Abdullah Hashim Co. Ltd., sole distributor for Honda products, announced the launch of 2016 Honda Accord Coupe in Saudi Arabia. Available across all Honda showrooms in the Kingdom, the ninth generation Honda Accord Coupe is the first in the region to boast of the Advanced Safety Technology namely ‘Honda Sensing'. This advanced safety feature has evolved e-drive assist technologies to provide utmost safety and security to all passengers. Accord Coupe features a brand new shape which primarily focuses on agility and sportiness. The Accord Coupes new dynamic shape which features sportier, more sophisticated and expressive styling cues including restyled front and rear bumper fascia, a new grille, bold and new tail light designs as well as new design alloy wheels. The Accord Coupe also features expanded use of LED lighting - new design LED headlights, LED pipe guide daytime running lights (DRLs) as well as LED pipe guide taillights, and LED Front Fog Lights to help in low visibility situations. Interior The Accord Coupe's interior is a fusion of advanced sport design and sophistication in the same breath with an advanced, intuitive and futuristic look and feel. It has a spacious cabin with leather interior. In terms of technology, few highlights of Accord Coupe interior are the hi-tech 8-inch TFT Intelligent Multi-Information Display (i-MID) screen providing all assistance at a touch, premium audio and also ‘Remote Engine Start' a very significant feature that enables the drivers to start their vehicles in advance, thereby activating the climate control system before they get into the vehicle. The 3.5L V6 coupe in addition to the above mentioned features has Navigation. For air conditioning, we have i-Dual Zone A/C which coupled with controlled noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) gives the cabin a quiet feel. Accord Coupe 2016 is equipped with 3.5L V6 gasoline engine with Earth Dreams Technology. i-VTEC + VCM functions coupled to a 6-speed automatic transmission. The V6 model 3.5-liter engine delivers a 276-horsepower@ 6200 rpm. The fuel consumption of the Accord Coupe is 13.4 (km/l) in the 3.5L V6 grades. Body and Safety The Accord Coupe boasts of advanced technology available in Saudi Arabia namely ‘Honda Sensing'. This new suite of driver-assistive technologies helps driver sense things which might be missed while driving. In some cases, they can even help in avoiding a collision or mitigate its severity. The Honda Sensing features consist of the following: 1. Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC): Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) extends existing cruise control system to include millimeter-wathighs ve radar and camera monitors the distance between your vehicle and vehicle ahead. It helps the driver maintain a constant following distance eliminating manual acceleration/deceleration. 2. Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS): Available Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS) is engineered to gently correct steering when driver begins to leave detected lane without signaling, applying torque progressively to the steering to help guide driver back to center of lane. It helps in reducing driver fatigue. 3. Collision Mitigation Braking SystemTM (CMBSTM): Collision Mitigation Braking SystemTM (CMBSTM) is a Honda safety feature designed to help reduce likelihood of a potential collision by alerting the driver. It can also take steps to help reduce severity of an impact by automatically applying brake pressure if the system determines a collision to be unavoidable. 4. Road Departure Mitigation (RDM) System: A system specifically designed to alert driver with the help of signals and a rapidly vibrating steering wheel that the car is drifting too close to the side of the driveway without any turn signal activated. This system also uses torque and braking to keep car in the detected lane, when it detects the car continuously leaving the roadway. Accord Coupe 3.5L V6 also featured with Honda Lanewatch feature Advanced Compatibility Engineering (ACE) body structure technology to enhance occupant protection and crash compatibility. The Accord Coupe also has received the highest available crash safety ratings and a 5 –Star Overall Vehicle Score from NHTSA and a similar rating of TOP SAFETY PICK+ from the IIHS (when equipped with CMBSTM) in the United States of America. The 2016 Accord Coupe comes with the introduction of the new 3.5L EX V6 with Honda Sensing. Accord Coupe 2016 comes with a 3 years or 100,000 km warranty as standard from Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Furthermore, Abdullah Hashim Co., Ltd offers warranty extension for 2 years or 50,000kms for a total 5 years or 150,000km whichever comes first.
