Development history
The first Accord, appeared in May, 1976, first has been offered public only with a body a hatchback was the car with located cross-section 1,6-litre 80-strong engine. Sedan Accord was issued only a year later.
In 1978 the scale of engines has been filled up 1,8 l by the unit.
In 1980 one million cars Honda Accord has been exhausted.
Since then, representing on public court each following generation Accord, experts Honda entered new improvements that has allowed it to win a title “the Best car of year in Japan” and during 3 years to be the most sold car in the USA.
1982 Honda Accord the second generation start to assemble in the USA: the car became the first Japanese which manufacture has been adjusted in New Light, and since 1988 American Honda Accord even start to export to Japan.
In 1983 there is a restyling of cars of the second generation. There is ABS, 12-klapannye engines and an automatic check point with effective blocking of the hydrotransformer. On engines 1,8 now system of distributed injection PGM-FI with electronic control.
And the versatile person under firm name Aerodeck has been added to a hatchback and a sedan only in 1985, on cars of the third generation. This generation distinguished presence of a front two-lever suspender and engines in volume from the previous 1,8 and 2,0 DOHC.
The epoch of the fourth generation has fallen 1990 - 1993. Quality of a paint and varnish covering of cars of this generation has been improved, that promoted excellent resistibility of corrosion. An inner trim of faultless quality, a soft covering of seats. Version ES was distinguished by seats with a leather covering. In 1992 have eliminated the miscalculations admitted at fastening of a windshield.
Especial popularity from versions of the fourth generation at buyers uses 2,0i LS with the 131-strong unit. Except the usual serial equipment, LS offers: ABS of brakes, the hatch in a roof, electric window regulators in all four doors, vanity mirrors with the electric drive, etc. the Luxury version 2,0i ES has the high quality equipment: aluminium disks of wheels, wooden inserts, a leather upholstery of interior, air air conditioner, a pillow of safety and the central lock.
In 1991 the scale of engines replenishes 2,2 DOHC.
Since 1992 Accord starts to be issued in the Great Britain.
The next, fifth generation under account Honda Accord debuted in 1993. Initially the lineup has been presented only by a body a sedan, and only in couple of years there were versions with bodies of a coupe and the versatile person. Thanks to the zinced body, Accord this generation well resists to corrosion. Possesses spacious enough interior which internal space allows, it will quite comfortably be arranged both ahead, and behind. In furnish qualitative materials with advantage the past test by time are used. Seats convenient, with accurately expressed lateral support.
Technical characteristics of Honda Accord
Engines differ power and reliability. To them in this generation mechanics Honda had been added the unit 2,2 DOHC VTEC. At qualitative and timely service, they are capable to leave to 400 thousand kilometres. The suspender is adjusted in such a manner that is capable to satisfy even the most exacting driver.
On reliability Accord is in number of leaders. All units have the big resource that explains their high enough cost.
To increase
In 1997 on change sixth generation Accord comes. This modernisation has concerned basically the engines, which steels more counterbalanced, economic and less noisy. The buyer can choose one of two four-cylinder engines a working volume of 1,8 and 2 l power accordingly 115 and 131 h.p. 3 l will be issued Besides, Accord with volume of the engine. VTEC V6 (200 h.p.) which differs extraordinary economic fuel consumption.
Engine VTEC a working volume of 2,2 l develops 150 h.p. while power of a diesel engine with direct injection of the fuel developed in firm “Rover”, makes 105 h.p. Engines are established together with a 5-step mechanical or 4-step automatic gear box. Five-lever rear suspension specially developed for this car provides good roadability and high smoothness of a course.
All cars are equipped by an adjustable steering tube, the steering booster, the hydrocorrector of headlights, rear screen heating up, an immobilizer, the central lock with remote control, the electric drive of mirrors, the aerial, audioconducting, dynamics. Bodies of cars have a bilaterial galvanic corrosion-resistant coating.
4-Door sedan is issued in the Great Britain (Swindon), the USA and to Canada, the coupe and the versatile person are delivered from the USA. Engines at the American models - 2.2, all injectors, powers - 125, 130 and 140 h.p. depending on a complete set (DX, LX, EX, SE).
