2011 Honda Accord SE Sedan Review

Pros

• A very functional sedan – built for the family or for the office
• Great interior and lots of trunk space
• Efficient four cylinder engine mated to a well matched transmission

Cons

• Front seats almost as hard as a park bench
• Mid-year refresh actually made the rear less attractive
• Styling does not stand out over the competition

How does a Japanese automaker, or for that matter any automaker, build a car that will appeal to American families or office workers who just don’t have the means to lay out fifty-large for a four door luxury sedan? Well you build a car (or try to) that has the looks and quality of those $50k+ sedans at half the price… in other words you try and emulate. This has been a winning strategy for Toyota and more recently Hyundai, where they chisel the body to emulate a Mercedes, stuff the interior with leather faced seating, shoehorn a diminutive 4 cylinder or barely satisfying 6 cylinder under the hood, and add all the usual bells and whistles, all for under thirty-large.