2018 Honda Accord

The 10th-generation Accord is new from the ground up and features a lighter and more rigid body structure, an advanced new chassis design, two all-new, high-torque direct-injected and turbocharged engines, and the world's first 10-speed automatic transmission for a front-drive car.

The 2018 Accord features a longer wheelbase, a lower overall height and wider body, wider wheel tracks, and a shortened overall length. A sweeping greenhouse positioned farther back on the body completes the new stance and proportion of the next-generation Accord. The combined effect of these changes is a more premium look, highlighted by shorter overhangs, a bold front fascia, a long and low hood, and a visual center of gravity moved closer to the rear wheels.

The 2018 Accord also boasts a larger, more premium and tech savvy interior that compliments its athletic and elegant body design, delivering a level of quality and premium feel that belies Accord's mainstream sedan status.

The Accord takes an entirely new approach to performance by featuring three advanced new powerplants -- two direct-injected and turbocharged 4-cylinder engines and the third generation of Honda's two-motor hybrid powertrain technology.

The 1.5-liter, direct-injected turbo with dual Variable Timing Control produces a peak 192 horsepower and 192 lb-ft. of torque.

The Accord can also be equipped with a new 2.0-liter direct-injected turbo with i-VTEC valvetrain paired with a 10-speed automatic transmission or, in Sport trim, to the 10AT or an available 6MT. The new 2.0-liter turbo produces 252 horsepower and 273 lb.-ft. of torque.

The new hybrid powertrain utilizes a 2.0-liter Atkinson cycle engine with greater than 40 percent thermal efficiency, the highest for any mass-produced Honda engine, paired with Honda-developed electric motors that are the first drive motors in the world to use magnets containing no heavy rare-earth metals.