26/12/2016
【Honda Accord Revolution】
To keep the redesigned 2013 Honda Accord on the minds of consumers everywhere, a new infographic has been released that compiles interesting facts about every Accord since the American-made second-generation model debuted 30 years ago. Though this isn’t the first time we’ve seen an infographic on the 2013 Accord, the one featured here has details like sales and available transmissions.
The most eye-popping sales jump was from the 1982-1985 second-generation model — the first to be built in the U.S. — to the third-generation car. A total of 340,215 Accords were built for the second generation while that number jumped to 938,554 for the third-gen car, which added a coupe body style.
The fourth-generation Honda Accord (1990-1993) may have broken the 100-hp barrier, with 125 hp, but was still slightly slower from 0-60 mph than its predecessor, and mileage dropped slightly, too. The fourth- and fifth-generation Honda Accords offered a wagon variant, but it was the 1994 Accord that became our Import Car of the Year.
The 1994-1997 Honda Accord may have made available a trunk-mounted six-disc CD player, but the 1998-2002 model — with overall sales of 1,829,468 units — moved it to the dash and added keyless entry. The Honda Accord sold from the 2003 to 2007 model years included Honda‘s first attempt at a midsize hybrid. The 2003 and 2006 Honda Accord earned IntelliChoice’s Best Overall Value of the Year award. The outgoing Honda Accord may have been the longest one ever, but it was also the most efficient as well. That’s changed now that the 2013 Honda Accord can be had with EPA-rated 27/36 mpg city/highway.
It only took the Honda Accord plant in Marysville, Ohio about four years to double in size since it opened late in 1982, and with the updates made to the new Accord, we doubt the plant is going anywhere soon.
