Honda Accord LX, Sport, Touring & More Trims

The LX is the straightforward entry Accord. In recent years it uses the 192-hp turbo gas engine and includes the model's core safety and connectivity features. It suits shoppers who want the Accord's space and everyday comfort without upper-trim extras.

On newer Accords, the SE keeps the LX's 192-hp turbo gas engine but adds useful comfort features. Key upgrades include heated front seats, a moonroof, blind-spot monitoring, and a power driver's seat with adjustable lower-back support.

They fill a similar role in different parts of the latest generation. The EX was the comfort-focused gas upgrade over LX for 2023 and 2024. The SE replaced it for 2025, keeping the step-up gas-engine position with added comfort and convenience equipment.

Since the 2023 redesign, the Sport has been the entry hybrid Accord. It combines the 204-hp hybrid system and 12.3-inch touchscreen with 19-inch wheels, black exterior accents, a moonroof, and a sportier appearance than the EX-L.

On newer Accords, both use the 204-hp hybrid system and 12.3-inch touchscreen. The Sport emphasizes black trim and 19-inch wheels. The EX-L emphasizes comfort with leather seats, driver-seat memory, heated mirrors, and front and rear parking sensors.

On newer models, the Sport-L adds a more upscale cabin while keeping the Sport's blacked-out hybrid look. It brings leather-trimmed seats, driver-seat memory, and a power-adjustable front passenger seat, along with matte-black 19-inch wheels.

On newer hybrid Accords, Touring adds the richest technology and comfort package. It includes Bose audio, a head-up display that projects key information near the windshield, ventilated front seats, a heated steering wheel, heated rear seats, and extra low-speed braking help.

Pick the Sport-L if you want leather seating with black wheels and sport-themed exterior details. Pick the Touring if cabin technology and comfort matter more; it adds Bose audio, a head-up display, ventilated front seats, a heated steering wheel, and heated rear seats.

The EX-L is the comfort-focused choice below Touring. It pairs the 204-hp hybrid system with leather seats, driver-seat memory, a power front passenger seat, heated mirrors, and front and rear parking sensors without the Sport trims' heavier black styling.

In the current six-trim structure, LX and SE use the 192-hp turbo gas engine. For 2023 and 2024, the gas pair was LX and EX instead. The Sport, EX-L, Sport-L, and Touring have been hybrid trims since the 2023 redesign.

No. On the older tenth-generation Accord, Sport Special Edition was mainly a better-equipped Sport. It kept the sporty exterior treatment while adding leather-trimmed heated front seats, power adjustments for both front seats, remote start, and added keyless-entry convenience.

It means that older Accord configuration includes Honda's factory driver-assist safety package. Depending on the model, that package includes automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, lane-keeping help, and road-departure assistance. It does not identify a different engine.

On older Accords, EX-L with Navigation is the leather-trimmed EX-L with built-in route guidance and traffic information. It also includes comfort features such as driver-seat memory and a power front passenger seat, plus premium audio, while sitting below Touring.

The Plug-in Hybrid was a one-year Accord offered for 2014. It could handle short trips on electric power after charging, then operate like a conventional hybrid. It was equipped more like an upper trim, with navigation, LED headlights, adaptive cruise control, and heated front and rear seats.

The LX was the basic sedan, while LX-S was the entry Accord Coupe. The LX-S added coupe-specific styling, 17-inch alloy wheels, and either a manual transmission or an automatic with steering-wheel shift controls. The LX-S name disappeared when the coupe ended after 2017.