Honda Teases All-New 2023 Accord

Honda will remake the quintessential midsize sedan for the 2023 mannequin yr. The Japanese automaker teased the redesigned 2023 Honda Accord in the present day with images displaying a sharply styled entrance finish, a brand new look from the rear, and a high-mounted infotainment display screen. Honda additionally says it should have “a extra responsive and fun-to-drive hybrid powertrain.”

The remainder of the small print, Honda says, will are available November.

It’s early for a redesign. Automakers usually redesign their automobiles from the wheels up about each seven years. Every year in between, they tweak the design in minor methods to maintain it aggressive with its friends. Usually, they’ll give it a extra thorough rework on the midway level with out really ranging from scratch.

The Accord on dealership heaps in the present day was all-new for the 2018 mannequin yr. However Honda has selected a clean-sheet redesign simply 5 years later.

Faceted Entrance, LED-lined Rear

The 2023 Accord will put on a extra typical grille than the present automotive – it’s a shield-shaped mesh design moderately than the low-set horizontal bars of in the present day’s Accord. That’s a welcome change, as this one seems to have a real bumper beneath, which might make repairs from minor dust-ups more cost effective.

A pair of angular character strains within the hood give it a faceted look, like what Acura, Honda’s luxurious arm, often builds.

In again, the look is a whole departure for Honda. It wears vast, skinny LED taillights stretching nearly the complete width of the automotive.

Google and Alexa Inside

A small glimpse of the cabin exhibits a high-mounted central touchscreen sitting over a single knob, which seems to manage quantity. It’s just like the remedy the recently-resigned Civic and CR-V have seen. That’s a superb factor. We’ve discovered their excessive place to be a security function. It lets the driving force look at navigation instructions with out wanting down from the roadway.

The shot of the display screen exhibits an Alexa app, suggesting that Amazon’s voice controls will seem. Google Assistant, Google Maps, and the Google Play retailer are additionally current.

We’ll know extra in November, so keep tuned.