tastefully covered by a door, are marginal--awkward to reach, and too close
to the elbows.
The rest of the interior is nicely done. The fabrics and plastics are
pleasing to the eye and the touch, with excellent finishing throughout.
As for safety, all Accords come with a driver and passenger side air bag,
but antilock brakes aren't available on DX models and cost $850 extra on
LX models.
Seating comfort is well suited for long drives. Bottom cushions are
deep enough to support your legs and back cushions are thick and firm enough
to support your back. The seats don't have big torso bolsters to keep you
from sliding side-to-side in sharp corners, but that's not surprising in
a car that doesn't have a lot of sporty pretensions.
Both the front and back seats provide plenty of room: four good-sized
adults can be comfortable in this car. While the back isn't as spacious
as that of the Cirrus or Stratus, headroom and leg room are still more
than adequate.
The back seat folds down to expand the trunk. You can also fold down
the rear seat's center arm rest and open a small pass-through door to the
trunk that will let long things like skis fit inside the car.
You can get three kids in the back seat, no problem, as long as they
aren't tormenting each other. (It could happen.) And the roof is high enough
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