The 2006 Accord is, as expected, a more refined, elegant, safe, practical, roomy, performance sedan. The parting lines on molded pieces are often left visible, and the paint on plastic parts -- inside door handles, for example -- often lacks uniformity across the surface. We judged them to be the least protective of the group. Safety is enhanced on all Accords by side-impact and curtain airbags, in addition to the required dual front airbags. Which raises the question: Will one or both of them be edged out of their reference roles by the new guys? And like the Hyundai, it's not good at smoothing the parting lines on molded parts.
The Accord's doors are built using a unique method that makes them light and strong. We found it stable at high speeds with crisp handling on winding roads. In cornering grip it tied the Honda at 0. The Sonata tops the value rating. Recall Date 2015-05-28 Description Honda American Honda Motor Co. The Accord is a carefree car.
This also goes for the A4. Ride comfort is midpack, behind that of the Honda and Toyota. All Accord models achieved five-star safety ratings for driver and front-seat passenger in the federal government's frontal crash test. Very sensible, we think, but it should be done in a way that escapes the customer's notice. Accord V6 models deliver sporty performance.
The bad news is that it can be crippled by a soda pop spilled into the mechanism. The suspension lacks the muscular control that gives the Honda such a sporting feel, and it lacks the plush-carpet smoothness that eases the Camry over Michigan's broken roads. At the test track, the Jetta surprised us again, running up acceleration and braking numbers that were distinctly better than those of the preproduction edition tested in October: 0 to 60 in 6. While the Taurus still lingers in the Ford lineup, something for the fleets that insist on low, low prices, the Fusion is the logical replacement for that tired old workhorse. Then decide whether you want cloth or leather upholstery.
Rear-seat legroom is slightly better than in the Nissan Altima, but the Toyota Camry provides an inch more. Recall Date 2018-04-26 Description Honda American Honda Motor Co. If you've peeked at the charts, you already know that Mazda's pumped-up 6 sedan was our performance champ, no contest. How does the new-but-conventional '06 Fusion compare with the benchmark of '86? If you wanted to distill this attention to detail down to one example, it might be the solid, pleasurable sound of the turn-signal click. But age, by itself, didn't sink this Toyota in our rankings.
Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-800-999-1009. For the record, the old Accord needed 7. Hyundai built an all-new manufacturing plant in Montgomery, Alabama, for this 2006 Sonata. The Fusion is an inch longer than the Camry and nearly an inch shorter than the Accord, on a wheelbase that splits the fraction between them. For these reasons and others, the Honda Accord continues to be one of the best-selling cars in the U.
Daylight running lights are now standard equipment, as is a stability-control system on V-6 models. It quickly became the benchmark by which we judged its competitors. Additionally, the coupe earned a five-star rating for front- and rear-seat passengers in the side-impact test. Inside, the only changes are a badge on the dashboard and a bar graph below th Summary The 2006 Honda Accord delivers high levels of quality and performance and ranks at the top of its class among mid-size, medium-priced cars. This is one of the most trusted cars in America.
It yields an aerodynamic Cd of 0. With the introduction of two all-new mid-sizers, much has been accomplished in this class for 2006, but the Honda benchmark is still the standard by which the others must be measured. And the coupe packs the Accord's attributes into a sporty two-door. It's strongest at higher rpm, but never gets buzzy. Every gesture is made to count.