New Cars for 2016
Honda will be introducing some redesigned vehicles for the 2016 model year. These vehicles will offer the latest in technology, from turbochargers to Android Auto. Below are the models that receive significant updates.
Accord
The Honda Accord will receive a redesign for the 2016 model year. The engine choices, body style, and layout of the car will remain as it was in 2015, but the entire vehicle has gone to finishing school. The styling has been sculpted to stay modern and elegant, with revised headlights, taillights, and wheels.
The biggest update comes in the form of technology. With the Accord, Honda becomes one of the first automakers to integrate Android Auto, allowing drivers to connect their phones and send texts,
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The Pilot features an extremely strong body, which should improve upon the already stellar results of the outgoing model. Of course, the best way to reduce crash-related injuries is to avoid a crash entirely, and the 2016 Pilot offers a slew of active safety technology to assist with this goal. The Pilot offers Honda's LaneWatch system, a camera-based blind spot assist system, traditional blind spot monitors, a rearview camera with multiple angles, lane departure warning, lane keep assist, adaptive cruise control, and road departure mitigation …show more content…
Literally. To use this feature, the driver simply sets a speed (like regular cruise control) and a minimum following distance. The vehicle will then maintain the set speed, slowing automatically if a vehicle in front is traveling at a slower speed. This prevents the car from ever coming closer than the minimum following distance, and can even bring the car to a halt if there is a sudden stop ahead. Couple that with Lane Keep Assist, and you have a car that provides complete peace of mind on the highway.
Android Auto
Well designed entertainment is important to customer comfort and to safety, and Honda is leading the way by offering Android Auto on the Accord, with more models to come. As one of the first major automakers to offer this technology, Honda is giving customers the power to control their phone through their vehicle in a natural and safe way. Starting in 2016, customers will be able to use Apps, receive and respond to texts, and play music without having to endanger themselves.
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