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1997 Honda Accord Review

It's really good at everything.
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Take one good look at the Accord and you notice nothing at all out of

the ordinary. Pleasant but forgettable, this is not a car that will stand

out in a crowd. When the car was redesigned in '94, Honda executives acknowledged

that they had been conservative, perhaps too conservative, in updating

the Accord's appearance. As newer rivals like the Chrysler Cirrus and Dodge

Stratus have been introduced over the past three years, the Accord has

definitely come to look a little dated.

Still, it is a well-proportioned and graceful car. The Accord's wraparound

headlights and slightly raked roofline give it a modern enough look to

save it from dowdiness.

The Accord comes in three different body styles--sedan, coupe and wagon--and

as many as three different price ranges--the basic DX, the LX and top-of-the-line

EX.

While a good argument can be made that the Accord offers exceptional

value, no one would argue that it's cheap. Prices including destination

charges begin at $15,495 for a DX with a four-cylinder engine and go all

the way up to $25,495 for a V6-equipped EX.

The most popular Accords are LX models with a four-cylinder engine,

air conditioning, AM/FM/cassette radio, automatic transmission, power locks

and windows, that are typically about $20,000, which pretty much describes

our LX tester. Next Page



1997 Honda Accord