User Reviews Honda Accord

= 82%* = 92 km/u = 10%

Novice caravanners towing an old ABI Award Tristar that was donated to us. Easy enough to pull on the flat but hard work on the hills having to change down a lot. The VTEC engine only really gets going at >4000rpm which makes for slow getaways from junctions. Things start to get warm after more than 2 hours driving! Have to stick to flatter parts of the country close to home but still having some great holidays. When the caravan wears out I will change the car for a turbo-diesel!

= 98%* = 101 km/u = 19%

Just got back from touring France covering a distance of approximately 2000 miles.
Appart from driving very well,we were amazed with the fuel consumption with a return on average of 39 mpg.
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= 81%* = 98 km/u = 10%

Although the Adria Altea only weighs 1225kg fully loaded the Honda's normally excellent and lively V-tec engine seems to struggle a little in higher gears and your foot is bedded well into the carpet just to keep going. After a long journey arms and legs begin to tire with all the gear changes which makes cruise control fairly useless. Unhitch the caravan and you'll have one of the best family cars on the road.

= 101%* = 102 km/u = 18%

great with my avondale harrier and just changed to a t/a fleetwood 640 eb , towed back home over the woodhead by-pass no problem at all in fact felt more stable. off to chatsworth in dec.

= 85%* = 103 km/u = 20%

The Honda 2.2i CTDi Tourer is a superb car for towing an Abbey GTS 215. At 1360kg the Abbey is no lightweight, but the Accord takes it all in it's stride. The outfit is very stable on the motorway, even with crosswinds. It is also very capable of keeping up with traffic flow.

= 91%* = 102 km/u = 18%

I was perturbed by your statement that the kerbside weght of the accord was 1537kg so i went and put it on a weighbridge- the results, with 90% full tank of deisel was 1712kg although thehand book states 1668kg; so i don't understand your statement that the challenger is 45kg to heavy for the car!. A 1500kg towing limit is stipulated for germany only. I think the accord is an excellent towcar for the said caravan; when taking fuel consumption on purely towing i return between 32-35 mpg

= 88%* = 103 km/u = 19%

Like P Boley I have weighed my Accord Tourer (2004 2.2 iTDCi) )and unladen, with an empty fuel tank it came in at 1680kg! (I do have the spare wheel not just the sealant and pump). I could not find my specific caravan as it is a dealer special however, the one I have based it on is the same style/weight Abbey so is therefore equivelent. I do not class myself as a Novice Caravanner as I have done it on and off over the years (4 caravans) and find that although slightly over the recommended 85% it tows superbly and a very stable outfit, despite being told it would not be "because of the large rear overhang" !! The only downside to the Honda is that it is high geared (in my opinion) and will only travel along the flat or slight incline in 5th @ 50mph as it is out of its torque range, but take it up to 60mph in 5th and it breezes along.

* Calculated weight ratio according to the British Towing Code (loaded weight caravan / kerb weight car)