| Honda Accord is the first Japanese brand | | | | is little to criticize in the all-new Honda Accord." |
| manufactured in the United States backyard back | | | | Autoweek alluded to the model as a masterpiece |
| in 1982. It has evolved from a compact | | | | of "tiny carpet installer" who managed to put |
| hatchback into mid-sized sedan. This evolution is | | | | every piece of the material stretched around |
| necessary to fit the American taste for bigger | | | | every bend and tightly fitted just right into each |
| cars, making the Accord pushed at the upper limit | | | | corner. |
| of mid-size cars and just below full-sized cars by | | | | USA Today automotive section editor James R. |
| EPA standards. Honda managed to do this while | | | | Healey could no nothing except to praise the |
| having in mind fuel efficiency to consider. Honda's | | | | Accord. He was impressed by its larger interior, |
| charm worked well on the Americans, being the | | | | refined powertrain and what has been accorded |
| best selling Japanese car in the U.S. from 1982 to | | | | to every detail placed in it. He called the people |
| 1997. | | | | behind Honda as a group belonging to the gifted |
| Honda conceptualized Accord with a V6 engine | | | | and the talented people. |
| that looks sporty with a long hood. The name | | | | Honda's marketing tag "Beyond the Road" is |
| Accord is said to be derived from Honda's desire | | | | fueling the Accord to a higher plane of customer |
| for "accord" and harmony between people, | | | | satisfaction. Asserting that car owners are "more |
| society and their automobile. It has been a model | | | | than just drivers" and that Honda Accord is |
| in meeting emission standards and fuel efficiency | | | | "engineered more than a car and built for the |
| since 1970, and takes pride of being the only car | | | | road and everything beyond it." It full-size sedan |
| that passed United States government standards | | | | lets you feel a commanding presence with its |
| without using a catalytic converter. Although a | | | | inspiring lines and details, plus a wide variety of |
| bigger car, the Honda Accord also used the same | | | | colors to choose from. The doors are extra-wide |
| transverse engine layout of the smaller Honda | | | | for easy boarding and alighting. |
| Civic which is also operating on a front-wheel | | | | Powered by a 268 horsepower V6 engine, there |
| drive. | | | | is a choice between 5-speed automatic |
| The Accord is produced in Marysville, Ohio | | | | transmission and 5-speed manual. Prices start at |
| Automotive Plant since 1982 and in Guangzhou, | | | | $20,360 for the starter LX stock. There are also |
| China joint venture since 1999. | | | | varied stock like the LX Premium, EX, EX-L, EX |
| Motor Trend named the Accord as the "Best of | | | | V6 and EX-L V6, the most expensive stock at |
| the Best" and "The Benchmark" in its October | | | | $28,060. |
| 2007 reviews. It was compared head to head | | | | Make your Accord's presence felt "Beyond the |
| with the Toyota Camry, and Honda Accord | | | | Road" with Honda Accord Keychains, a collection |
| emerged in the end and in all aspects to be | | | | of masterfully crafted key ornaments. There are |
| showing more. Autoweek, known for its | | | | flawless steel designs called the 'Teardrop' and |
| reputation in keeping an eye to the minutest detail | | | | 'Valet' keychains, engraved with the Honda logo |
| of every model that comes out found that "there | | | | and the text 'Accord'. |