Pros
Spacious
Great fuel economy
Standard safety features
Cons
All-wheel drive not offered
What’s new?
This is a new generation
The tech-rich 2023 Honda Accord midsize sedan enters a new generation, taking the bold initiative of moving hybrid power away from the sidelines to put it front and center. Pricing starts at $27,295. Following on from a track record of being the class leader, the 2023 Accord takes the unprecedented step of making its hybrid variants the most desirable.
Where car companies have tended to offer V-6 engines or more powerful turbocharged 4-cylinder units in the higher trims of their midsize sedans, Honda has decided to source that extra muscle from electric motors. So, the top four 2023 Accord variants have a hybrid drivetrain. There was a hybrid version of the previous generation, but Honda
HMC,
+1.97%
has made this the banner drivetrain. The company reckons that hybrids will account for about half of all new Accord sales. For the pedantic among us, there isn’t technically a 2023 Accord Hybrid. It’s just the Accord, whose upper trims just happen to have a hybrid drivetrain. The Accord has been a true success story for Honda. Kelley Blue Book has given it plenty of awards, …