Is the 2021 Honda Accord 2.0T the better sport sedan than a Camry XSE?

Hey guys, what's up? I'm Joe Rady from Radies Rise. We're back here at Tampa Honda, of course, in Tampa, Florida, and look what we've got, this is the updated

2021

Honda Accord, this one in particular is the two-liter turbo

sport

s version, but before we get into this midsize

sport

s car Honda let's talk about what's going on here. The agreement has existed since 1976. Everyone should know who the archrival of the agreement is. Who is it? Yes, you are right all the way back, raising your hand everywhere. the place where toyota

camry

those have been those two brands those two models have been fighting each other for decades over who brought the best to the market now there are other competitors, especially in the 21st century, from hyundai with the sonata kia with the k5 and No We can forget the Mazda6, but I really want to focus on the two that have been fighting the longest.

This is the two-liter turbo sport. I want to compare it to the

camry

xse v6, so which way should you go if you go naturally aspirated? v6 power should you go for the detuned type r turbo charge engine and what amenities we will get price wise and then of course at the end of the day what will give you the best throttle driving experience. Let's dive into our San Marino. Red, I love the name of that color, San Marino Red, two liter turbo sports

accord

, and find out if this is it or you should go for the Camry XSE from the start.

Both cars we're talking about, the Camry and the Accord, have received an update for

2021

. Starting from the front of the business, no matter which trim you choose on the Accord, you'll get your LED headlights. Personally, I like the style of the headlight housing. I like having LED headlights and I really like them. The way they also made the daytime running lights is a little nicer to my taste compared to the camera. Now the Camry has some cool, updated daytime running lights, but I still think Honda checks that box at least for me when it comes to that overall styling now, when we move down, it's going to be revamped in the lower bumper area, so that we will have a functional side air curtain LED fog lamp, yes, functional, just a little splash of glossy black, nothing. too crazy, I like the way they extend that right corner to the right and the left corner down to give it that aerodynamic efficiency and also that nice aggressive look, and that's the funny thing is that those two brands of vehicles, the Accord and the Camry, they got boring for a while. short time but they are back, this 10th generation

accord

has been quite sporty compared to the previous generation and the same story with the camry now when we meet the front grill everything is updated for 2021, same story for me , I love the style of the accord a little more just because it's a little cleaner and the good news is there's nothing fake on the front of the camry there are some fake vents we have to zonking we're not fun we're not zonking any fake vents vent on this one, you'll now have the dark chrome running across the entire front end brow from one headlight to the other, of course the Honda badge in the center works with some horizontal gloss black, some horizontal dark chrome , but Other than that, they look really super clean, they relocated the Honda sensing technology just a little bit inward so it wasn't so close to the front and I even like the way they do that bottom extension here, everything is integrated so nice clean way now when we get on the hood it's the same hood since 2018 and if you say right Joe and 2018 that's the first year of the tent generation you get a mini bulge so you get a little bit of hood bulge on the deal as we go.

Come around the bend, what are we working on with the wheel and tire setup? On the two liter turbo sport, this is your wheel and tire combination, so you'll get a nice aluminum gloss black finish off the machine if you want to show what the size of this wheel is it's a 19 inch wheel, 19 inches in diameter and then you get a good overall width of 2 35 and a pretty good size 40 series sidewall on the ventilated brakes, front wheel drive, just like the cam, now the cam that you can get. All wheel drive but not the four corners as we go down the side, very clean, no fake vents on the side stuck on, you've got these nice metallic black mirror covers, some bright shiny metal work that I'm going to zonk, I don't know why on a sporty trim, we have bright and shiny metal work, it should be dark chrome or just matte black or gloss black, you have a sunroof and I have always liked in the tenth generation of the Accord that nice body line that runs along the bottom Le It gives a nice aggressive look from the side instead of just a flat slab now as we keep moving backwards.

A little shiny black, not too much. I love the shape and size of the rear window, the way they bring up the edge, although I don't like the shiny metal, I like the way they flare out at the business end in the sport, although you will get a blacked out shark fin and when you get to the trunk area, you'll get a very tasteful black trunk lid spoiler or lanyard badge. I think the only thing that a lot of you are going to miss is this here, here, I have to put some paper in there, the stapler style tail light, uh, you know, I'm on the fence.

It doesn't really bother me too much, but it would have been nice if they had updated it. I am sure there will be a redesign of the agreement soon. Shh, I didn't say it, although the 11th generation is coming. I love it. the way they made the exhaust, just nice decorative rings with a functional exhaust and just clean everything normally. I don't like that style of vacuum, but on the back of the deal, I like the way it's integrated, super smooth, super. cool, of course, we'll also get that sporty-badged two-liter turbo, but why don't we open the hood and see that detuned Type R engine?

Alright guys, we've got the hood open if you're wondering why. the hood opens even more it's because i actually put it on the service opener they could open the hood more there are two separate settings under the hood although yeah we're going to zonk the prop rod but it's cool that we can open The hood with two different sized openings, you will find that detuned type R engine. Now the engine cover is semi-smooth. I wish they had done a little more, but what you're seeing under that plastic cover will be that 2-liter turbocharged 252 horsepower 273 pound-feet of torque engine is mated to a 10-speed automatic transmission 0-60 in 5.5 seconds That's where the deal will defeat the cam.

You get a

better

transmission not just because of more gears, but it's simply a

better

transmission than the eight speed in the Camry and now you get turbocharged power. I know some of you will prefer and put in the comments if you prefer the naturally aspirated v6, but you can't. Don't fool the number from zero to 65.5 seconds. The quarter mile will pass in 14 seconds. Fixed MPG 22 city 32 highway and the vehicle weighs 3,400 pounds, but while we continue talking about power, we talk about performance. We compare it to the Camry, let's go inside and see what great things are in store for the deal.

Alright guys, we're inside this 2021 Honda Accord Sport 2-liter turbo. I know you're saying, well, Joe, how much does this cost? When you compare it to the Camry, how much is the MSRP? The way this option is correct is 32,000. Let's see what you get for the money on the door panels. Personally, I can really appreciate the clean design of the agreements. Yes, that's all. dark material but I don't need beige to break things up I like the way they put in that nice decorative design that will hide fingerprints some soft silver on the door uh the door armrest and the door pocket is a place decent size, you can get your chipotle burrito and guacamole, but just remember that guacamole costs more and you have a nice area for a bark root beer a good bottle of bark root beer right now, when you go from the panel door to the dash, just keep in mind that we're dealing with a shadow, this big rectangle that's not on the dash, which is actually this sticker that's on the windshield, so I just want to point that out so no one gets scared by what is happening here with the board, like I said, I like this design.

That's where the look of your fingers hides, mom, no fingerprints, the silver trim goes all the way, we come to the eight-inch Apple Carplay Android Auto infotainment system, it has nice swipe functions, you can move the icons very , very simple, which is great, the Sirius The Camry has a slightly larger screen, but I really like the system. With the same material that you have, the start and stop button. Dual climate control as the switch. I like the lack of shiny black. You have heated seats but no ventilated seats. The only way to get ventilated seats is to go fully loaded with the Turing now that you have it. nice door here, open that, what do we have?

We've got wireless charging, two USBs and one 12 volt, so they've got you covered there, this closes with one finger, look at that my pinky, this is going to control that 10 speed automatic that we make. have sport mode get a little more let's go and have a little economy to save the planet a little two cup holders nice metallic gray no fingerprints here's your keefa I like the keychain a lot better and I'm going to peel this back even though it's supposed that I shouldn't let myself make sure no one is looking lori, take a look over your back um, but I like this keychain a lot better than the deal keychain, excuse me, so the camry keychain the toyota keychains they feel like key fobs from 1985.

It's really strange, but you have remote start. You could open the trunk and honk your red horn really loud. A nice wide armrest. The only problem is that it's not very smooth, but it looks good. Pick it up. Have? We have a little planter peanut tray and it slides out and it's removable and you have enough room in there for at least a box of twinkies and you have a 12 volt voltage, then you just pop this guy out. Back to the boom seats, there's a bit of a mix when you go with a sport trim, you only get leather on the outside and then you have this material in the center, which reminds me of Red Red Lobster's cloth napkins, so The bad news.

Do they feel like cloth napkins from Red Lobster? The good news is that you can drive this to a Red Lobster and get those cheddar cheese biscuits. Mmm, maybe some Hush Puppies. A manual seat control for the passenger. I have electric and a full size sunroof. Why not? But don't you come to the back of the business before I take us to Red Lobster, come here so we can finish the review behind the business. Hey guys, business time behind the wheel. What you will get when you play sports is that you will get these cute ones. aluminum pedals dead pedal brake and accelerator pedal i like that touch especially compared to the camry you have the seat controls right below and in your lumbar area which is great move my hands away so lori can show the goods anyway. six feet tall even with the sunroof, plenty of head room on the steering wheel, this steering wheel is much better than the Camry steering wheel.

I love the thickness, the stitching work is phenomenal, even the horn button looks classy with a little silver. You have your flat black. the buttons I like the thumb traction control and you have paddles on the back of the steering wheel to raise and lower that 10-speed automatic transmission that tilts and telescopic and then the dash is clear and direct, you have an analog stud that's the only analog gauge, the gauge on the left is a digital gauge, so you have the tachometer if you want, but check this out, I got home and was able to show, let's see the range and the fuel boom like that, you might want to know your signals of traffic. boom, look at that and then we could go back to the tachometer, that's where I'll leave it.

I like the digital bar graphs on both sides other than that, like I said, when you compare it to the camera, I think it's a lot simpler. and it looks a lot better, but why don't we go to the back seat and see how much room your passengers have in this deal? Alright guys, time in the backseat and there will really be some splitting hairs between the Camry and the Accord. There's so much room back here, it's just ridiculous, but the seat backs, that nice leather around them, they have big pockets,you could easily go to ihop and get some nice oversized pancakes back there, maybe even some waffles, some delicious waffles. slide them in there, pour some syrup, you can eat it right out of your pocket, you have two air conditioning vents and they relocated the USB ports so your passengers can find them much more efficiently and effectively.

What I like about the accords is that they have covers over them on the camry they are just exposed and have this blue lighting around them which is cool they make them look like tron ​​ports like you are playing the tron ​​game but There's nothing wrong with that, I promise. You say I wasted a lot of quarters on a nice tron ​​in the arcade, but there's plenty of headroom anyway. I'm still six feet tall, haven't shrunk since you last saw me, and have one of the softest armrests in the entire automotive industry. This was actually done by Serta, who makes beds.

They made the armrest for the Honda Accord. It's just a little fun fact between you and me but let's move on let's go into the trunk space and see what we can carry in the deal guys it's time to get in the trunk very simple under the h for

honda

just twist it up and open it wide, you're looking at 17 cubic feet of space compared to the camry, very, very. Close in size, I like the way they have the handles on the top to allow you to fold those 60 40 split seats. I also like the depth of this cargo area and then of course you lift up the mat and cargo liner , there is a spare. under all that foam, so I promise you under that styrofoam there is a spare, but why don't we move on?

Let's put it where the rubber meets the road and take this Honda Accord 2 liter turbo for little boys, we are in the 2021 Accord sport 2 liter turbo right away, if you have been in a 1.5 you will notice a big difference especially when accelerating , it easily drops in a second 0-60 from the 1.5 liter turbo sport to this 2. The 10 liter 10 speed automatic transmission behaves very wisely and if you are sitting there in the comments section and thinking that it doesn't have a manual transmission , Honda gave you the opportunity, they sold so little that they decided to get rid of them in 2021. of the manual transmission, so I applaud them for trying, but like in many cases people complain, but then when they deliver, when the manufacturers of cars deliver, they don't buy the vehicle, that's why they got rid of the manual once again, the visibility is phenomenal. like the ease of the dashboard when seeing the tank, the speedometer, we have it in sport mode and we are going to remove it in some twisted parts.

Now all versions have the eight-inch infotainment system. It's easy to access, easy to figure out how it works. You've got your dual climate control and what you're going to get, I think a little bit more in this deal than the Camry, is just feedback from this thing here. The steering wheel loves the thickness, as I said before, and just waits until you hit some corners because it really offers a lot of communication, which is important if you're going to be driving through twisty areas regularly. The seats are supportive and comfortable, they just have that strange red lobster material, but we already have a reservation for the red one.

Lobster on some for lunch, so maybe we'll take you with us and get you some cheddar cheese biscuits. I'll send them to you, but the seats are supportive and comfortable. It sucks that the passenger has manual controls, but. I understand they are trying to keep it within a certain price. The mirrors work very well. You have blind spot monitoring. Maintain lane assist. All those advantages of Honda's sensing technology. I really like the way they tuned the suspension on the Accord Sport. Nothing too hard. That will hit you and shake your kidneys and internal organs, but it will give you that feeling of connection to the road which is nice and the 19-inch wheels look so good that they are one of the most stolen tires in the country. so I guess we can't complain about the styling as a lot of people with sticky fingers want to take them off others so you get a nice wheel and they respond very well with that lower profile tire maybe not the best when it comes bumpy, but definitely from a handling standpoint, it's going to feel a lot better than some, you know, the size of the 60 series.

Hey guys, that's when we're going to accelerate a little bit and do some turns, so I'm I'll leave it on auto for now with a slow twist of the throttle, here we go, nice, a squeaky wheel is a happy wheel or a tire on the brakes feels good, check this out, this is what you get when you go with the deal , excellent handling. The 10 speed is so well behaved that you don't get much engine whine even though it's a turbocharged inline-four. Yes, naturally aspirated horsepower is good in the Camry since the v6, but the numbers definitely don't lie on this one.

Accord Sport 2 liter turbo okay guys let's use the paddles oh throttle here we go great feedback look I remember this car is front wheel drive but it's giving you such good feedback that you're not getting. lots of torque steer, which is nice and communicates super well, guys, once again, speed up. It's nice, it really puts them back in the seat. It fires through that 10-speed automatic transmission so efficiently and smoothly over bumps it stinks. everything ready and you know what happens if you are seeing Joe. I'm going to go ahead and get a uh you know a Camry with it, not just xse but I'm going to go TRD, well guess what happens if you go up to Honda Accord Touring?

You'll get adaptive dampers at all four corners and around Virginia International Speedway that give the Touring's 2-liter turbo tor revs quicker than the Camry TRD, but hopefully this gave you a good overall feel for what the sporty at least is. 2 liters. It's about the turbo, we'll go back to Tampa Honda and wrap this up, so I'll get to it in a split second. Okay guys, it's been another great day here in Tampa Honda. I definitely have to thank Sam and the rest of the team. For us, this 2021 2L Turbo Sport really shows that it's nice to have variety if everyone bought the same make of vehicle, the same model of vehicle.

I think this whole radio ride car review thing would probably be a little boring and life in general would be boring, so it's nice to have options. I think if you're looking for maximum performance and that feeling of driving and connection, this deal ticks a lot of boxes, but it definitely weighs the variables if you want to keep looking. midsize

sedan

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