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By Ulysses Ang and Jason Ang
Photos By Ulysses Ang |
motioncars.com
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We know what’s circulating in your minds: here’s
another crazy match up between a BMW and a Honda—an uneven match-up, much like
letting Mike Tyson go against Yukozuna. On
paper, there’s actually nothing the same with the Honda Accord and the BMW
523i: the German is rear-wheel drive, powered by an inline-6 and costs three
million bucks. On the other hand,
the Accord is the typical exec-sedan of choice offering front-wheel drive,
powered by an inline-4 and priced at half of the Beemer’s list price. Oh yes…but then again, we’re here to prove a point. There’s something more than meets the eye in this match-up of sorts. In fact, unlike the Honda Civic and Subaru Impreza Turbo, which fought for top honors a few months ago—we’d declare a winner here. The reason for is simple: both of these cars are fighting for a space in the executive’s parking lot. Albeit the BMW is more suited to the CEO and the Accord to the junior executive—during the course of this test, we’d remove all the badges and the glamour. We strip down both of these cars to what they should stand for. Unfazed by all the hype, we’re testing the true value of these two Philippine executive sedans, both of which stand for the epitome at their own right, the BMW being the most dynamic German car and the Honda being the best handling car of the east. We'll prove just which car is more value and which one is more marketing... |
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