Beyond The Road
Posted by admin on September 9, 2010
Honda Accord is the first Japanese brand manufactured in the United States backyard back in 1982 It has evolved from a compact hatchback into midsized sedan This evolution is necessary to fit the American taste for bigger cars making the Accord push
Honda Accord is the first Japanese brand manufactured in the United States backyard back in 1982 It has evolved from a compact hatchback into midsized sedan This evolution is necessary to fit the American taste for bigger cars making the Accord pushed at the upper limit of midsize cars and just below fullsized cars by EPA standards Honda managed to do this while having in mind fuel efficiency to consider Hondas charm worked well on the Americans being the best selling Japanese car in the US from 1982 to 1997
Honda conceptualized Accord with a V6 engine that looks sporty with a long hood The name Accord is said to be derived from Hondas desire for accord and harmony between people society and their automobile It has been a model in meeting emission standards and fuel efficiency since 1970 and takes pride of being the only car that passed United States government standards without using a catalytic converter Although a bigger car the Honda Accord also used the same transverse engine layout of the smaller Honda Civic which is also operating on a frontwheel drive
The Accord is produced in Marysville Ohio Automotive Plant since 1982 and in Guangzhou China joint venture since 1999
Motor Trend named the Accord as the Best of the Best and The Benchmark in its October 2007 reviews It was compared head to head with the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord emerged in the end and in all aspects to be showing more Autoweek known for its reputation in keeping an eye to the minutest detail of every model that comes out found that there is little to criticize in the allnew Honda Accord Autoweek alluded to the model as a masterpiece of tiny carpet installer who managed to put every piece of the material stretched around every bend and tightly fitted just right into each corner
USA Today automotive section editor James R Healey could no nothing except to praise the Accord He was impressed by its larger interior refined powertrain and what has been accorded to every detail placed in it He called the people behind Honda as a group belonging to the gifted and the talented people
Hondas marketing tag Beyond the Road is fueling the Accord to a higher plane of customer satisfaction Asserting that car owners are more than just drivers and that Honda Accord is engineered more than a car and built for the road and everything beyond it It fullsize sedan lets you feel a commanding presence with its inspiring lines and details plus a wide variety of colors to choose from The doors are extrawide for easy boarding and alighting
Powered by a 268 horsepower V6 engine there is a choice between 5speed automatic transmission and 5speed manual Prices start at 20360 for the starter LX stock There are also varied stock like the LX Premium EX EXL EX V6 and EXL V6 the most expensive stock at 28060
Make your Accords presence felt Beyond the Road with Honda Accord Keychains a collection of masterfully crafted key ornaments There are flawless steel designs called the Teardrop and Valet keychains engraved with the Honda logo and the text Accord