Every now and then it’s nice to be told that you’re special, and Honda is giving its bread-and-butter Honda Accord sedan the “special” treatment for 2017.
The new 2017 Honda Accord Sport Special Edition sedan slides in between the Sport and EX levels of the 2017 Honda Accord?s multi-trim model line. With the same 189-hp four-cylinder engine, the Sport Special Edition builds on the feature content of the Accord Sport, adding heated leather seats with red stitching inside and a Special Edition badge on the outside. At $26,250 for the base model with six-speed manual transmission?a continuously variable automatic (CVT) costs $800?the new Accord Sport Special Edition costs exactly $1000 more than the 2017 Accord Sport, the one with unheated, cloth-covered seats and no badge to provide daily reminders that the owner is special. Like the rest of the 2017 Honda Accord sedan and coupe model lines, the standard Accord Sport sees its price rise by $150. The least expensive Accord, the 185-hp LX sedan with six-speed manual, now starts at $23,190. That price continues to include such features as a rearview camera, Bluetooth hands-free phone connectivity, and dual-zone automatic climate control. Both a CVT ($800) and Honda Sensing ($1000, but only with the CVT) are available; the latter includes a host of safety features such as forward-collision warning, lane-departure warning, adaptive cruise control, and more. These two options are also available on the sp...