“What’s a V6 that doesn’t sound like crap,” Regular Car Reviews’ host Mr. Regular asks from behind the wheel of somebody’s 2016 Honda Accord V6 six-speed manual coupe. He immediately answers his own question: “This.”
The current tenth generation Honda Accord is a great getaround car, but unfortunately for the few people who prefer their placid driving experience paired with only two doors, the Accord Coupe was retired with the now-phased-out body style.
Handsome but unassuming, the Accord Coupe, especially a manual Accord Coupe, was a car you might be into if you were casually into driving, largely into efficiency, and generally disinterested in attracting attention and also rear doors.
Turns out that was a pretty lean customer base, so these cars are pretty rare as used options now. But, they do exist, and this video test drive makes it sound like they’re pretty awesome.
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278 horsepower from a robust 3.5-liter V6, hooked up to a shifter with Honda’s signature snick-snick-snick excellence and fuel economy that’s not terrible? Sounds kind of perfect, now that I step back and think about it, despite the fact that it’s front-wheel drive.
I do have to note that Mr. Regular said the car was capable of “35 mpg on the highway,” but he must have grabbed a lower trim’s rating because Honda’s spec sheet puts the EX with Leather at 28 mpg. Which is still decent.
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Otherwise, this tour of this EX-L is generally pretty informative. Not sure what compelled the citation of the V8 Chevy SS or Scat Pack Dodge as rivals, but otherwise, this is a good take on a good car.
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