In my opinion, this is what a midsize car is (should be). Not a big, floaty mommymobile with the quality of a minivan, which the US-market Accords (especially post-2007) are. These things at least don't have the quality of a supermarket bag of potato chips.
Honda Accord 2.4 Type-S specs
| Car type | 4-door saloon |
| Curb weight | 1356 kg (2989 lbs) |
| Introduced | 2005 |
| Origin country | Japan |
| Views | 59.8k |
Lap times
| Track | Time |
|---|---|
| Autozeitung test track | 1:54.10 |
| Rockingham National | 1:30.00 |
Performance
| 0 - 100 kph | 7.7 s |
| 0 - 200 kph | 34.6 s |
| Est. 1000 m | 30.4 s @ 192.0 kph |
| Est. 100 - 200 kph | 26.9 s |
| Est. 0 - 60 mph | 7.1 s |
| Est. 1/8 mile | 11.0 s @ 77.7 mph |
| 1/4 mile | 15.7 s |
| Est. 1/2 mile | 26.6 s @ 115.0 mph |
| Top speed | 227 kph (141 mph) |
| Est. max acceleration | 0.41 g (4 m/s²) |
Powertrain specs
| Engine type | Inline 4, 16v |
| Displacement | 2.4 l (146 ci) |
| Power | 190 ps (188 bhp / 140 kw) |
| Torque | 223 Nm (164 lb-ft) |
| Power / liter | 79 ps (78 hp) |
| Power / weight | 140 ps (138 bhp) / t |
| Torque / weight | 164 Nm (121 lb-ft) / t |
| Transmission | 6 |
| Layout | front engine, front wheel drive |
Accord 2.4 Type-S competition
shupelj 15y ago
The main photo shows a standard Accord, not the Type-S (see the one on the right for reference)...
Ulven 17y ago
Performance from Swedish magazine
Automobil: 0-100 km/h 7,7 sec.
0-200 km/h 34,6 sec.
