2003 Honda Accord EX

The Honda Accord is one of those benchmark automobiles that other manufacturers open up to see just how it works, what makes it so successful and why its so great. Then they try to imitate but with no success. With the arrival of the new Accord big things are expected out of it. And soon enough, it delivered to the hype. The 2003 Honda Accord EX sported Major changes for 2003 include new, more aerodynamic styling, a longer wheelbase, more interior room, a new 160 horsepower 2.4 liter four cylinder and 240 horsepower 3.0 liter six cylinder engine, new 5-speed automatic and 5-speed manual transmissions, a modified independent suspension, larger standard tires and wheels, standard ABS on base models, and a new tilt/telescoping steering wheel.

Before you get into the 2003 Accord sedan, you'll notice a new ignition key that has the remote locking/unlocking/trunk release/panic button functions built into the head of the key, there is no need to carry a separate fob The EX model came with standard leather upholstery, and the front seats include two-position seat heaters. If you want cloth seats, you have to go with the Accord DX or LX models. Refined, easy-to-drive, and user-friendly are the primary impressions you retain from a drive test of the Accord EX-L four cylinder model.

 

The car is nearly silent at idle with minimal vibration, and off-the-line responsiveness is so quick it will remind anyone of earlier V6 engines. If you listen carefully, you can still hear the distinctive sound of four cylinders, but this engine's smoothness, power delivery, and responsiveness are a class above most four-cylinder engines.