Fireball1

Here are some pictures of my 2008 Honda Accord EX-L V6 J35Z3 6-speed coupe.



The 2005 Toyota Celica GTS poses with the 2008 Honda Accord EX-L V6



Notice how aggressive the Accord front end is compared to the Celica



Exterior color is Polished Metal Metallic



The fastback styling looks sleek & sharp



Side view looks complete with 18" wheels



Modest lip spoiler keeps car low-key



Character line and body lines add style



The coupe has good, clean lines



Thankfully the top-mounted antenna is small and unobtrusive



This interior is Ivory leather with black trim



This is the richest interior in its class and the most comfortable - even for passengers.

This Accord coupe V6 6-speed got 19.5 mpg in its first 250 miles of easy break-in miles. Hopefully that will improve. I was hoping for about 22 mpg.

I located the engine code today on the front lower portion of the block. It says J35Z3 with a serial number below it. Honda plans on producing 4000 of these J35Z3 engines for 2008. All come with the 6-speed manual transmission.

As best I can tell, the J35Z3 equipped V6 manual Accords are differentiated from the J35Z2 equipped V6 automatic Accords by the following:

* Performance-tuned cold air intake system
* High-performance dual-stage intake manifold
* Performance variable intake valve timing
* Unique compression ratio
* Unique ECU tune
* Performance-tuned exhaust system
* 6-speed close-ratio manual transmission
* 3.55 axle ratio

The J35Z3 engine is a gem. It sounds and feels like a slightly detuned Mustang GT. It has a 1/4 mile ET of 1 mph slower than a Mustang GT: 101 mph versus 102 mph. Regardless of its technical specifications or numbers, this car is a joy to drive.

98CoupeV6

Thanks for the lesson :ugh: Nice car.

e3NiNe

very nice. i gotta ask though, how much?

A-series

:rofl:



Very nice, never has the phrase "I would have sex with your car." been more deserved :hsugh:

Would never have guessed that someone who owned that Celica would also own a new Accord coupe. Either it isn't yours, or maybe your taste in cars has matured.

Fireball1

No! lol The Celica is not mine.

I helped my sister find the last new red Celica GTS in the country a few years ago. It's a nice car. It just has no torque.

She took the pictures with her digital camera, so she wanted her car in some of the pictures. :shrug:

nspec_Cd5

i test drove a v6 just like urs and it was very loud on the highway (air noise), ur car does that too? and also the one i drove was an automatic, felt powerless.
but looks great.

Fireball1

I haven't noticed any wind noise while highway driving.

I too test drove the 2008 Accord V6 automatic coupe. It didn't do anything for me in terms of performance.

Then I drove the 2008 Accord V6 6-speed manual and thought WTF? Did I get into the wrong car? It felt like I was driving a slightly detuned Mustang GT. I bought the car after the test drive.

duncan Hyde

I agree a Celica & Honda no comparison LOL!!