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The 2011 Honda Accord Sedan has earned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA's) best-possible Overall Vehicle Score1 of five stars, American Honda Motor Co., inc., announced recently.

Helping the Accord achieve the top score were five-star ratings for overall frontal crash safety, overall side crash safety and rollover resistance. The Accord is one of only six vehicles to achieve a five-star Overall Vehicle Score to date, and is the first to achieve five stars in each of the three ratings categories: 5-star frontal crash rating, 5-star side crash rating (combined results of side barrier and side pole) and 5-star rollover rating.

Honda won't be majorly redesigning its flagship Accord for about another two years. A few design and weight modifications is making the 2011 model yield a one to three mile per gallon increase in its fuel-economy ratings, Honda says.

Changes in the 2011 Accord, which is on sale now at [Dealer Name], [Dealer City] come off as fairly minor: new grille and taillights, different wheels, minor relocation of some instrument panel switches. The fuel?

Set to go on sale in mid-August, the 2011 Honda Accord Sedan and Coupe receive significant updates including improved fuel economy, enhanced exterior and interior styling and the addition of a new leather-equipped Special Edition (SE) trim level. Available as either a sedan or a coupe in 4-cylinder and V-6 variations, the Accord offers a unique balance of style, performance, efficiency and value specific to each individual model.

"For 2011, the Accord evolves again with…