2008 Honda Accord

With the 2008 Accord, Honda managed innovation without retracting from the many aspects that had earned the Accord its reputation. This is no small feat. Honda has set the bar incredibly high, and in a normal year, it’s a challenge just to maintain the status quo. However, this was anything but a normal year. This was the launch of the Accord’s eighth, and still current, generation. The new Accord delivered, and it set new standards in the very competitive mid-size family car segment.

The 2008 Honda Accord is a mid-size family car available as both a coupe and the very popular sedan. At the standard/luxury tier, the sedan is available at the LX and LX-P trim levels while the coupe is available with the LX-S package only. At the executive level, both body styles come in either the EX or EX-L trim.

The base LX provides 16-inch steel wheels, a tilt-telescoping steering wheel, full power accessories, cruise control, keyless entry, fold-down rear seats, a six-speaker audio system with a CD/MP3 player, and an auxiliary audio jack. The sedan’s LX-P augments the LX trim with 16-inch alloy wheels, a power driver seat, and front automatic up-down windows. The coupe’s LX-S is the LX-P trim with an in-dash six-CD changer but without the power driver seat and front passenger-side automatic up-down window.

On the sedan, the EX trim includes everything in the LX-P equipment package, and on the coupe, it includes everything in the LX-S. In addition, the EX provides 17-inch wheels and a sunroof to both body styles. The sedan also gets the in-dash six-CD changer, while the coupe receives a premium stereo system and subwoofer.

The EX-L trim provides luxury items such as leather upholstery, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, dual-zone automatic climate control, heated front seats, auto-on headlights and satellite radio. The EX-L coupe also gets the power drive seat while the EX-L sedan includes the premium stereo system. The only option for the 2008 Honda Accord is a navigation system with voice-activated controls and Bluetooth available with the EX-L trim.