Honda Accord Wins Car and Driver 10Best Award – For the 36th Time

Honda recently hit an impressive milestone. The 2022 Honda Accord was been named a 2022 Car and Driver 10Best pick, marking the 36^th time the Accord has made the prestigious list. This title makes the Honda Accord the most awarded vehicle in Car and Driver 10Best history by a wide margin.

“Year after year we find ourselves recommending the Honda Accord to friends and family looking for a fun-to-drive, safe and fuel-efficient sedan,” said Eddie Alterman, Chief Brand Officer of Car and Driver. “Refined, dynamically engaging and affordable, the 2022 Honda Accord is the benchmark of the midsize sedan class. Congratulations to Honda on Accord’s impressive winning streak.”

Blending a dramatic exterior design and a class-above interior with top-class refinement and driving dynamics, the 2022 Accord has certainly set the bar for the midsize sedan segment. A trio of powerful and fuel-efficient powertrains are available, including 192-horsepower (SAE net) turbocharged 1.5-liter with CVT, a 252-hp (SAE net_ 2.0-liter turbo with 10-speed automatic, and a 2-motor hybrid powertrain which offers a best-in-class 212 total system horsepower and a 48 mpg combined EPA rating. Every Accord also comes standard with the Honda Sensing suite of safety and driver-assistive technologies.

Reflecting on Honda’s commitment to keep each model fresh, a new Sport trim joins the Accord Hybrid lineup for the 2022 model year, replacing the EX trim. Key features on the Sport include 19-inch alloy wheels, a black rear spoiler, LED headlamps and fog lights, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto integration, heated front seats, Sirius XM radio, an 8-speaker audio system, and sport pedals.

“At Honda, we have long appreciated Car and Driver’s recognition of its own core values in our Honda Accord – intelligence, irreverence and independence. It helps that Accord also happens to be fun-to-drive, safe and fuel-efficient,” said Michael Kistemaker, assistant vice president Honda National Sales for American Motor Co., Inc. “Thank you to the editors of Car and Driver for honoring the Accord for a record 36^th year. It never gets old.”