Yesterday saw the launch of the all-new 2020 Honda Accord. The tenth-generation D-segment sedan is locally assembled at Honda Malaysia’s Melaka plant and is priced at RM185,900 on-the-road without insurance for the 1.5 TC. The range topping 1.5 TC-P goes for RM195,900.
It’s clear that this Accord is an all new model, a big departure from the previous car. It’s change everywhere, starting from the fastback style profile and short rear deck.
The not-so-three-box shape appears long and sleek, but the new Accord, at 4,901 mm, is actually 34 mm shorter. It’s 12 mm wider though, and the roofline is 15 mm lower than before. The 2,830 mm wheelbase has grown by a significant 55 mm, and you can see for yourself how roomy the rear quarters is in the video above.
More change under the hood, where the Accord goes the downsized turbo route like the Civic and CR-V. The 1.5 litre VTEC Turbo is in the highest state of tune that we’ve seen so far here, with 201 PS at 5,500 rpm and 260 Nm of torque from 1,600 to 5,000 rpm. Paired to a CVT, the Accord does 0-100 km/h in nine seconds (9.1s for the heavier TC-P) and top speed is 190 km/h.
Our Accord isn’t just more powerful than our Civic (173 PS/220 Nm) and CR-V (193 PS/243 Nm), but it has 11 PS/17 Nm more than the Thailand and Indonesian versions, which are rated at 190 PS/243 Nm.
Moving on to kit, the Accord gets full LED lighting front and rear, 17- or 18-inch (1.5 TC-P) alloys, keyless entry and push start (with remote engine start), front and rear parking sensors, a multi-angle reverse camera, plus an 8.0 inch factory head unit with 10 speakers, a subwoofer and Android Auto/Apple CarPlay support.
Also in are dual-zone climate control, a 7.0 inch digital instrument cluster, leather and powered front seats (eight-way driver with memory, four-way passenger). Six airbags across the board.
The 1.5 TC-P adds on the Honda Sensing suite of driver assist systems, which includes Lane Departure Warning (LDW), Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS), Road Departure Mitigation (RDM), Collision Mitigation Braking System (CMBS), Forward Collision Warning (FCW) and Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with Low Speed Follow (LSF) function. The outgoing top Accord had Honda Sensing as well, but LSF is new here.
Acronyms aside, the range-topper also benefits from Honda LaneWatch (left side rear view camera), a 360-degree parking camera, Cross Traffic Monitor, Smart Parking Assist System with rear Brake Assist and a tyre deflation warning system. As usual, one can also tick a Modulo package and other optional accessories.
Check out our launch report and compare the new Accord’s specs with D-segment rivals at CarBase.my.
GALLERY: 2020 Honda Accord 1.5 TC-P
Our Accord mo power then thai and indon. Fuhhh
Habislah Honda Malaysia, service attitude very bad, quality also teruk, pricing also very high, resale value also teruk and lacking of safety equipment
Mario, why do u hate Honda so much ?
i wouldn’t even pay RM120k for this ugly thingy….top up 20k better get a pre-reg C class….else wait for 508…
not 120k,,it is 200k…hehe
Such a low interest about this accord. Everyone have high interest about other d segment car
initially mazda priced the Mazda 6 at over RM170K and people think it was crazy. then Toyota follow suit and price their Camry at RM200K. Now Honda also follow andprice the Accord nearly RM200K. It seems the epidemic Mazdaism has follow suit among the Japanese car manufacturers.
Tolak overpriced D-Segments, Tolak Price Hike!
Yeah, agreed. Perhaps the quality now is almost at par with those continental cars or . Had a pleasure ride with Accord (year 2018) and felt not much difference when comparing to Lexus GS350, which is a lot more expensive.
basically Mazda a trendsetter? i like that.
looks like merely an extended civic, what a shame
Well, to complete the family look, it was designed based on one of their halo car after all, the FK8 Civic Type-R, wich was designed like a Transformers to begin with.
Same sausage only longer
Love it…but I love my Q50 much much more..
Weird thing is why the CRV TC with heavier body (50kg more) and less power 190ps/243nm can achieve 0-100 faster at 8.8sec? Even BMW 318i with almost similar weight..136hp in 8.9Sec. Accord 201ps only look nice on paper but is rather slow if is 9sec
Exactly, meanwhile X70 1.8turbo 285nm tested by rally racers champion only 11.0s to 100km/h.
Slower than a Myvi MK3 1.5L.
Seriously, can you even feel the difference of 0.2s? Pity the 2.0T didn’t make it here.
Im more interested in 80-140kmh. Something that the turbo civic does remarkably well… Giving the feeling it is packing a much bigger punch than the numbers would suggest.
But I agree it is slow, but then again most cars here are equally slow or even slower, so it is pretty much on par.
I really don’t get the price though….it remains the sore point, especially given the less than lukewarm response to its styling.
Honda= lousy gearbox. With 180k better buy passat. proven JJgggeerrrmann class. U touch german girl n touch asia girl not same laa…hehehe. what more ride it. ehh?
It’s about the torque curve. Japanese cars tend to make power at the high end of the rev range.
Agree. Why tune up the power only to have performance comparable to a C segment car?
USA 1.5T 0 to 60 mph is 7.6s. I guess here 0 to 100kmph should be around 8s. Think the 9s is typo.
Tolak overpriced D-Segments, Tolak Price Hike!
Thank for the premium price tag it also gave consumer more choice at last.
I rather get a new Passat 2.0 for the price point of view.
But DCT!!! Dct gonna kaput like those in proton x70 and x50, then cost of repairing it gonna be around 50k, better stick to the toyota game changing 4 speeder
Why stop at 4? Go karts are even more gamechanging and only have 2 gears; forwards and reverse. Toyota would truly be gamechanging if they had used go kart gearbox and drivers only need to select forwards or backwards.
2.0T possible?
Now, Toyota Malaysia, where is your Adaptive Cruise Control and Low-Speed Follow along with Lane Tracing in your damn Camry?? You also missed the 360 camera. Shame on u, Toyota. Even the worst quality Honda can provide these. No, I dont want your cheaper Corolla Altis. Apa kellassss Corolla.
Full LED lighting rear?? It’s look like the turning signal is in cheap light bulb..
Like the sporty coupe look. But the front lights and tail lights look very toyish but not as toyish than the childish crv tail lights.
I think I’ll buy cheaper Perdana 2.5 or 2.0?