2018 Toyota Camry vs. 2017 Honda Accord

Fuel Economy

If efficiency is important to you, the 2018 Toyota Camry is one of the best choices out there among conventional gasoline-run vehicles. The base four-cylinder engine utilizes direct injection technology and is able to get up to an EPA-estimated 41 mpg highway and 29 mpg city! The Honda Accord, by contrast, is incapable of getting better than 36 mpg highway and 27 mpg city.

Performance Specs

The 2018 Toyota Camry’s redesign puts performance front and center, beginning with a new look and revised suspension and steering work. Under the hood, you’ll have two engines to choose from, including a 2.5L inline-four that makes 203 hp and a 3.5L V6 that’s good for 301 hp.

The 2017 Honda Accord continues to provide stable performance, but it lacks the precision of the redesigned Camry. The Accord’s base engine is a 2.4L four-cylinder that only puts out 185 hp. There’s also a 3.5L V6 available, but even that engine only makes 278 hp.

Safety

We know safety is always a priority, whether you’re headed downtown or out for some backroad trekking. Fortunately, the 2018 Toyota Camry comes standard with Toyota Safety Sense™ P (TSS-P), a driver assistance package that includes intuitive features like Lane Departure Alert with Steering Assist and a Pre-Collision System with Pedestrian Detection. While features like these are available on the 2017 Honda Accord, you can only get them as a part of expensive trim upgrades, whereas every trim of the new Camry, even the base model, boasts these deluxe safety technologies.