Honda’s first-ever diesel engine has been a long time coming but it was worth the wait. It’s beautifully smooth and quiet and there’s plenty of ‘grunt’ when you need it – 250lb ft at 2000rpm.
I bet it’s lovely as a solo car, but for towing the gear ratios are not quite right. Take-off is OK even on the hills (where the handbrake is really excellent, by the way) but from then you have to work the gearbox to get the most out of the car. I also noticed a small amount of buffeting when the outfit was caught by crosswinds, but the Accord Tourer always recovered quickly.
As a load carrier it works, swallowing all our typical caravanning accessories, but the rear door can foul the caravan hitch.
| Make/Model |
Caravan weight |
Drive |
Cyls/CC |
bhp/lb ft@rpm |
Price |
Tested |
| Honda Accord Tourer 2.2 i-CTDi Executive SatNav |
1,364kg |
FWD |
4/2204 |
140/250@2000 |
£23,373 |
2005 |
Honda Accord Tourer 2.2 i-CTDi Executive SatNav
