Notable changes for 2013 include lighter components, revised heads, reduced-friction internals, and updated electronic controls. Although the mid-size sedan’s official fuel-economy ratings do get a bump over last year’s figures, the modest updates to the V-6 combined with the tidier package of the new Accord result in one of the quickest front-wheel-drive four-doors we’ve ever tested.Īs in the previous-gen Accord, the single-overhead-cam V-6 displaces 3471 cc and features port fuel injection, cylinder deactivation, and i-VTEC variable valve timing. Despite recent adoptions of 2.0-liter turbo fours as the top-spec engine for the Hyundai Sonata, Ford Fusion, and Chevrolet Malibu-the idea being to combine maximum hustle and ostensibly improved economy-Honda’s venerable 3.5-liter V-6 remains as the upgrade engine in the new 2013 Accord.
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