Its virtually luxury on wheels-- a whole new look, redesigned Honda Accord with a larger wheel base and luxury features. A renewed chassis with a variable gear ratio makes the new Accord quicker and more agile despite its huge size.

A plush interior with an eight-way power seat adjustment, lumbar support, tilt and telescopic steering wheel, an advanced audio system with a USB port are add-ons in the new model. As most cars in this segment are chauffeur driven, there re some handy modifications to enable back seat control like read audio controls, rear AC vents and reading lights.

With more than 16,000Accords having been sold in India alone since 2001, the latest model is looking to an encouraging response as well. In Lucknow the new Honda Accord has been formally launched at M/s Fortune Honda, of the Commercial Motors Ltd by Rakesh Gupta, its Managing Director. The ex-showroom price starts at Rs 16,53,000.