Accord Touring 2.0T Leaves Camry, Mazda6 in the Dust!
Though landing in the middle as far as torque and horses go, the turbo wins the day for the Accord against Toyota, Mazda on the line.
The Accord Touring 2.0T is Honda’s four-door sports sedan. With a turbo-four pumping out 252 horses and 273 lb-ft of torque to the front through a 10-speed automatic, you’re going to leave the world behind in a hurry. Not to mention all the comfort and amenities the Accord offers. Why would anyone pick anything else?
To remind us why we pick the Accord in the first place, of course. Thomas Holland and James Engelsman of Throttle House paired up the Accord Touring 2.0T against two of its rivals: the Toyota Camry TRD Pro and the Mazda Mazda6 Signature. Who comes out on top? We think you know already.
“Mazda6. Accord. Camry. Thomas is the horsepower leader. He wants to win,” said Engelsman. “[The Accord] is middle in both torque and horsepower. And that Mazda6 has 310 pound-feet of torque, which is absolutely nuts. But I got two liters. I got a turbo. I’m ready!”
Compared to the Accord Touring 2.0T, the Camry comes with 301 horses and 267 lb-ft of torque, while the Mazda has 250 horses and 310 lb-ft of torque (only with the right octane, though). Thus, on paper, the Accord may not be able to best either off the line. However, it has an ace card up its sleeve: the turbo.
“I pulled away. And I pulled away,” said Englesman after coming first off the drag. “Honda Accord. Is this the sports car everyone says it is? Wow! What a bit of pull that has!”
Though the 301 ponies on the Camry kept up with the Accord at the start, the turbo-four of the Accord kicked in to take the win; the Mazda lagged behind. Perhaps, though, the Camry could come back on the roll.
“That was a genuinely surprising result for us,” said Holland. “We were convinced that the Mazda, with its 310 pound-feet of torque, would have them all off the line. Or that the Camry, with its V6 and 300-plus horsepower, would have the finish line in the bag. But in this case, the naturally aspirated, long-loved, V6 Camry just lost out to Honda’s decision to start turbocharging everything.”
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