Honda Accord
The Honda Accord is
an automobile manufactured by Honda. The Accord
was introduced in 1976 as a 1600 cc engine-powered
midsize hatchback, with styling similar to
an upsized contemporary Honda Civic. A conventional
four-door sedan was later released in 1977.
TOriginal plans for
the Accord were to make it a midsize car,
along the lines of the Ford Mustang. The Accord
was originally planned to be a V6-powered
car with a long hood and sporty pretensions.
Honda chose the name Accord, reflecting "Honda's
desire for accord and harmony between people,
society and the automobile."[1]
The
initial design was changed to a fuel efficient,
low emission vehicle since it was introduced
during the fuel crises of the 1970s. In
the United States and Japan, a version was
produced using Honda's CVCC technology,
meeting emission standards of the 1970s
and 1980s without a catalytic converter.
Like
the smaller Honda Civic, the Accord uses
front wheel drive and a transverse (sometimes
called "East/West") engine layout.
The
Accord became the first Japanese car to
be produced in the US in 1982, when production
commenced in Marysville, Ohio.
