---
title: "New 2018 Honda Accord 2.0T Costs $30,310"
description: "The new variant gets a de-tuned Civic Type R engine."
date: "2017-11-17"
modified: "2017-11-21"
authors:
  - name: "Chris Constantine"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/chris-constantine"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/16211/powerful-new-2018-honda-accord-2-0t-costs-30310"
categories:
  - "Honda News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "2.0T"
  - "2018 Model Year"
  - "Accord"
  - "Civic Type R"
  - "honda"
  - "Mid Size Sedan"
  - "sedan"
  - "vtec"
---

# New 2018 Honda Accord 2.0T Costs $30,310

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/images-by-url-td/content/2017/11/2018-honda-accord-20t.jpg>)
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The all new [2018 Honda Accord](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/14720/2018-honda-accord-first-drive-review-can-this-all-new-family-car-save-the-sedan>) is a welcome sight for car enthusiasts, something we never thought we'd say. It doesn't come close to being a performance car, but in a world ruled by crossovers, the handsome and "sporty" new Accord makes the world of affordable mid-sized sedans a little less dreary.

![message-editor%2F1510956162810-2018\_honda\_accord\_touring\_2.0t\_0301.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1510956162810-2018_honda_accord_touring_2.0t_0301.jpg>)
**Honda**

This is thanks in part to the new [2018 Accord 2.0T](<https://hondanews.com/releases/2018-honda-accord-2-0t-the-most-powerful-fun-to-drive-and-sophisticated-accord-ever>) variant, which arrives in dealerships November 18, a month after its 1.5T brother. The main difference between the two is, of course, the new VTEC-powered, 2.0-liter turbocharged engine found in the just-released variant. With 252 horsepower and 273 pound-feet of torque it isn't as powerful as the [301 hp Toyota Camry](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/11743/the-301-hp-2018-toyota-camry-is-almost-here>), but it's certainly nippy. The engine shares many components with the [Civic Type R's turbo four](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/15594/honda-will-sell-the-new-civic-type-rs-turbo-four-as-a-crate-engine>), although Honda has fitted a smaller turbocharger for more torque at low speeds.

The [Accord](<https://thestore.thedrive.com/>) 2.0T doesn't lose any features compared to the 1.5T either, as it comes packaged with power seats, wireless phone charging, six-inch head-up display, *Bluetooth* with Near Field Communication, and the HondaLink Assist suite as standard.

The base model 2.0T Sport with a 6-speed manual transmission starts at just $30,310, but all other trims receive Honda's new, first-in-class 10-speed automatic transmission. A fully-loaded Accord 2.0T Touring maxes out at $36,390 with destination charges, a bargain for those looking for a well-stocked sedan for the whole family.

If a turbocharged [four-banger](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/10654/mercedes-goes-small-with-new-4-cylinder-engines>) isn't economical enough, Honda says the new [Accord Hybrid](<https://thestore.thedrive.com/>) is joining the family early next year, equipped with two hybrid motors.

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