It's equally clear that the Accord has evolved steadily to maintain its position as a mainstream (主流) pacesetter (先导者). From the compact sedan (私家轿车) that won inaugural (创始的；最早的) 10Best honors, the Accord has gone through seven generations en route (en route 一路上) to today's coupe (供两人坐的小汽车) and sedan lineup (阵容), cars that are much bigger, much more refined, and much more powerful than their honorable ancestor.
Indeed, in its makeover for the 2008 model year, the Accord sedan expanded to large-car status according to the EPA (环保署) definition, which is based on a car's interior volume. Bigger is better from a family point of view, and we're happy to report that the increase in size hasn't diluted (冲淡，使......变淡) the crisp responses and exacting path accuracy that have always made Accords so satisfying to drive.