Excellent video! And no in-video commercials. Thank you! The only video where someone actually drove the car! And I learned what the paddle shifters did.
Fantastic demo ! I test drove a 2019 Accord Hybrid and loved it so much that I’ve decided it will be my next purchase in the fall. Everything you spoke about here matched my own experience. The car handles extremely well and had a surprising amount of torque at all speeds. Honda makes great vehicles !
awesome car and upgrades over the 2017 Hybrid (which my wife has). So glad they replaced the one sided camera for BLIS and made it on BOTH sides. To me the LEFT was always more important to have to prevent accidents when on the freeway with speeders coming up on your left in the fasrtlane as you tried to merge into that lane. Cant wait to try the paddle down shifters. Should be much better than using the B mode to engine brake as I have to do in my wifes 2017 Hybrid. Cant wait to order my 2018
I actually don't have a favorite yet. I have never owned a Honda before but leaning in that direction. I'm waiting to test drive the Insight before making a decision. I can tell you that I'm not going to get another only-gas car ever again. It will either be a PHEV or Hybrid.
Thanks for the great review. I'm trying to find numbers how fast this hybrid is in normal and sport mode. But there is no official information about it. Could you please uncover it?
Nikolai Artemev I’m pretty sure sport mode doesn’t do anything besides having the ability to extend your rev range and maybe tightens suspension. I could definitely be wrong on that, but that’s my knowledge. And yes I see that I’m a year late lol
Looka like Finally honda accord caught up with Bmw Hybrid 5 and 3 series. I got a 2014 model Hybid and it lacks power and struggles alot. I often feel like its not a 2.0L car its more of a civic 1300cc hybrid. I might give the 2018 model a change again. Before watching your video I felt the honda accord Hybrid is more like a Uber Prius car. But with luxury and sports feel I will give this a chance to impress myself.
How does paddle/ enging breaking work with your break lights? Can people behind know you're slowing down (like on the Exit example?) Cheers, thanks for the video review.
The break lights don't come on because you're coasting, not breaking. However in this example, if he was lightly applying the breaks as well, he'd maximize the regeneration and the tail lights would come on. He was just giving an example of how much the highest setting of the regenerative breaks would slow the car down.
it has to know you want to change lanes so yeah will only blink/warn you when you have blinkers on which is not good for "lazy" / illegal drivers all over the road who refuse to use their turn signals as required by law!! ;)
Stephen Soukup thanks! I was driving a loaner Lexus and it would blink if there’s a car in your blind spot. I think there’s a steady light if there’s a car in your blind spot and it beeps and flashes if u turn on the blinkers
Hi, nice review. I've heard that previous Accord generation (CR-7) was able to drive on EV mode up to 100km/hour (62miles/hours). Is it the same with the 2018 model? Many thanks in advance.
@Hennessy Honda Can you please answer a question I had? Let’s say I’m driving down the highway in the small town I live in and there’s nobody behind me. I’m doing 60 mph and I take my foot off the gas while the car is in eco mode. Will the car automatically apply regenerative braking as soon as I take my foot off the gas or will I have to touch the paddle shifters every time I want to utilize regenerative braking? My second question is on the same vein. Can the regenerative braking default braking setting be adjusted. Basically can I have it start off with max braking all the time or will I have to push the paddles to that each time I use the feature? Thank you in advance! :)
Very Informative, especially the driving portion. Alex Dykes from Alex on Autos touched on the paddle shifters and their functionality but it helped to hear it again with a little more hands-on demo and the drive modes explained in a little more detail. Sure it wasn’t like some of the high-end video reviews with all the ultra high resolution, refined videography, better mic quality. But it got the job done and had a lot of information that was very helpful and i could still hear everything you said which was great, especially with the prospective aspirations of buying the Hybrid Accord TRG. Definitely a very attractive car. Lot of great designing. I know a lot of people give praise to Mazda for their designs but Honda’s design language certainly isn’t ugly - specifically in their sedan Line-up. Granted i know some people aren’t the biggest fan of the chrome bar. But you really can’t mistake it for anything else - in a good way.
wow you got me on that one. I checked the entire FULL SIZE owners manual and it talks all about the left side and a little about the right side buttons but nothing on that blank button. maybe if you have an engine block heater but wouldnt really make sense there on the weel: techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/pubs/OM/AH/ATWA1818OM/enu/ATWA1818OM.PDF
With the hybrid, i dont put a lot of miles on my car so is that even beneficial for someone like me ? I saw a video on a hybrid saying that its meant to be driven around 30 to 50 miles per day and short trips are not good for hybrids. Is that true for this car ?
That's untrue. Hybrids actually get better mileage around town because electric motors are more efficient at lower speeds. That's usually why the gas engine kicks on at higher speeds because gas engines are more efficient when cruising. If you want to say, "hybrids are only good for saving gas over longer distances", it would be a wash with some of the really efficient gas engines out there like in the Civic and the smaller ones in the Accord. Around town driving and short distances is where hybrids do really well because you maximize use of the battery power instead of the gas engine.
Cash Money Bling looks like Honda does not have any official numbers but people who tested say it’s around 6.5-7s .. that’s so much better than base and so close to 2.0t
EV mode doesn't make any sense at all to me. Since the battery gets charged by the gas engine, and not your home electrical connection like a plug in hybrid, what is the point?
Depends on how picky you are. If you want a specific exterior and interior color that could have an affect. But in general there are quite a few Touring Trims out there in the Hybrid configuration.
hate the design so.. I couldn't bare the thought of trading my 2016 touring V6 for the touring 2.0 turbo. But I might for this if it has same amenities top to bottom with the difference being hybrid.
Hennessy Honda of Woodstock, I think quite a few like it.. but vast majority don't including me! I had Honda's since 1984. Honda North America is now promoting lower lease and interest for those that buy. You just can't beat natural asperated engines. If you like it buy it.. I won't
I had this exact car in a 2019 model year - touring hybrid - for 3.5 months. Worst car I've ever owned. Navigation crashed multiple times daily since day one. Honda never resolved this issue. The dealer said they were going to fix it, took it in and they said it's all set and pick it up the next day; next day, no call from dealer. I call and Honda HASN'T authorized the work, and of course if I leave it, they won't give a loaner so I am without a car for a week while they allegedly fix it?! Interior squeaking noise that sounded like two styrofoam coolers rubbing together around HUD since day one. It took three visits to two dealerships to resolve because dealers were not following procedure in a service bulletin that had been released by Honda that I found on my own on Google. Poor quality control of work in service departments. The lane departure system and adaptive cruise misread the road and would slam on the brakes daily during my commute to and from work. Adaptive cruise would hit the gas aggressively - operation was abrupt at best. Honda customer service is worse than the vehicle. After 3.5 months of a completely unacceptable car and customer service experience, I sold the car. Good riddance. Honda insisted I take the car to dealer of origin for warranty issues on a brand new car. Honda does not provide a loaner vehicle for warranty work on a brand new car. I've owned two Honda Accords and two Civics over the years, but this was the last. Never again. Not only is the technology so buggy it shouldn't be on the road, Honda's service puts up road blocks and barriers rather than resolve issues. American Honda leads with this example and the dealerships embrace the same culture when there are issues. The only positive was it got between 50 and 60 mpg during my commute to and from work. It wasn't enough to keep me in a terrible car.
When I get my license, I plan to drive my mom's 2008 Prius and this car might just become her new one. It's really good!
Excellent video! And no in-video commercials. Thank you! The only video where someone actually drove the car! And I learned what the paddle shifters did.
Fantastic demo ! I test drove a 2019 Accord Hybrid and loved it so much that I’ve decided it will be my next purchase in the fall. Everything you spoke about here matched my own experience. The car handles extremely well and had a surprising amount of torque at all speeds. Honda makes great vehicles !
The best of both worlds(fuel efficiency/fun). My next upgrade will be this Hybrid Accord. Awesome review👍
Thanks! Totally best of both worlds!
Wow! The paddle shifters for this amazing vehicle which is a hybrid have amazing functionality. What innovation!
awesome car and upgrades over the 2017 Hybrid (which my wife has). So glad they replaced the one sided camera for BLIS and made it on BOTH sides. To me the LEFT was always more important to have to prevent accidents when on the freeway with speeders coming up on your left in the fasrtlane as you tried to merge into that lane. Cant wait to try the paddle down shifters. Should be much better than using the B mode to engine brake as I have to do in my wifes 2017 Hybrid. Cant wait to order my 2018
Stephen! Thanks for the support! shoot me an email if you need anything!
Excellent video bro thanks!
Thanks for checking in out!
First time watching a video on TH-cam with no views, I’m the first one😁
Thanks for the support! Hope you learned something.
You should show that HUD,but very good review of this car.
th-cam.com/video/Sdt3-_gEgiw/w-d-xo.html check this video out I just did as well. It shows it!
Great video!
Looks beautiful! It’s actually my favorite car ever! I have a silver 2018 Accord Hybrid Touring with a gray interior
Over 200 horsepower in a HYBRID?!?! That’s amazing
It's SOOO amazing! Thanks for watching!
Great review!
Thanks! What's your favorite Honda model?
I actually don't have a favorite yet. I have never owned a Honda before but leaning in that direction. I'm waiting to test drive the Insight before making a decision. I can tell you that I'm not going to get another only-gas car ever again. It will either be a PHEV or Hybrid.
Leaning to the new Accord Hybrid, but I'm anxious to test the Insight.
Damn, I chose the wrong car. I should have gotten this car.
Thanks for the great review.
I'm trying to find numbers how fast this hybrid is in normal and sport mode. But there is no official information about it.
Could you please uncover it?
Nikolai Artemev I’m pretty sure sport mode doesn’t do anything besides having the ability to extend your rev range and maybe tightens suspension. I could definitely be wrong on that, but that’s my knowledge. And yes I see that I’m a year late lol
Looka like Finally honda accord caught up with Bmw Hybrid 5 and 3 series. I got a 2014 model Hybid and it lacks power and struggles alot. I often feel like its not a 2.0L car its more of a civic 1300cc hybrid. I might give the 2018 model a change again. Before watching your video I felt the honda accord Hybrid is more like a Uber Prius car. But with luxury and sports feel I will give this a chance to impress myself.
How does paddle/ enging breaking work with your break lights? Can people behind know you're slowing down (like on the Exit example?) Cheers, thanks for the video review.
The break lights don't come on because you're coasting, not breaking. However in this example, if he was lightly applying the breaks as well, he'd maximize the regeneration and the tail lights would come on. He was just giving an example of how much the highest setting of the regenerative breaks would slow the car down.
Coming down an 'off-ramp' and using the paddle shifters to slow down do the brake lights come on? Hopefully they do or you could get rear-ended.
Had the same thought!
No, because you're not breaking, you're coasting.
Does the blind spot monitor beep "only" when u turn on your blinkers? Or simply if there's another car in your blind spot?
it has to know you want to change lanes so yeah will only blink/warn you when you have blinkers on which is not good for "lazy" / illegal drivers all over the road who refuse to use their turn signals as required by law!! ;)
Stephen Soukup thanks! I was driving a loaner Lexus and it would blink if there’s a car in your blind spot. I think there’s a steady light if there’s a car in your blind spot and it beeps and flashes if u turn on the blinkers
Stephen, your killing it with the replies. Thanks for pitching in!
Hi, nice review. I've heard that previous Accord generation (CR-7) was able to drive on EV mode up to 100km/hour (62miles/hours). Is it the same with the 2018 model? Many thanks in advance.
Excellent review
@Hennessy Honda
Can you please answer a question I had? Let’s say I’m driving down the highway in the small town I live in and there’s nobody behind me. I’m doing 60 mph and I take my foot off the gas while the car is in eco mode. Will the car automatically apply regenerative braking as soon as I take my foot off the gas or will I have to touch the paddle shifters every time I want to utilize regenerative braking?
My second question is on the same vein. Can the regenerative braking default braking setting be adjusted. Basically can I have it start off with max braking all the time or will I have to push the paddles to that each time I use the feature?
Thank you in advance! :)
Do the brake lights come on when using the regen braking?
Does Nalley have the lifetime powertrain warranty that many dealers offer?
How does EV recharge once it's used up? Is it from regen brakeing?
Nice review but you keep saying Apply Car Play and not Android Auto...it does both!
Have you had any 2018 Accord customers opt for the dealer installed heated steering wheel? If so, does that look stock or tacked on?
We haven't. Are you thinking about doing in in your Accord?
Hennessy Honda of Woodstock Yes. When I buy it, I am thinking it would be good. I rented a car with it last winter and grew to really love it.
Very Informative, especially the driving portion. Alex Dykes from Alex on Autos touched on the paddle shifters and their functionality but it helped to hear it again with a little more hands-on demo and the drive modes explained in a little more detail.
Sure it wasn’t like some of the high-end video reviews with all the ultra high resolution, refined videography, better mic quality. But it got the job done and had a lot of information that was very helpful and i could still hear everything you said which was great, especially with the prospective aspirations of buying the Hybrid Accord TRG.
Definitely a very attractive car. Lot of great designing. I know a lot of people give praise to Mazda for their designs but Honda’s design language certainly isn’t ugly - specifically in their sedan Line-up. Granted i know some people aren’t the biggest fan of the chrome bar. But you really can’t mistake it for anything else - in a good way.
the remote start will precondition the cabin to 70 degrees. Is that remote start an option or is it standard on the Touring ?
Sjrick standard.
What is the blank steering wheel button under "main" for?
wow you got me on that one. I checked the entire FULL SIZE owners manual and it talks all about the left side and a little about the right side buttons but nothing on that blank button. maybe if you have an engine block heater but wouldnt really make sense there on the weel: techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/pubs/OM/AH/ATWA1818OM/enu/ATWA1818OM.PDF
Probably for the heated steering wheel option in Canadian models. US doesn't get this.
Does the Touring trim have a heated steering wheel option?
It does not but you can add it after the fact. Have you been considering the Touring model?
Don't they have the 6 or 10 speed paddle shift?...thinking about it hybrid nah...
Really want to see heads up display
Does anyone know the 0-60 time for the hybrid? Best guess I've found is about 6.6 seconds.
With the hybrid, i dont put a lot of miles on my car so is that even beneficial for someone like me ? I saw a video on a hybrid saying that its meant to be driven around 30 to 50 miles per day and short trips are not good for hybrids. Is that true for this car ?
That's untrue. Hybrids actually get better mileage around town because electric motors are more efficient at lower speeds. That's usually why the gas engine kicks on at higher speeds because gas engines are more efficient when cruising. If you want to say, "hybrids are only good for saving gas over longer distances", it would be a wash with some of the really efficient gas engines out there like in the Civic and the smaller ones in the Accord. Around town driving and short distances is where hybrids do really well because you maximize use of the battery power instead of the gas engine.
Is it a k-series?
My 2010 Lexus HS250H Premium has all these features. Honda is only 8 years behind.
Your 2010 has Qi wireless charging, NFC, and a heads up display?
Kenny Nguyen small dick
There are 2 White pearl colors. Which one is this one? Platinum or Orchid?
White Orchid Pearl
@@HennessyHondaofWoodstock I just bought one last Friday. There's only one white in hybrid which is the orchid pearl! Thanks!
What is the 0-60 time?
Cash Money Bling looks like Honda does not have any official numbers but people who tested say it’s around 6.5-7s .. that’s so much better than base and so close to 2.0t
ah gotcha thank you!
I’d be concerned about the lack of a spare tire. A repair kit will not help in every situation.
What’s the mpg?
2018 Honda Accord Hybrid Touring Honda Hybrid Car Sedan
Do it come in stick... probably not it would be dope if it did
why would a HYBRID come in a stick?!! sticks are for Sport models.
Mr. 973 the sport dose
Just about all Hybrids have CVTs. Electric motors don't have gears for you to row.
How much HP does this hybrid comes with?
Don Blake i think its the same 212 from the old model but i could be wrong
212hp @6200 rpm: www.edmunds.com/honda/accord-hybrid/2018/features-specs/
Stephen, you can just be my reply guy if you want haha. Thanks a million for the contribution.
EV mode doesn't make any sense at all to me. Since the battery gets charged by the gas engine, and not your home electrical connection like a plug in hybrid, what is the point?
The battery also gets charged from regenerative braking
is that accord hybrid touring hard to get?
Depends on how picky you are. If you want a specific exterior and interior color that could have an affect. But in general there are quite a few Touring Trims out there in the Hybrid configuration.
hate the design so.. I couldn't bare the thought of trading my 2016 touring V6 for the touring 2.0 turbo. But I might for this if it has same amenities top to bottom with the difference being hybrid.
its an awesome car and major upgrades over the 16s and 17s
It's hands down better than the last version. Like Stephen Soukup said above.
Hennessy Honda of Woodstock, I think quite a few like it.. but vast majority don't including me! I had Honda's since 1984. Honda North America is now promoting lower lease and interest for those that buy. You just can't beat natural asperated engines. If you like it buy it.. I won't
How far can you drive in EV mode on battery only power?
not far. EV mode only is best to use when "coming home" and you are a 1 block from your house and going
Mike Cataldo 1 mile
10 speed it is. Not yet hybrids.
I had this exact car in a 2019 model year - touring hybrid - for 3.5 months. Worst car I've ever owned. Navigation crashed multiple times daily since day one. Honda never resolved this issue. The dealer said they were going to fix it, took it in and they said it's all set and pick it up the next day; next day, no call from dealer. I call and Honda HASN'T authorized the work, and of course if I leave it, they won't give a loaner so I am without a car for a week while they allegedly fix it?! Interior squeaking noise that sounded like two styrofoam coolers rubbing together around HUD since day one. It took three visits to two dealerships to resolve because dealers were not following procedure in a service bulletin that had been released by Honda that I found on my own on Google. Poor quality control of work in service departments. The lane departure system and adaptive cruise misread the road and would slam on the brakes daily during my commute to and from work. Adaptive cruise would hit the gas aggressively - operation was abrupt at best. Honda customer service is worse than the vehicle. After 3.5 months of a completely unacceptable car and customer service experience, I sold the car. Good riddance. Honda insisted I take the car to dealer of origin for warranty issues on a brand new car. Honda does not provide a loaner vehicle for warranty work on a brand new car. I've owned two Honda Accords and two Civics over the years, but this was the last. Never again. Not only is the technology so buggy it shouldn't be on the road, Honda's service puts up road blocks and barriers rather than resolve issues. American Honda leads with this example and the dealerships embrace the same culture when there are issues. The only positive was it got between 50 and 60 mpg during my commute to and from work. It wasn't enough to keep me in a terrible car.
I like the idea of a hybrid... the wheels on every hybrid look ugly. I wouldn’t know this was a touring. Looks like an LX
There is no compact spare in the hybrid!
But at least you have a trunk!
At least there's space for you to put one in. In many hybrids there isn't even a well.
Not only does the Toyota Camry Hybrid have space in the trunk, but they also include a compact spare in the trunk.
do the seats fold down?
Exactly
This video would be 100x better if it wasn't on your face as you drove it. Not that you're ugly or anything, but that's not the point of the review.
Hate CVT
needs 19" wheels
stateniland no it doesn’t, the ride is already firm.
Maybe for looks but that would reduce fuel eco.
@@josiahstearns9615 if you do a lot of freeway driving at high speeds, having larger tires will increase your vehicle’s fuel efficiency.
@@stateniland well then that sounds like an aftermarket adjustment not a standard size cause not everyone does mostly freeway driving.
@@josiahstearns9615 WELL... you're wrong AGAIN.
jeep blow doors the honda
words are hard
Are you saying that a Jeep blows the doors off the Honda? Could you pick two more different cars to compare (and also pick up an English book)?
Next time let your title know it a hybrid review. Thumbs down👎👎👎
Carey Hinds seriously 😐
Honest mistake. Fixed. But hey thanks for checking it out anyway :)