Take one good look at the Accord and you notice nothing at all out ofthe ordinary. Pleasant but forgettable, this is not a car that will stand out in a crowd. When the car was redesigned in '94, Honda executives acknowledged that they had been conservative, perhaps too conservative, in updating the Accord's appearance. As newer rivals like the Chrysler Cirrus and Dodge Stratus have been introduced over the past three years, the Accord has definitely come to look a little dated. Still, it is a well-proportioned and graceful car. The Accord's wraparound headlights and slightly raked roofline give it a modern enough look to save it from dowdiness. The Accord comes in three different body styles--sedan, coupe and wagon--and as many as three different price ranges--the basic DX, the LX and top-of-the-line EX. While a good argument can be made that the Accord offers exceptional value, no one would argue that it's cheap. Prices including destination charges begin at $15,495 for a DX with a four-cylinder engine and go all the way up to $25,495 for a V6-equipped EX. The most popular Accords are LX models with a four-cylinder engine, air conditioning, AM/FM/cassette radio, automatic transmission, power locks and windows, that are typically about $20,000, which pretty much describes our LX tester.
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