Honda Accord Tourer: On the safe side
Honda Accord Tourer in test: ChroniquesDuVasteMonde employee Anke-Maren Koester with Pang from Thailand
Pang, our Thai guest student, is not astonished. "My parents have that too, but a previous model, and not quite as fancy as this one." Much of this Honda Accord Tourer finds it more comfortable than its predecessor: the tailgate, which can be opened by remote control, the very quickly folded seats, which give the trunk a reasonable maximum volume of 1252 liters.
On the highway, Pang studies the cockpit. "Almost 70 buttons! Do you need so many?" I wonder, frankly, too. But the innovative assistance technology that you can order in the Executive version on top for 2450 euros, which has something. For example, the "adaptive cruise control" ACC: A radar on the grille controls the driving speed and keeps the necessary distance to the vehicle in front. Or the Lane Keeping Assist System, a lane keeping system: A camera recognizes the lane markings, and with both hands on the steering wheel, the Honda Accord Tourer controls automatically.
Trial on the example: At 120 km, on the open highway, I hold the steering wheel on each side only with one finger. It moves, all by itself. Pang has seen it, too. The Honda Accord Tourer remains in the lane as if by magic. Only when the car touches the lane marking, an acoustic warning sounds, and a red symbol appears in the display. Pang can hardly look anymore. Now I should rather intervene.
INFO: The 4.75 m long Honda Accord Tourer There's a diesel (150 hp) and two petrol engines (156, 201 hp). from 5.8 l / 100 km; (CO2: from 153 g / km). Base price: from 27 750 euros.
