Comments on: 2008 Honda Accord Euro Luxury Review

By: Grover

Grover — Wed, 27 May 2009 07:29:29 +0000

Oh, and what is the chapter on HFT (hands free telephone) about. Is this the same as bluetooth etc. Why is it not an option here?

By: Grover

Grover — Wed, 27 May 2009 07:26:56 +0000

I have had my Euro Luxry manual for 6 months now and generaly conduct freeway driving. Very impressed with the fuel economy, averaging about 7.3l/100Kms. Included are some steep long hills, where the cruise does not miss a beat sitting on 120Kph in 6th. Love the 6 speed.
As for the pinging, there is a faint ping, however, I have not heard it when using 98RON, only 95. Perhaps Oz fuel is a little inferior. However, I did advise the dealership to have a look at my 20K service, they did advise me aobut 60% of the new Euro\’s have this problem, and there are several tests that need to be conducted on the next service.
As for the bluetooth, not really happy with the aftermarket version. The speaker is not very audible, and I must continually turn it to full volume on each call. Not sure if full vol can be set as a standard.

By: Fasthonda

Fasthonda — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:09:15 +0000

@Irving

Yes the fix is something to do with fuel octane level

By: Irving

Irving — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 05:06:56 +0000

I bought a 2008 Euro STD 6 speed manual three weeks ago.

This is a fantastic car with nice handling and excellent comfort for four adults with luggage.
Overall the engine is an excellent unit with smooth power deliver and ample torque. However, one problem that I noticed is that the engine pings (faintly) under acceleration especially at highway speeds. This is manageable and in cruise control this pinging almost disappears. I reported this issue to the Honda dealer during the first service and am advised that there is a firmware fix which will be released in the first week of March.

Overall a fantastic package and excellent value for money.

By: Farenhyt

Farenhyt — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:39:42 +0000

Just a quick post…

I have just bought a Honda Accord Euro, (luxury) and i am over the moon with the purchase. What a car, all the standard features in an optioned Lexus IS250, which is the other car i was going to buy. I test drove them both and the euro slammed it hands down. If your looking for high end value in an affordable car, go the euro, you wont be disappointed

By: Quiet1

Quiet1 — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:58:37 +0000

Does the car have a rear wiper????

By: Steve-Poyza

Steve-Poyza — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:38:50 +0000

I love this car!!! It is alround brilliant. The badge snobs are missing out on a lot of good (Japanese) cars in my opinion. The base Mercedes C-Class is way pricier yet doesn’t have the kit or size to match. Personally, I don’t like the sound or feel to their 1.8 litre Kopressor (sorry if I spelt it wrong) engines. They just have such a strained feeling.
I wouldn’t know if I’d prefer this or a Renault Laguna. This car is cheaper and overall great value, very well built and the sat-nav is standard. The only thing is if this car sells as well as I expect, it might (though I hope not) look aged quickly (in my opinion, like the new Mazda 6). I love the styling of this, but the Laguna has more individuality though. Tough choice!
And by the way, sorry for bringing up the Laguna again, I’m sure you guys are sick of it :) haha!
Love the Accord Euro!!! Much better than the Mazda 6!!! (in my opinion)
Congrats on your purchase Sketch.

By: Stetch

Stetch — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:26:01 +0000

Thanks for all the great feedback, just bought the Euro Luxury model picking car up on weekend, ordered with blue tooth (Honda genuine part). Can anyone confirm if you can have multiple phones connected to the bluetooth device at the same time. The website states it can support up to 3 devices but does not say whether this is simulteneously. My reason of for asking is I have a Tom Tom Sat nav which allow multiple devices to connect to it, but only allows one device to be paired at any given time.

By: rob

rob — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:36:20 +0000

Ohh and Gin i wouldn’t run that engine on normal fuel , i spoke to a honda engineer the other day and he said if this new engine doesn’t run on premium it can have serious issues ,,, not worth the risk for a few dollars mate.Apparently the warranty dept is hot on that too , no premium = no warranty .

By: rob

rob — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:31:51 +0000

I hear from a friend at honda that they will have “extreme condition compatible” diesel engines in aus models by 2010 ,apparently thats what honda class aus as ,so hopefully we get them through the model range .

I still think this is a great car .the fit and finish is amazing.You only need to close the door on a honda to feel its quality .it would be nice if more people actually understood how high the quality of most jap cars is . Its also one of the only jap hondas left ,the rest are thai built now .

By: Neo Utopia

Neo Utopia — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:54:28 +0000

Nice, it’s now got more character than the previous model. I think it looks more sporty and should come in touring form for the Australian market.

By: Gin

Gin — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:56:10 +0000

Just serviced my Euro – the one month run-in service- at Burswood Honda. They confirmed Perth radio station does not transmit RDS.I am now trying out 92 octane petrol instead of 95, there is no noticeable differences on acceleration/power. With 95 petrol my best mileage is 10.1 litres per 100km (70% city 30% highway combine).

By: Edsel

Edsel — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:29:33 +0000

Just test drove Euro Lux Nav and Mazda 6 Lux Sports.

Both great, each around $50 000 with options.

Euro felt better to drive, Mazda felt more roomy.
Mazda boot with hatch very good.

For me the Euro, as a Dad with 2 girls leaning to Mazda. Still deciding.

IPod has no info if plugged into Aux with standard jack. If proper connector used Ipod is somehow wired to provide info and make playlists etc available.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:25:18 +0000

yes, very true – the Acura TSX equivalent (with SAT Nav) is almost ten grand cheaper in the US. So we all know who is keeping the difference.

By: Rodger

Rodger — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:36:19 +0000

Gin, I think the RDS info comes from the radio station, so if the station doesn’t broadcast the data then you won’t get anything appear on your screen. You’re right about us getting less equipment on our cars than they do in the USA. It was the same with the last model as well. You would think it would be easier for Honda to standardise all the equipment. The last model Acura TSX even had a different dashboard to the Honda equivalents. However there is one point where I think the Euro beats the TSX and that’s in the looks department. I think the TSX grill looks awful and they only come with 17″ wheels.

By: Gin

Gin — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:54:37 +0000

I did a search on the price of the latest Acura TSX Nav with technology pack and found that it is cheaper than the Aussie Euro Luxury Nav even though it has far superior gadgets. In this globalize world where all countries pay the same price for commodities, why is the car industry different? Honda should take the lead and standardise features and let us Aussie have the option of the latest features as well. After all it is a great car and odd to be enjoy all equally.

By: Gin

Gin — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:22:46 +0000

I still could not turn on the RDS. Maybe this radio data system is not available in Perth. When playing my Ipod, the navigator display just shows “AUX”. It does not display the playlists. All control, other than volume, have to be through the Ipod. Compared with the Acura TSX, this Aussie Euro has minimum gadgets. Even the TPMS is missing but available in the Thai Accord.

By: Rodger

Rodger — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 05:26:01 +0000

Gin, I have been doing a bit of thinking about the WMA/RDA acronyms. I’m pretty sure now that the WMA is used in conjunction with MP3 music files, which can be played through the sound system. The RDS can be used by radio stations to transmit infomation in addition to music eg, such as the name of the track and the artist associated with the music they are playing at the time. Does the sound system on the Euro show up anything like that when you are listening to the radio?

By: SteveH

SteveH — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 10:38:42 +0000

That seems to be the feeling I get as well Rodger. Its just a pain that if you want a manual in any car nowadays you either wait, or have to go for a lesser model as the top of the range is auto only.

By: rodger

rodger — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 09:42:24 +0000

Further to my previous post, my understanding is that the reason you have to order a manual satnav from Japan is because Honda Australia brought in quite a few of the previous model with the satnav/manual box combo and had a lot of trouble selling them. In order to avoid that happening again, they decided to import automatics only and wait for orders for the manual model.