Absolutely! And oh don’t you worry I plan on making a video on everything I hate or love or am neutral about haha. I appreciate your watching and writing!!

@@Ben-vy1ob it would’ve been much cheaper fs but man I’ve never liked model 3’s on the inside. For my liking it’s just too minimal looking. Plus I travel to Canada from Chicago a lot and I didn’t want to make a 6 hr long trip 8 hours cause of charging stops.

You are so welcome! I would love to thank you for putting in the time to watch and then write such a detailed thoughful comment! Because of folks like yourself, it encourages me to bring more reviews and this is how we can turn this channel into a useful forum of enjoying cars. Congratulations on your purchase and I hope you safely enjoy it for many years and happy miles!! Again thank you so much and take care and keeping watching Cartalks100!! :)

How in the world is this more luxurious? The 2016 Accord is more luxurious than this 2023 crap. It is an understatement to say this is not as sporty as the outgoing model. If it were truly luxurious I would not mind the lack of sportiness, but this new design is just plain vanilla. The interior is cheap to the extreme. I would take a brand new 2015 to 2022 Accord any day over this. I have been driving Accords for 30 years and I had two in my driveway as late as January this year. I wanted to change the oldest model for the new Accord, but I just couldn't do it. This new model had nothing I wanted...could not even get a tan interior which is the best color to make your car look more upscale. All my Accords have had tan interior. This offers no such option. So instead of buying a car I could get fully loaded for $40 to $45 grand, I paid $70,000 for the Acura MDX...that is how much i dislike this new Accord. At least the MDX offered me a non-hearse interior color. I got Parchment interior. The one thing I agree with this video is that Accords are damn reliable vehicles and that's why I have driven them for 30 years. I have always had two vehicles, and the only constant is the Accord...there has always been at least one in my driveway. I strongly feel that the reason Honda went so vanilla on the Accord is that it has become increasingly tough for consumers to justify buying an Acura sedan over the Accord. The Accord was taking sales away with its sporty look and upscale interior. Now it's just a dud. I still currently have a 2015 Accord in the driveway, with its beige interior, right turn signal and V6 engine....none of that is available on the new generation. So i am holding on to it. OK I am done with my therapy session. Thanks for listening to my rant.😊😊

@@s.patterson5698bro wrote a paragraph go start a family old man 😭😭😭

@thegoat-sg5hg Started one more than 20 years ago....just relaxing by the beach and cruising now. 😀😃

they will do a mid cycle refresh they are selling slower than expected bc of plain front end

@@s.patterson5698 the 9.5 gen is definitely up there with the 10th gen. Those two are the best.

Thank you very much! I appreciate you watching 🙏🏽

Congratulations! Also, I will say that when I saw the black touring I was like damn this is hitting good! Haha. Def a beautiful color on this generation! And haha damn your drive must be short then cause I typically do once every 2 weeks I’d say

Thank you and congratulations on yours! The white with black combination goes perfectly! I've had many Honda Civics in the past but this is my first Accord and I think this is the best looking Accord yet! Haha yea I work from home so I stay locally most of the time. I'm really happy with this car, I would say it is literally the perfect daily everyday car!

@@peruvianheat2053 this is my 3rd accord and I absolutely love them as my daily! I go into the office 2-3 days a week downtown Chicago so the hybrid with the ride comfort and nice simple but enough tech in the interior makes me happy too!!

You should def test drive it and thank you for watching.

Congratulations! Black color does look very good on this generation because it blends the front grill so well!! You’ll enjoy it. And yep just order some cables off Amazon for your phone haha

Black is definitely the best color on this gen.

Thanks for watching Tom! I agree ex-L does come the closest to the touring with most of the options. Yes a bummer indeed they stripped some of the useful options in the current gen. But, overall I can see we both love our cars! And Bose sound system is amazing! Haha

Hey, thanks for watching and giving the feedback. I do plan on bringing a driving a POV soon. So stay tuned 🙏🏽

@@Cartalks100Hi

Solid! But in all honesty I hated it too when I first saw it haha. But that’s with pretty much every redesign until it grows on you as you see it more haha unless it’s mad beautiful from the get go haha. But yes, I agree with you!

Honestly, that trim is the best bang! Congratulations!!

Hey! Thanks for watching and encouraging! And yes, I know made a great decision because nothing beats the reliability that Honda and Toyota brings along with their easy low on pocket maintenance. People can say whatever they like haha. Everyone is entitled to their opinions 😉. Also, congratulations on your integra! It’s def a fun thing packed in small body!

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1 to 1 brotha! Your comment made me smile bro! But I also respect those that hate this generation or accords in general for whatever reason haha. Its all a perspective after all.

Thank you for the support! Good to have accord fanboys unite haha. And for sure on the ownership experience ahead!

LFG!! 💪🏽What color did you pick?

@@Cartalks100 urban grey!

I appreciate your kind words! Thanks a lot for the support💪🏽

Appreciate you correcting me on it! Thank you! And haha I did realize that about the EV button yesterday and was planning on covering in the next video with a few more things and I’ll be sure to mention you:) also, I’m gonna ask Honda for the other 2 badges cause back in June they told me no and didn’t even appear in accessory add on list. Again, I absolutely love your feedback!!

Hey, thank you for watching!! and sure, and below is the link to both the cargo and cabin mats. a.co/d/0pJXqAn

I appreciate your outlook!! And I agree, I feel like the new pilot kinda is inspired by the Durango imo which is a good thing!

Silver with black and white with black both look 🔥. Whichever you choose I’m sure you’ll like it every time you walk up to it💪🏽

Congratulations to you too on the purchase! Solid Choice and sport trim is of course one of the most popular trims. I absolutely love the wheel design on that trim! I don’t like lane assist either haha

You’re right! But I’ve never had black interior before so I didn’t even think of that until you mentioned it haha. I’ve always had beige or gray interiors:/ Now I can’t stop thinking about this😂

@@Cartalks100 For some reason, alot of Japanese automakers do it. I have a Ford Taurus currently, and the headliner matches. Makes the car look much better in my opinion.

@@evanlandry9503 oh I agree with you! I think it makes it look more seamless like single tone especially if everything under the roof is all jet black. But the only positive I found is that with the lighter headliner it feels open and airy despite the all black interior.

Thank you! I hope you're enjoying your EX because I think its a solid trim for its price too! What color did you go with?

@Cartalks100 I went with the White as well. As weird as it sounds, the only color I like the newer generation Accords is white. I wouldn't have went with any other color. My previous car was all black. I have ceramic Tint all over

@@romepolk8286 HA! I love how those of us that pulled a trigger on one can pin point our love and hate relationship with this generation!

Haha love how you’re seeing it!!💙 some days I love it and some days I just wanna look past the exterior and just sit inside😂

For the right or the wrong reasons?😂😂

There’s lots of things I feel got missed too if we think of what Hondas had. For me the biggest was not having the Lane watch camera that my 2016 had and then took it away from 2018-onwards. But overall, I definitely enjoy my 2023 over the 2016 if I were to say the least. But my whole thing with the app is like man I don’t wanna pull out my phone, open an app and then open my garage door😂. Homelink from factory on the rear view mirror could’ve just came from factory haha.

You can get the Homelink rear view mirror as a dealer installed option for around $300. There are videos on the installation - you can DIY and save on labor costs.

yep, it was gonna cost me $450 with the labor so I opted out of it.

@marksimonds13 yeah I shouldn't have to opt into that basically-standard feature on their top model. My 22 had it built-in to the mirror.

@@DL1011 I most def agree! cause my 2016 had it built in and it was the ex. I was bummed too but then i'm like ok whatever haha.

I agree and also the engine choice. The TLX was just too wide of a car for me plus the tech stack is slightly different in the TLX(a little busy inside imo). It’s a give n take, basically. I hope you go with the A-Spec model tho at least haha. It’s def a bold sexy car!

Honestly bro because they’re still fairly new in the market, you’d be better off waiting until mid 2024 for a better deal on used cause rn they’re very close to almost brand new. I have 3000 miles on mine and the other day I asked Honda to appraise it for me and he offered me $35,700 and brand new Msrp is $39k

Congrats! You won’t have any problems in the future either haha! Solid choice!

I appreciate your kind words but there’s def lots of work I gotta do haha. So please keep watching and supporting and providing good and bad feedback!!🙏🏽

Sorry that you went thru such a horrible experience. Don’t worry I’m not gonna defend nor justify not having a spare tire lol. It’s a pain, and I agree. Though I’ve ordered a donut tire for myself to keep in the trunk. I’ll deal with the space it takes to avoid the roadside nightmare.

Haha Sir, I got that mic now haha. If you watch my latest videos the quality has gotten better haha.

I wish this had power folding mirrors too 😢

Like the chrome around the windows? I had it done at the same shop as my tints haha. I didn’t do it myself myself

Thank you!!

I feel like these are just wide for no reason tbh. I wish they were a little more huggy

I hear ya! For me the tech stack and interior simplicity along with less buttons and no dial pads of the accord took the edge over the TLX. For some reason when I sat in the TLX it felt dated comparatively. and also the fact that TLX is just so wide lol. I already hate the length of my accord let alone dealing with the width and length combined for the TLX😅. But yes I personally would’ve preferred a 10 speed automatic but frankly when I decided I was going with an accord again, I didn’t care about it being an ecvt or not. I’m like “it’s just another accord for me” haha. I absolutely love the TLX for those that own one. You made a good choice!! You buying the TLX is the sole reason Honda stripped away things from the accord to move more TLX’s out the door🥲

How’s the tlx? Tuned it or done anything?

you played into Honda and Acura strategy. They want previous Honda owners to move upscale by limiting sportiness and features on the Honda brand. Toyota and Lexus are also the same.

@@Ziakel Yeah I know that’s what they are doing. But either I buy it from them or go somewhere else and pay the same if not more for the same kind of quality and reliability that their brand offers. If there is one thing I learned in my 44yrs of living is you can’t win every battle brother. Sometimes you got to agree to disagree.

I hate that every day too haha. But if that’s like one of the only things you’re ruling it out for. I’d suggest to bargain with the dealer and get the accessory installed for a discounted price. It’s available as a dealer accessory

Hey, thanks for watching! 1. My guess is very few people tested this generation in winter as the car itself was launched end of January 2023. 2. now that more people who have tested/drove it from Feb-April of 2023 plus those of us that will test it this winter will have more data to go off of. That being said, I’d be sure to update if the responsiveness changes as we enter winters here in Chicago! ❄️

Honestly bro the rims I have love and hate relationship with. I tried blacking them out virtually and it looked super dark and you wouldn’t be able to see the design so I was like I’ll leave it 2 tone

Hey! 2024 has no refresh, 2023 and 2024 are identical. They are available at all Honda dealers now.

Haha nope I bought em off Amazon!

I love it too🥳

Haha, I’ll be sure to cover more on the TP in a future video. Thank you for watching!!

So much work though and I wonder if it’s gonna void any of the factory warranty?

yeah it was a lot of work, about a weekends worth. paid 1500$ for the kit , and sold my stock mirrors, so it ended up being 300$. well worth it if you need to fold and unfold often to fit in a small garage. and it just looks cool when it auto-folds when you lock your car, or when it auto unfolds when you touch the handle. and no it wont affect warranty for the rest of your components, but if these mirrors break in the future, you would be out of luck because the seller in taiwan does not offer a warranty. the warranty for the rest of the car is still unaffected though.@@Cartalks100

Hey! Thank you for the compliment!honestly, They’re both good cars for what they offer. I’ll give you a few pointers based on my knowledge and hopefully that can help a little more in your decision making. 1. Honda vs Lexus isn’t necessarily a neck to neck comparison. One is luxury from the base and the other is edging into luxury but still universally mainstream. 2. Cost up front will be give or take $10-$12k difference once everything adds up. 3. New accords (11th gen) driving dynamics are massively improved, cars are quieter, smoother, better shocks, acoustic glassing etc but Lexus offers that as well. 4. Accords are not midsize anymore tbh cause being ~200 inches long it’s a boat practically so you and passengers get loads of room. ES300h would still be slightly bigger and wider tho. 5. Accord touring has all the technology a common man needs imo in 2023 for a lesser price tag. If ES300h isn’t fully updated on the interior and the latest Lexus technology yet like the NX then your Accord touring’s tech stack would be better and more advanced 6. Now comes the brand satisfaction because are both reputable and reliable however one brings more prestige simply because you can say to yourself I drive a Lexus vs I drive a Honda depending on if you’re the kind of person that cares about the social status. Please lmk what you end up deciding cause I’m very curious now and I hope this helps a little!!

You gotta show me a sample so I know what are you thinking haha

Hey! So, I don't have the part number but I can list the exact product for ya so you can ask the dealer. 1. Black Emblem, RR-H Mark & Accord 2. Decklid Spoiler-Black 3. Door Mirror Covers( this will also give you the air inlets as gloss black on the front bumper) 4. Mudflaps I had my tints, ceramic coating, and the chrome deletion on window sills from a private automotive shop but the above stuff is from factory. I hope this helps!!

Hey! It can come with any of you pay $550 extra but with touring it’s standard and yes I was wrong on Alexa be she it does come in other hybrid trims but I had meant to only emphasize on Google maps built in exclusive to touring. Oh btw, Are you in Canada? Because then your sport trim may very well have blind spot monitoring standard but the US does not :)

Bro trust me it looks obnoxious in the video but it isn’t really that noticeable in person at all otherwise I wouldn’t have taken the delivery cause I had once denied on my initial color that can in 3 weeks earlier than this one!

Hey, thanks a lot! And Nope after I cancelled my BMW 330i booking 2 weeks before delivery. I just went in and booked the accord again haha. The bottom trim on lower trims does look plastic but if it’s gloss then it’s not bad looking honestly especially on tourings. I’m at 7500 miles with my car now have driven in snow rain and sunshine, all grime comes off with my hand washing and it’s shiny again. V6 Camry are ~100 more hp clocking in around 301hp and I love the looks of the current XSE V6 Camry’s a lot, super muscular and sexy! However I’m not a fan of the dated tech of it especially the gauge cluster and the infotainment which practically wasn’t giving me anything better than my previous 9th gen accord. I spend more time inside the car than outside of it so I wanted a better upgraded tech stack over just the sexy design on my daily. A combination of both would’ve been perfect but hey it’s cool I’m happy! Haha. What do you currently drive? That can help you in deciding. Both from reliability and longevity standpoint are neck to neck, regular maintenance required, both have same safety features, similar cabin space, great daily drivers, long history of holding good resale value too. Engine and Power wise V6 XSE Camry is the winner simply because 1. It’s an 8 speed automatic so no CVT 2. It’s an AWD (if that’s important to you) 3. It’s 301hp vs the Hybrid Accord @ 204hp Your fuel efficiency will be day and night different simply because I don’t this it’s fair to compare a NA V6 to a hybrid but since you asked I average around 46mpg when combined on Sport and Econ mode and average around 51-53mpg if on normal mode and driving like a human and not an animal but I’m usually an animal with always driving in sport mode haha. As far as life of the accord being a hybrid is concerned, that shouldn’t be the worry unless off the bat you’re planning to keep the car for 20 years haha. You already have 8 years of battery warranty from Honda. I didn’t think too deep on that simply because I don’t wanna keep any car for more than 6 years max. I hope I was able to help a little. If you’re leaning mire towards the Camry, I say you should buy the XSE V6 Camry!! It’s a beautiful car and def good power for what it is in a daily driver and of course it’s backed by the Toyota’s badge of reliability and longevity! Pick a really nice color if you’re buying a brand new one!! Some deep colors and black contrasts make that car pop really well! Even a pearl white with black inserts is a good choice! Good Luck!!!

@Cartalks100 Thx for the reply. I have a 21 accord sport 2.0 10 speed. I seen the 24 accord and I like the Touring black. I've heard the seats are more comfortable now. Overall it's a real nice car. I definitely would take better mpg over hp being that I get 24mpg in my 21 accord 2.0. If I end up getting thw accord it's cause of this video. Thx for sharing your car.

@@AG-yv8yb haha I’m glad I was able to help somehow but yeah don’t get it if your heart isn’t in it! Haha. Update me though with whatever you end up going with. Why are you getting rid of your 2.0T btw?

@Cartalks100 well wife had a 23 camry xse awd. Really don't want 2 camrys..I'm a honda guy. This is my 3rd honda accord. Car is almost paid off so I could grab a touring or v6 and wouldn't have to finance alot. Going Tuesday to see accord.

Haha 2JZ is golden!! But I’ve actually always been wanting to stay away from the turbos in general cause of the stress they take on. And in general the lag that comes with turbo is always so noticeable on any of these new turbo charges even when I drive the 330i, G70. Like it’s fast afterwards but when you absolutely need it right away it lags lol. So the electric motor for the win!!😂😂

I was in the same dilemma! But then I decided to have profession grade vinyl be wrapped on the window sills. I got my tints, window blackout, ceramic coating at DPS Automotive in Arlington Heights, Illinois. And you get vents on all trims( matte for all models) and gloss silver for touring but if you add the side mirror accessory of black inserts it’ll give you gloss vents too. I hope this helps! Also, do lmk what trim level you use end up going with? Also, sport-L gives you blacked out wheels with silver calipers haha so you might have to black those out too. It was too prominent for me so I would’ve blacked em out.

Honestly, I had thought about it a lot but civic still doesn’t give the same options I wanted that accord touring gave for example the interior finishes on some of things, fully digital gauge, bigger info screen, etc. but I still love the size of civic a lot

lol what trim you got as a loaner? My touring is actually pretty nice inside. Almost all cars regardless of the brand are mostly plastic inside and quality differs but they’re all plastic fantastic at the end of the day.

You liked it? I'm happy mine has a traditional shifter cause I like to rest my palm on it lol. It's been a habit of mine because I learnt driving on a stick shift so I always need a shift knob to rest on haha.

Dude honestly 6th gen accord is where all the love for me truly started! My buddy had one as his first car and I loved it. Just the way it looked back then had me in love with em. Wait, so are you getting the 11th gen or what?

And to your point 360 would’ve been absolutely amazing! For me it was power folding mirrors cause I really do fold my mirrors all the time just out of habit. Hmm and no disrespect to anyone buying or owning Kia or Hyundai but I just know I will never go for that brand no matter what car or what it’s offering. The recalls on them are unreal and I’ve seen it first hand with my cousin owning one. Those brands are just not what attracts me regardless of the options. Cause when I car shop, the history of brand is important for me instead of just what one or all cars in their line up is offering. That’s just me though.

I hear ya! Honestly, I didn’t wanted to go for a Kia or a Hyundai personally. But yeah K5 GT is def a handsome car! I’ve seen some beautiful K5 GT’s especially in gray with black contrast. Maybe I’ll do a review of it soon haha🤷🏽‍♂️

You didn’t mention reliability so you only care about looks and not substance ?

@@2004cyrus the whole idea of going with another accord after owning one for 8 years was the reliability my friend. Honda along with Toyota both bring reliability at core. So it manifests itself. But apologies if I forgot to mention it in the video.

Oh I wish! They stopped back in 9th gen from what I recall. 9th gen was also the last gen to have accord coupes. I did read as a rumor that accord coupe might make a debut in 2025 again 😂😂🤷🏽‍♂️

wait to see how you like the prelude. How many miles on your current accord now?

@@Cartalks100 77,500

Wow, that’s basically the same as here. What extra features do you get over there? I’d love to know. Also, thank you so much for watching from KSA!

🥳How’d you like it so far?

@@Cartalks100I love it so far. I’ve put down 5500 miles on it. Comparing it to my old 2019 Accord Touring 2.0T I can say that this one is so much more refined and the fuel mileage is much better. I drove my car to Mexico and back and it was the most comfortable experience. The handling on this car is so smooth.

Wow! Yeah, you’ve definitely tested it all in terms of driving and comfort especially with the trip to Mexico! I’m also glad to hear you like this generation over the 10th haha. I skipped the 10th but lots of people have mixed feelings about this gen especially comparing it with the 2.0T engine. I had the 9th gen 2.4 cvt and lots of trips to Canada and back to Chicago! No complaints.

@@Cartalks100Of course, man. I can see why people really liked the old 2.0T. When I bought it, I really wanted a cool fast car but I really found myself trying to drive efficiently to save on gas on most days because it was a thirsty car (I was averaging like 26 mpg). Driving it in sport mode was so fun but being in Houston you rarely get the chance to really drive it at its limit. The only real chance I had of driving it to its limit was on that same route in Mexico. On the toll road between Reynosa and Monterrey, I got it all the way up to 200 km/hr ~ 130 mph. Apparently it’s speed-limited. Apart from these cool moments, driving it every day was a bit much. I drove it mostly in eco mode to try and save on gas. When the new one came out I read all the mixed reviews about the looks but I didn’t care because I thought the new one looked so much more mature. Also, I was sold on the fact that the road noise, harshness, and vibrations were way better than the previous gen. When I got it I can attest to this being a better overall car. It’s much more comfortable, quiet, and nearing on luxury car status. Also the Google integration and Bose sound system is freaking sweet. I love the hybrid system and trying to get the best mileage possible. I average about 44.5 mpg but many times I’m getting 50+ mpg trips in Houston’s traffic.