Japan-spec 2024 Honda Accord gets unordinary climate control

The updated 2024 Honda Accord sedan made its debut in Japan with no visible changes on the outside. The interior, however, featured changes that may soon be adapted for other models, including those in other markets.

The available photos show the car with no visual changes on the outside, where the front fascia features slim LED headlights and a hexagonal grille. At the rear, the taillights retain their coast-to-coast design with light strips extending close to the center Honda badge. The bigger changes are on the inside.

There's a dashboard with a new shape for the top of the cabin, which now houses a new bezel for the digital instrument cluster. And while the size of that screen remains unchanged, there are tweaks to the trim that surrounds it, and Honda says there's now also an available 10.5-inch head-up display.

Left to the center console, you'll see the same 12.3-inch center touchscreen as the 2023 Accord in the US-spec model, but below that there's a large round knob that replaces the climate controls. The previous layout of 12 buttons and 3 small knobs is gone, and there's something Honda calls the Experience Selection Dial, or at least that's its rough translation from Japanese. It's a multi-function dial that controls the heating, ventilation and air conditioning of the car, as well as other essential functions that can also be pre-set for each user of the car.

The area in front of the armrest on the center console is now cleaner thanks to the absence of a traditional gear lever for the automatic transmission. Instead, it is replaced by four buttons that replicate the P, R, N and D positions. Behind these are the buttons for the driving modes and the electronic parking brake.

Source: Honda