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Honda unveils new Accord with region-first sensing technology

Published: 22 Feb 2016 - 01:20 am | Last Updated: 04 Nov 2021 - 01:18 pm
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Doha: Doha Marketing Services Company WLL (DOMASCO)announced the launch of 2016 Honda Accord Coupe in Qatar. Available across all Honda showrooms in the GCC, the ninth generation Honda Accord Coupe is the first in the region to boast of the Advanced Safety Technology namely ‘Honda Sensing™’. 

This advanced safety feature has evolved e-drive assist technologies to provide utmost safety and security to all passengers. 
Accord Coupe features a brand new shape which primarily focusses on agility and sportiness.
Faisal Sharif, Managing Director of DOMASCO stated, “The Accord Coupe retains Honda’s best-selling qualities while displaying an enhanced style, sporty performance and a vast array of premium features. We are sure that the new model will amaze our customers in Qatar.”
Greig Roffey, Head of Sales & Marketing at DOMASCO Honda, said “The 2016 Accord Coupe is redesigned with new exterior and interior styling; this model also hosts the latest advanced technologies. We invite Honda customers to visit our showroom and test drive this modern sporty car.”
The Accord Coupe new dynamic shape which features sportier, more sophisticated and expressive styling cues including restyled front and rear bumper fascia, a new grille, bold and new tail light designs as well as new design alloy wheels for all grades. 
The interior is a fusion of advanced sport design and sophistication in the same breath with an advanced, intuitive and futuristic look and feel. It has a spacious cabin with fabric in base grade and leather in 3.5L V6 grades. 
In terms of technology, few highlights of Accord Coupe interior in all grades are the hi-tech 8-inch TFT Intelligent Multi-Information Display (i-MID) screen providing all assistance at a touch, premium audio and also ‘Remote Engine Start’ a very significant feature that enables the drivers to start their vehicles in advance, thereby activating the climate control system before they get into the vehicle.
Two engines with Earth Dreams Technology are available on 2016 Accord Coupe. These include a 2.4-litre 4-cylinder engine with CVT and a 3.5-litre V6 engine with i-VTEC + VCM functions coupled to a 6-speed automatic transmission. 
The Accord Coupe boasts of advanced technology available in GCC namely ‘Honda Sensing’.This new suite of driver-assistive technologies helps driver sense things which might be missed while driving. In some cases, they can even help in avoiding a collision or mitigate its severity. This feature is only available in top grade. 
The Honda Sensing features consist of Adaptive Cruise Control, Lane Keeping Assist System and Collision Mitigation Braking System and Road Departure Mitigation System.The Peninsula