2008 Honda Accord First Drive Oklahoma

Honda Accord - 2008 First Drive: Does this new Accord have what it takes to defend itself against its two wily archrivals (Toyota, Nissan) and a host of young upstarts looking to steal some of its thunder?

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Introduction

Honda Accord - 2008 First Drive: Legendary gunfighters and the all-new 2008 Honda Accord both share a similar problem: When you're successful, everyone wants to take a shot at you. Knowing full well that their bread-and-butter model has a giant target painted on its back, Honda designers and engineers set out to make this eighth-generation Accord coupe and sedan as bulletproof as possible by giving them significantly more powerful engines, roomier interiors, and a long list of advanced safety features. 

Still, the question remains: Does this new Accord have what it takes to defend itself against its two wily archrivals (Toyota, Nissan) and a host of young upstarts looking to steal some of its thunder?  After a day-long drive from Boston to Cape Cod and back, we think the answer is a definite yes.  That said, we did uncover a few areas of potential weakness that should give the Accord's creators sufficient reason to watch its back. 

Origins

While the folks at Honda have a tough fight on their hands, they're no strangers to high-stakes showdowns.  In fact, the Accord itself has been taking on all comers, and besting most of them, for more than three decades now.  American consumers have driven more than 10 million Accords off dealers' lots since 1976, a number that says an awful lot about Honda's ability to beat its competition to the draw. 

Of course, while Honda engineers have been busy making each successive Accord generation bigger and better, the competition has continued to evolve.  At last count there were more than 20 midsize sedans on the market, including all-new versions of the  Toyota Camry and Nissan Altima.  Add challengers like the Hyundai Sonata and much-improved entries from American automakers, including the Saturn Aura and Ford Fusion, and the new Accord walks out at high noon into a midsize sedan market that's ever more fraught with risk.  

 

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The moment one walks through the doors at German Master Tech in Bend, Oregon, its meticulously kept, white floored shop currently home to an impressive lineup of detail and restoration in progress: the bright silver Porsche spec racer being built in the center of the room, the Porsche 911 S undergoing a full restoration and the variant of others, from BMWs to Ferraris, it is quickly understood why German Master Tech, with some of the finest European auto technicians and restoration specialists in the country, supports some of the finest European cars on the West Coast. This German-apprenticed, master-trained company, that refers to its work as “a craft”, is known to many by the unmatched service and support they provide their racing and restoration clients across the country, to others by the niche expedition preparation service they provide all-terrain vehicles, and still to their most dedicated customer, the fine European car enthusiast, German Master Tech is truly the one to many in this town.
German Master Tech’s President, a BMW Master Technician, Tim Morris, brings with him over 25 years experience in the industry and has been awarded several achievement and master technician status awards though BMW specialized factory schools. Tim has also achieved BMW’s Center of Excellence Award twice and is a seven-time BMW President’s Club Technician. German Master Tech’s co-founder and past partner, Jay Audia, won the 07 SCCA Regional Championships for GT2 in his German Master Tech-prepared Panoz. The company’s third founder is one of Bend’s most passionate Porsche enthusiasts, John Audette.

“Restorations have been a large part of our focus,” said Morris, describing some of his company’s award winning roots. “From our very first restoration, a 58’ BMW Isetta 300, which we took to the Forest Grove Concours d’ Elegance in 05 and won our class, in addition to taking home the President’s Award, which was judged by Pacific College’s President as “the car the college student would most want to drive,” said Morris. “I drew on my past car show and restoration experience to pull off a surprise win. It was a good deal of timing and the right car, with the right colors. We stole the show with a micro car, it was great!” Morris said standing next to his red Porsche hot rod parked inside his shop. “Car shows and racing are my passions,” he said with a smile.
“Our tuning business is the best around,” continued Morris of the company’s capabilities. “The application of our developed performance packages to already great cars really creates a ‘wow’.” German Master Tech provides full warranty BMW performance upgrades as a Dinan-authorized dealer, and Porsche performance programs that take the 911 to the next level. “Our tuning business has led us to organized racing, which has been a life-long dream of mine.” Included in German Master Tech’s list of champion racing cars are a 64’ BMW 1800 TISA owned by Steve Walker of Salem. The 1800 TISA is BMW’s first post-war racer based on a production car in regional vintage racing. A 911 Porsche racer owned by Bend’s Mark Powell will be racing in one of the West Coast’s fastest growing amateur racing classes, Spec 911. “Mark’s car is special as it ties together the whole business: a restoration with an extreme tuning package.”

“German Master Tech has worked on all my cars, including a Range Rover, BMW, three Ferraris and a Porsche,” said Ervin Richards, a long-time German Master Tech customer. “I bring my cars here because they consistently do it better and because they’ve always gone way beyond the call of duty in their service and support of my vehicles.” “If I can bring it to German Master Tech,” said Richards, “I will.”
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