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A V6 under the hood, aerodynamic styling and express highway, What more you can expect to go for a blast! Honda has come up with a much powerful Accord. We driven the new Accord V6 in Delhi – Noida Express highway and here we tell you how V6 has changed the Accord…
The 3.5L V6 engine equipped with innovative technologies including VCM (Variable Cylinder Management) and drive-by-wire churns out 275PS of peak power at 6200rpm. Also at your foot is the ample 339Nm peak torque. Floor the accelerator, the engine gives out a nice throaty note. The roll in acceleration is impressive also is the top end performance. We managed to push the accord V6 to 230kmph but still felt the V6 has more to offer.Honda’s new cylinder-deactivation technology, which allows the engine to run on six, four or three cylinders depending on driving conditions for maximum fuel economy. Though we can’t gauge fuel efficiency of new Accord V6 in our brief test drive, we expect this accord to deliver the same fuel economy as the 2.4L one which means the increase in power at no fuel economy expense. Honda claims that the new Accord would give a mileage of 10 km per litre as per Automotive Research Association of India conditions. A five-speed automatic is typically standard with this engine. The automatic transmission shifts superbly under hard acceleration but downshifting gets little rougher. Coming back to the VCM, after the 1981 Cadillac V-8-6-4 which proved unreliable and was discontinued after a year., we did not heard of any three-mode cylinder deactivation system but Honda says there’s no chance of that.
Along with the powerful V6 engine, the Accord V6 also gets Vehicle Stability Assist with traction control which can be turned off by pressing it for a longer time. The new accord V6 runs on higher profile tyre with 17″ alloy wheels. Accord stays composed till 180kmph but after that it does not inspires confidence. Also the vague steering makes the driver to have extra bit of attention during cornering. Honda’s Active Noise Cancellation and Active engine mounts works in tandem with VCM and smooth out any vibrations and noise. Result, its hard to feel the mechanical changes except there is an Indicator on the IP which shows you are running on eco-mode. The instrument cluster and steering wheel is cool but sans the sci-fi digital speed read-out of civic. Remember, this sedan caters to fat wallet customers. That’s why Honda has added wooden touches all over the dashboard omitting audio controls in the steering wheel. The center console looks cluttered and soon Honda has to make an iDrive or MMi for the best user interface. Put this this small things behind. With the new Accord V6 , Honda has put perfect blend of performance, value and efficiency in a single package. The Accord has always been good and now it’s even better.
