ACCORD CV

About the Accord CV

Honda put a six-speed manual in a midsize family sedan in 2017. Read that again. The CV Accord arrived with a 2.0-liter turbo making 252hp and, crucially, a stick shift option — while every competitor was busy eliminating manual gearboxes from their lineup entirely. It was either a love letter or a middle finger. Probably both. The hybrid variant handles the sensible duties. But the 2.0 turbo with three pedals is the one that matters here. Sharp bodywork, a chassis that actually communicates through the steering wheel, and enough power to remind you that your family sedan shares engineering DNA with the Civic Type R's turbo four. Honda built this because Honda is still Honda.