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The Honda Civic and Accord are both great choices of car but you could struggle to choose between them. So which is the best for you, check our guide below.
The Honda Accord is a midsize sedan that can carry 5 and is a FWD with 6 speed transmission. The Honda Civic is a compact sedan that can hold 5 and is FWD with 5 speed manual gearbox. You can pick up the former for around $21, 680 and the latter comes with a price tag of around $18, 165.
The Honda Accord offers you about 24mpg driving around the city and 34mpg on the highway. You get around 28mpg in the city and 36mpg on the highway from the Honda Civic. The Accord is 14.3% less fuel efficient than the Civic in the city and 5.6% less efficient when driving on the highway. With the Accord you should get about 413 miles in the city and 585 miles on the highway, with the Civic this is around 370 miles and 475 miles on the highway.
The engine of the Accord is a 2.4 litre gas inline 4 and the Civic offers a 1.8 litre gas inline 4. The former gives 185hp and 181 torque, the latter 140hp and 128 torque. With the Accord and the Civic you get height adjustable drivers seating and 6 manual adjustments. There are adjustable passenger headrests and 4 manual adjustments with both cars.
The Honda Accord offers air filtration, front air conditioning and automatic climate control with front air conditioning dual zones. The Honda Civic offers air filtration, front air conditioning, single zones and rear heat with ventilation ducts.
The steering wheel of the Accord offers audio controls, cruise control and phone control along with tilt and telescopic adjustments. On the Civic you get audio controls, cruise controls and phone controls along with tilt and telescopic adjustments on the steering wheel.
Both cars offer intermittent front wipers, one touch windows, power windows and defogger. The Accord also offers speed sensitive front wipers. The overall length of the Accord is 191.4 inches with a wheel base of 109.3 inches. The Civic has an overall length of 179.4 inches and wheelbase of 105.1 inches. Cargo capacity on the Accord is 15.9 cubic feet and 12.5 cubic feet on the Civic. The former has fuel capacity of 17.2 gallons and on the latter it is 13.2 gallons.
