So, I have been driving a 2013 G37 Sedan from probably 30k to almost 190k now with no real major issues (shockingly). I love the car to death; the sound system is superb, it's fast as hell, and it has basic stuff a luxury sedan has.
It's coming to the point where I'm feeling like it's going to start getting more expensive to repair things, so I'm going to be getting rid of it soon, and was considering the Accord 2.0t (could be 2018-2022, but 2022 for the refresh..if it's even worth it). I have found a 2022 2.0t touring with 25k miles for about 30k in all black (black rims included, not the rims that normally come with the touring model), and I've read reviews of what comes with the touring, and some say it's great, others say it's shit and not worth it.
I'm going to be replacing the audio system anyways because I don't hear anything good about it, and the dampening suspension system appears to get very mixed reviews from people of all year (18'-22') models. Is it worth it to even get the 2022 accord 2.0t touring over the 2022 Accord 2.0t sport trim? I'm tempted to get it just for the resale value years down the road, but it just seems like more to potentially break and cost to fix. Is there real THAT BIG of a difference between the two besides just the touring badge?
ALSO, is there any sort of speed difference from anything between touring and sport models? Maybe from added weight?
I know this is a long winded question, but I appreciate any answers!
I had a 2019 Accord Sport 2.0t and upgraded to a 2021 Accord Touring 2.0t. I really liked the additional features that the Touring had- and thanks to the crazy car market during the pandemic, I was able to upgrade for a pretty reasonable amount thanks to the fact that the resale value of my 2019 was incredibly high while my local dealers were offering $4000 discounts on the 2021 Touring.
First- regarding the speed issue- if both vehicles have the 2.0t motor- they both will have the same speed specs. While I'm sure that the Touring is 100-150lbs heavier, it's not really going to make much difference in terms of 0-60 time.
You get quite a bit more stuff with the Touring- enough that I though that it was worth it:
-Side mirrors with turn signals and reverse tilt-down
-Parking sensors front & rear, low-speed automatic rear low-speed braking
-Heated and ventilated seats (front), heated rear outboard seats (rear)
-Memory seats for the driver
-Heads up display
-Full leather
-Auto-dimming rearview mirror w/ Homelink
-Factory Navigation
-Honda "premium" 450 watt audio system... it's okay- not award-winning but not horrible either.
-Wireless charger
-Interior ambient lighting
-Automatic windshield wipers
-Power passenger seat
Styling:
-Different 19" alloy wheels (warning- avoid curbs- as the tires offer zero protection against curb scrapes on either the Sport or Touring trim.
-Bright chrome accents everywhere
-Slightly different taillights: On the touring, the trunk-mounted lights illuminate when you put your foot on the brake pedal. On other trims, only the outer lights illuminate with the brakes.
-Fake wood trim on the inside of the Touring, it's like a silverish-gray on the Sport.
Suspension:
The Sport 2.0t has the sport suspension. The Touring has an adaptive suspension. Owning both, I actually liked the Sport's suspension better. The main reason was because the way that Honda allows you to adjust the Touring's adaptive suspension is through the Sport/Normal/Eco button. The trouble is- when you press that button- it's not just the suspension that gets changed. When you put it in 'sport' mode so you get sportier handling, you also get a significantly more aggressive throttle response and tighter steering. I loved keeping it in sport mode for the suspension-but didn't like how aggressive the throttle response was in sport mode. I wish you could just put the suspension into sport mode, but nope... The 2.0t Sport model, however, just has the sporty suspension as the only option. It has an eco/sport/normal button too- but it doesn't adjust the suspension- so it's possible to get the sporty handling while keeping the 'normal' throttle and steering response. I wish you could just have the sport suspension in the Touring rather than the adaptive feature.
If you have the means, I think that you would like the Touring's features.
Unfortunately, I think that my 2021 Touring was a victim of the whole quality decline during the Covid epidemic. While my 2019 Sport 2.0t was great in terms of build quality, my 2021 Touring was very un-Honda-like in terms of build quality. Bits and pieces felt cheap (exterior door handles, for example, seemed like they were pretty fragile, the knobs/switches on my power driver seat fell off, my glove box broke, and the car overall seemed like it was built to a lesser standard compared to the 2019. Mechanically, my 2021 Touring suffered from the loud rear brake issues that make it so that the entire neighborhood can hear your car back out of your garage on a cold morning. Adding insult to injury, my local Honda dealers (5) refused to fix those issues- other than the broken glove box. After multiple visits to different dealerships complaining about the brakes (all dealers stated that "this is just the way that they all are", I traded the car in and went back to Toyota after just 12,000 miles. The brake problems can apparently be resolved by swapping the brake pads to aftermarket ones- but that's a ridiculous thing to have to do with a car that only had about 4,000 miles on it when the problem started. I will say, I like the fact that I've had zero quality problems with my Toyota since ditching my Honda- but I really miss the way that my Accord drove... it was a very nice car to live with on a day-to-day basis... other than the quality issues of my particular vehicle.
Again- this might all have to do with the Covid pandemic- it seems like quality in many brands/models suffered in 2021/2022. My wife's 2021 Passport has also been very un-Honda-like in terms of quality issues and other problems.
Lastly, if you can find a 2022 Touring that you like- you might want to buy it. Honda stopped building the Touring trim about halfway through 2022 as the generation ended. After about April of 2022, it became nearly impossible to find a Touring anywhere- probably a mix of the generation ending and the supply shortages with microchips given the additional electronics on the Touring trim.
In terms of resale value down the road- the longer you own it, the smaller the difference will be between the two trim levels. After about ten years and 100,000 miles, the difference might be a few hundred bucks. If the 2022 Touring you found is in good shape- you might want to go for it. I would probably have it inspected by an independent mechanic before you buy it though- just to be on the safe side. Also- again about those wheels- the black accessory wheels on the Touring that you are looking at are just as vulnerable to curb scrapes as the 19" wheels that come on it from the factory- worse though- any scrape will stand out like a sore thumb. Honda has offered black wheels on a lot of different models over the past five or six years- and any cosmetic damage really stands out... stay away from curbs... and if you drive somewhere that gets snow- be aware that the factory Michelins are pretty awful in snow. There's a thread in the wheels/tires subforum that talks about the different options for winter setups. I used a set of 17" wheels from an EX with more snow-friendly tires in winter.
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