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What's New for the 2006 Honda Accord?
The Honda Accord gets styling, powertrain and trim level adjustments for 2006. Freshened front and rear styling includes new versions of the bumper fascias, front grille, trunk lid, and taillights. Powertrain updates include slightly more power for the four-cylinder and V6 engines and the availability of a six-speed manual transmission on V6-equipped sedans. Trim levels include a new value-oriented Value Package (VP) model positioned above the previously available DX and a Special Edition (SE) trim positioned between the LX and EX. Minor interior updates and standard stability control for V6-equipped cars round out the changes for the 2006 Accord. Advantages of the 2006 Honda Accord:
- Impeccable build quality
- Extraordinarily comfortable front seats
- Luxury-caliber interior materials
- Impressive acceleration from V6 engine
- Simple navigation system with voice activation
- Spunky PZEV four-cylinder models
- Deserved reputation for reliability and value
Objections to the 2006 Honda Accord: - Trunk smaller than Altima and Camry
- Muddled secondary function control placement for stereo and climate systems
- No auto-down feature for front passenger
- No one-touch open and close for the power sunroof
- Can't use headlights during the daytime and still read the electronic gauge cluster
Editor's Advice:
Hands down, the 2006 Honda Accord is our favorite midsize car. Honda initially tried to market the Accord as a sport sedan, but it isn't a terribly good dance partner for the two-lane two-step. Choose the Accord coupe or sedan with the six-speed manual for the enthusiast feel, but the floaty suspension doesn't handle the curves like its S2000 cousin. Rather, the Honda Accord is our pick for a comfortable daily driver, the kind of car that most people want most of the time. Never have we been so impressed with a family sedan's combination of performance, comfort, luxury, quality and value. We'd buy the Accord EX with its 166-horsepower, 2.4-liter four-cylinder, but it's easy to become addicted to the acceleration provided by the available 244-horsepower, 3.0-liter V6. Add a leather interior, XM satellite radio and one of the simplest voice-activated navigation systems on the market today, and the price of a fully loaded Honda Accord EX V6 remains a smidge below the $30,000 threshold. Not bad for a roomy, powerful, reliable, luxurious car that makes you feel like you spent far more than you did.
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