feels sluggish) and will get close to the "Econ" fuel economy.
@10:56
"We also have paddle shifters..."
Note that the car operates differently, depending on the mode you are in (Econ, Sport, or neither of the two -- meaning the middle mode).
In Sport mode, once you use a paddle, the car will hold that gear. The car will no longer shift automatically. The exception is to keep the car from stalling and from over-revving the engine. In other words, the car will hold the gear, as long as it feels you will not damage the car. You can return to automatic shifting by holding the right paddle for 2 seconds.
In the other modes, the car will only temporarily hold the manual gear. After a few seconds, it will return to automatic shifting.
@11:10
"...also has a Sport mode..."
Not mentioned is that the sport mode increases the Turbo's boost, and it stiffens the suspension a bit.
@13:48
Neither view is linear.
You have a choice of wide angle, and very wide angle (as well as close-up view).
@16:23
"...great stereo system"
Not quite. It is so-so.
I own the Accord, and I also own a 2003 Nissan Sentra.
The stock stereo in the old Sentra is better. Not because it can shake the car (it cannot). It is better because it throws a realistic soundstage. It has better imaging. The speakers disappear (close your eyes and your ears cannot identify the location of the speakers). None of this is true for the Accord. You always know that you are listening to a mechanical device.
Honda has the resources to have done a better job with the stereo. They either put someone in charge of that department who never heard a great sounding stereo, or Honda decided to cut corners.
Note the Toyota's Camry and Nissan's Altima stereos are of similar sound quality. I will give the edge to the Accord. But not because it is better. Mostly because it is less bad. You can enjoy the stereo, but it is nothing special.
Cheers!
@Uhhh The 400 watt top end (top end for the car, but mediocre for a car stereo) gets louder, and pumps out more bass. It does not sound any better (unless you equate volume with quality).
Sure, we all like to turn up the volume for songs that rock. But making mediocre sound quality louder means hearing the same mid fidelity at higher decibels.
It is like watching an unfocused movie. Play that movie on a larger screen and you get more of the same blurry video.
The Accord's stereo, for folks that never heard a very good stereo, probably sounds real good to them. They will hear nothing wrong with it. It is only when they hear what a truly good sounding car stereo sounds like, is when those folks will notice the deficiencies in the Accord's stereo.
I listened to most of the stereos that the Accords, Camrys, and Altimas had (can't remember them all and I was more focused on the driving aspects of the cars). What I do remember is that none of them sounded better than the stock stereo in my 2003 Nissan Sentra. My Sentra's stereo does not make the windows rattle. But it does get reasonably loud. More importantly, when I play quality source material, it sounds like real people and real instruments, with space between each performer and instrument. It draws you in to the music. I was shocked at how good it sounded when I purchased the car back then.
I wrongly assumed that 17 years later that the cars would have even better stereos. I was disappointed to hear that they got worse.
I purchased the 2020 Accord Sport 2.0. And I listened to the stereo in the Accord Touring 2.0. I do not recall the details, other than nothing impressed me. Honda, Toyota, and Nissan all dropped the ball (or intentionally spiked the ball, to cut corners).
great review but the oil change half off you should offer it free for the first time oil change, i bought my honda sport here in our local dealer the gave me free oil change for my first oil change
I SO WISH !! they could have offered the black interior with this red color
Ah, yes, that'd be a great option!
Great review Justin. If I lived in the US I’d be shopping at Smail Honda!
Astonishing review...
Thanks, we appreciate it!
The only thing it needs is to be able to read traffic lights and stop signs and react accordingly. Car is still awesome.
We agree!
One of the best reviews.
Nice thorough review. ❤️
Glad you enjoyed!
Awesome video Justin!
Luv you 2018 Honda Accord ...
10 speakers in the Touring and EX-L... not 12 as stated @ 16:25...
Thats a sexy looking car!
We agree!
Awesome review. Thanks for posting.
How do I turn down or mute the volume on the navigation system. It does not work the way the owner's manual says it should. Please help!
Great review! But just one thing I'd like to mention....sport mode doesn't increase the torque or horses. From what I've researched, all sport mode does is change the ride of the suspension. Now, you mentioned that it changes up the gearing which the way I interpret that is the car holds each gear out longer than normal for maximum acceleration. But, I doubt that's the case because the high end torque on most 4 cylinders are pretty mediocre.☺
I own a 2018 2.0 T Touring model and I can say, in the sport mode the engine opens up considerably. The steering and suspension also tightens up.
Does Android Auto allow Waze turn-by-turn directions to display in the HUD?
Very helpful review
Great review!
Pressure? What pressure .... In a dealership ??? Noooooo. Never pressured..... Lol nice review
Does anyone know if this vehicle has slots on the roof for installation of roof rails and cross bars?
the..."HOUSE button"...
TJ i wonder if that button would play some house lol
Great Review.
I havent seen one with a heated steering wheel as the Altima offers Is that an option?
optional on the accord and it's dealer installed
Well done.
Can some one just answer my question(is this car stronger than the last model)
Thanks in advance ✋🏼😎🔥
Jason99942 thank you bro 👍🏼😊
Mr ATG999KSA redline review has a video drag racing the 2.0T and v6
Mr ATG999KSA 2.0T is faster
Mr ATG999KSA yes indeed look it up v6 vs 2.0
Does it have a CD player?
atestring100 who uses CD's now.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Nope
I'd rather have the Legendary Lane Watch! That's what made Honda unique adding an actual camera on the side mirrors! Smh Honda!
macc boogie Yeah, but it was only on one side and didn't have rear cross traffic alert with is really useful.
isn't easier to say "car" than "vehicle"?
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Buy this car over the TLX
nope, got my TLX cuz the SH-AWD :)
Benny Chan if only the Accord had AWD
My 2017 v6 touring looks way better than this only wish it had cooled seats and heads up display
My brother has a 2017 V6 Touring in white and loaded. It is sharp and fast as hell, but give the 2018 2.0T touring a spin. I drove 2.0T EX-L a test drive today. Impressive! Take one for a test drive, you might just be surprised.
Dexter Smith yeah maybe I will I just don't like the look to much maybe pictures and videos aren't doing it justice maybe in person it's better
I rather get a Lamborghini
Ugly as hell! Looks like someone ripped off the grill and forgot to put it back....what a shame.