> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.roadblazing.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # 2016 Honda Accord Coupe V6 - Quick Review - URL: https://www.roadblazing.com/2016-honda-accord-coupe-v6-quick-review/ - Published: 2016-04-22T18:13:00.000Z - Updated: 2025-01-01T05:28:44.000Z - Author: George Straton - Tags: Coupes When the local supermarket announces it's axing the only affordable house-branded alternative to pricey Ben & Jerry's pistachio ice cream panic sets in. Yet few lamented the passing of the Nissan Altima Coupe and Toyota Solara. ***"Drive...He Said"*** thinks maybe those brands didn't have their hearts in it. Among volume carmakers, at least Honda has dug in its heels on the sedan-based 2-door coupe. The comely 2-door version of this year's re-made Civic sedan is on its way. The brand's latest revision of the **Accord family sedan** made a splash 3 years ago to wide acclaim. Four-cylinder Accords have been tested to fire off sub 8 second runs to 60 mph. *WHAT:* **2016 Honda Accord Coupe V6 Touring**. Take the latest iteration of the highly acclaimed and 2nd most popular front-drive family sedan sold in North America, the 9th generation FF platform Honda Accord. Cut out 2 back doors. Make the two remaining front doors huge. 2016 variants mark the mid-cycle refresh. *WHAT (A) DIFFERENCE:* ![2016 Honda Accord Coupe V6 Touring](https://storage.ghost.io/c/42/d1/42d1f09d-2bf9-43a2-b325-08ba7efa19c5/content/images/wordpress/2016/10/2016-Honda-Accord-Coupe-V6-Touring-ext007.jpg) 2016 Honda Accord Coupe V6 Touring Over The Sedan: Accord Coupe is a few inches shorter than the town-car like sedan mostly in wheelbase. In Looks: New thinner, wider, blackened grille swaps old "U" theme for wings. Thinner & wider theme continues to head & tail light housings. Lower front fascia, lower body cladding and faux corner black mesh vents lend assertiveness. Better integrated trunk-lid spoiler. Smoke-tinted mammoth 19" alloy wheels brood with their glossy black painted spokes. White LED headlamp DRLs are as nice as on any Acura. *WHY:* Because Honda knows coupes say "*STYLE*" *WHEN:* On-Sale (in the U.S.) since late fall 2015 *WHERE:* Honda new car dealers *WHERE MADE*: Marysville, Ohio, U.S.A. *HOW STRONG:* Possibly the last chance to score a real V6 in this segment. Unlike the current rage of turbo-fours, the VTEC SOHC gas V6 engine (dubbed "EarthDreams") power isn't abrupt then petering out. In sport mode 6-speed slushbox holds gears 'til red-line. *HOW LIMBER:* Quick electric assist steering rack could use greater heft; Helm tugs and tires wander near triple digit speeds. Springing is pliable enough to prevent the overboard 19" alloys and 40-aspect ratio tires from thwacking backsides, allowing some brake dive; Super heinous road divots impart enough pounding; Initial braking is tepid, but sizeable rotors are fade immune. *HOW FAR:* Cylinder de-activation (from 6 to 3) actually works: Accord Coupe's V6 with 6 speed automatic scores **24 mpg*. That's 35% *\>* than a comparably weighing & accelerating 2003 Infiniti G35 V6 coupe w/ a 5-speed slushbox.* ![2016 Honda Accord Coupe V6 Touring: rear seats](https://storage.ghost.io/c/42/d1/42d1f09d-2bf9-43a2-b325-08ba7efa19c5/content/images/wordpress/2016/10/2016-Honda-Accord-Coupe-V6-Touring-seats-rear001.jpg) 2016 Honda Accord Coupe V6 Touring: rear seats *HOW BIG:* Front row accommodations **\=** the commodious Accord sedan's. No fancy power sliding front seats here; However, delving into back of the Accord Coupe isn't as contortioning as getting into the Ford Mustang's Porta Potty nether-area; Moon roof sliding over roof **\=** not encroaching on cabin headroom; *HOW LITTLE:* Way more interior space than your average rear-drive Pony Car. With a smaller footprint. *HOW* USEFUL: You'll never find a trunk this voluminous in a Dodge Challenger; Doors hold ubiquitous beverage bottle & then some; 2nd row outboard arm rest have aft beverage / doo-dad channel; 2 x USB and 2 x 12V ports inside bottom center stack bin and front center armrest. ![2016 Honda Accord Coupe V6 Touring: HondaSense drive assistance suite](https://storage.ghost.io/c/42/d1/42d1f09d-2bf9-43a2-b325-08ba7efa19c5/content/images/wordpress/2016/10/2016-Honda-Accord-Coupe-V6-Touring-collision-avoidance-cameras001.jpg) 2016 Honda Accord Coupe V6 Touring: HondaSense drive assistance suite *HOW SAFE*: 8 airbags, extensive use of high tensile steel; exclusive LaneWatch is a boon to anyone in the bike lanes. HondaSense (standard on Touring trim) begets bevy of driver assist technology: **√** Radar adaptive cruise control, **√** Forward Collision avoidance braking, **√** BLIS, **√** LDW, **√** Park Assist w/ rear camera, **√** Rear Cross traffic warning. *HOW FRIENDLY:* Driver slides a bit on a power adjusting bolstered too wide berth; Equally over-sized: Large tilt steering wheel low on reach adjustment sized; Matte back plastic shift paddles aren't so ostentatious; Perforated seat leather certainly is not the Nappa or sateen type; Blessed be glossy piano black appliques for they are not pretentious! Concise yet informative interconnecting 3 dial analog gauge cluster; Trip display smack dab in the center of the sizeable speedo is bright white LCD; Night gauge backlighting = bright white and red on black. Red & black hues filling top and lower center stack LCD displays are a bit devilish. Top unit parrots trip and entertainment info; Below, **7"** capacitive touch screen is the portal to GPS SD navigation, infotainment and apps; **√** Contrasting red-stitching on the leather wrapped helm; **√** Soft touch materials where fingers and elbows will venture; **√** Pebble grain trying to mask coarse hard black plastic elsewhere. *HOW "APP" -LICABLE:* Adjusting audio volume on the knob-less capacitive tablet-style LCD infotainment screen is akin to putting pen to paper...*in a moving car*. Navigation 3-D bird's eye graphics are better at night; Not sure who makes Honda's audio systems but subtle highs become crisp despite over-emphasized bass. In case Android Auto and Apple Car Play aren't enough, there's a dedicated Pandora app and Sirius-XM subscription services. [![2016 Honda Accord Coupe V6 Touring: dual center stack LCD displays: Upper contains trip & audio info; lower 7"-inch HondaLink touch infotainment display](https://storage.ghost.io/c/42/d1/42d1f09d-2bf9-43a2-b325-08ba7efa19c5/content/images/wordpress/2016/10/2016-Honda-Accord-Coupe-V6-Touring-infotainment001.jpg)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/42/d1/42d1f09d-2bf9-43a2-b325-08ba7efa19c5/content/images/wordpress/2016/10/2016-Honda-Accord-Coupe-V6-Touring-infotainment001.jpg?ref=roadblazing.com) 2016 Honda Accord Coupe V6 Touring: dual center stack LCD displays: Upper contains trip & audio info; lower 7"-inch HondaLink touch infotainment display *HOW MUCH: *$34,225* for a* **Accord Coupe V6 Touring 6 speed automatic.** Honda trims are all *mono-spec* and the top **Touring** trim wants for little. For those on a tighter budget the 189 horsepressure inline-4 Accord LX-S 6 spd. manual bases for < $24K. *WHAT'S MISSING:* Besides two rear doors? Infotainment head unit in DIRE need of rotary volume knob! *ANY COMPETITION:* **Honda Accord Coupe** is the sole surviving front-drive family sedan based 2-door. Kia's compact-based Forte Koup trails the **Accord Coupe** in space, refinement, OOMPH and an "E." A comparably-equipped rear-drive **Hyundai Genesis Coupe V6** 8-spd automatic would run about even money. But **Hyundai** is an uncommodious upstart boy-racer to **Honda's** civilized touring coupe. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/42/d1/42d1f09d-2bf9-43a2-b325-08ba7efa19c5/content/images/2025/01/2016-Honda-Accord-Coupe-V6-Touring-ext001.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/42/d1/42d1f09d-2bf9-43a2-b325-08ba7efa19c5/content/images/2025/01/2016-Honda-Accord-Coupe-V6-Touring-engine001.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/42/d1/42d1f09d-2bf9-43a2-b325-08ba7efa19c5/content/images/2025/01/2016-Honda-Accord-Coupe-V6-Touring-ext003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/42/d1/42d1f09d-2bf9-43a2-b325-08ba7efa19c5/content/images/2025/01/2016-Honda-Accord-Coupe-V6-Touring-ext005.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/42/d1/42d1f09d-2bf9-43a2-b325-08ba7efa19c5/content/images/2025/01/2016-Honda-Accord-Coupe-V6-Touring-wheels001.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/42/d1/42d1f09d-2bf9-43a2-b325-08ba7efa19c5/content/images/2025/01/2016-Honda-Accord-Coupe-V6-Touring-ext007.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/42/d1/42d1f09d-2bf9-43a2-b325-08ba7efa19c5/content/images/2025/01/2016-Honda-Accord-Coupe-V6-Touring-cargo001.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/42/d1/42d1f09d-2bf9-43a2-b325-08ba7efa19c5/content/images/2025/01/2016-Honda-Accord-Coupe-V6-Touring-door-drivers001.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/42/d1/42d1f09d-2bf9-43a2-b325-08ba7efa19c5/content/images/2025/01/2016-Honda-Accord-Coupe-V6-Touring-seats-driver001.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/42/d1/42d1f09d-2bf9-43a2-b325-08ba7efa19c5/content/images/2025/01/2016-Honda-Accord-Coupe-V6-Touring-seats-rear001.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/42/d1/42d1f09d-2bf9-43a2-b325-08ba7efa19c5/content/images/2025/01/2016-Honda-Accord-Coupe-V6-Touring-seats-rear003.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/42/d1/42d1f09d-2bf9-43a2-b325-08ba7efa19c5/content/images/2025/01/2016-Honda-Accord-Coupe-V6-Touring-dash001.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/42/d1/42d1f09d-2bf9-43a2-b325-08ba7efa19c5/content/images/2025/01/2016-Honda-Accord-Coupe-V6-Touring-console-center001.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/42/d1/42d1f09d-2bf9-43a2-b325-08ba7efa19c5/content/images/2025/01/2016-Honda-Accord-Coupe-V6-Touring-collision-avoidance-cameras001.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/42/d1/42d1f09d-2bf9-43a2-b325-08ba7efa19c5/content/images/2025/01/2016-Honda-Accord-Coupe-V6-Touring-infotainment001.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/42/d1/42d1f09d-2bf9-43a2-b325-08ba7efa19c5/content/images/2025/01/2016-Honda-Accord-Coupe-V6-Touring-dash-navigation001.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/42/d1/42d1f09d-2bf9-43a2-b325-08ba7efa19c5/content/images/2025/01/2016-Honda-Accord-Coupe-V6-Touring-LaneWatch001.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/42/d1/42d1f09d-2bf9-43a2-b325-08ba7efa19c5/content/images/2025/01/2016-Honda-Accord-Coupe-V6-Touring-night-ext001.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/42/d1/42d1f09d-2bf9-43a2-b325-08ba7efa19c5/content/images/2025/01/2016-Honda-Accord-Coupe-V6-Touring-night-gauge-cluster001.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/42/d1/42d1f09d-2bf9-43a2-b325-08ba7efa19c5/content/images/2025/01/2016-Honda-Accord-Coupe-V6-Touring-night-instruments001.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/42/d1/42d1f09d-2bf9-43a2-b325-08ba7efa19c5/content/images/2025/01/2016-Honda-Accord-Coupe-V6-Touring-night-instruments003.jpg)