June 19 saw big news about bigger news out of Honda headquarters in Torrance, CA. A live-in-Detroit and YouTube live-streamed event is set for July 14. And if an accompanying Honda concept sketch is any indication, it's that the Honda gala plans to showcase the upcoming 2018 Honda Accord, a sedan that looks to be more than midsize business as usual.
2018 Honda Accord will, in fact, feature a comprehensive bumper-to-bumper redesign, with, according to the automaker, a "dramatic new styling direction," complete with a lean, competitive stance and some attention-capturing proportion changes. Appearing in line with the recent Honda performance tack, evinced by the Honda Civic Si and the suggestiveness of an upcoming Honda Civic Type R in the fall, three available fuel-efficient powertrains present, two of which offer direct-injected, turbocharged builds. Pair them with the promise of a new Honda-developed 10-speed automatic, a continuously variable transmission, or a 6-speed manual, and new vistas ought to open wide for the sport experience. Honda even plans to offer 2018 Accord in a two-motor hybrid powertrain iteration to go the fuel-economical distance.
With the big reveal of the new Honda Accord right around the corner, we wait excitedly. In the meantime, you're welcome to visit us here at Larry H. Miller Honda Boise and pass the time with a thrilling test drive behind the wheel of the comparable 2018 Honda Accord or Accord Hybrid. We showcase the run of trims sporty to luxurious, and you'll find us right around the corner here in Boise, ID, at 7710 West Gratz Drive.
