Having said that, we have to look at the history of the Accord. Since 1976, Accord has evolved to the tenth generation. The Accord can achieve its present achievements without the support of the North American market. Many people think that the quality and durability of the Accord are universally acknowledged. In fact, in addition to these Accord technologies, they were first recognized by consumers.
The first generation: It came to fill the market vacancy of Civic, and it is also a compact car, which has been recognized by American consumers through CVCC technology. The front engine and front-wheel drive are completely in line with Honda's "MM idea" and are the first models with intermittent wipers and AM/FM radios.
The second generation: the first Japanese car produced in the United States, the first car equipped with inertial navigation, the world's first speed-sensing power steering and the world's first car height adjustment device. After the change, it is also equipped with PGM-Fi EFI technology independently developed by Honda, four-speed automatic gearbox, cruise control and three-valve technology per cylinder.
The third generation? : It is designed by jumping lights, and the engine is made of all-aluminum material. It is also Honda's first model with four-wheel double wishbone suspension, and its power has also been increased by 2.0L It can be equipped with a full LCD instrument panel.
The fourth generation? Jumping lights are gone, replaced by lens headlights. The interior is more advanced, using honeycomb sound insulation materials, with better sound insulation effect and richer configuration, such as high-power audio and single CD. And a four-wheel steering system with pure mechanical design.
Fifth generation? The VTEC technology instructed by Honda appeared on the Accord at this time, adding V6 in the North American market. 2.7L engine.
Sixth Generation: It entered China as a joint venture for the first time, and sold more than 30,000 vehicles within one year of listing, then it was 2.3L? VTi models need more than 300,000 cars, which can be said to be luxury cars. Automatic air conditioning can be seen in the configuration, and the seat is automatically adjusted, which has a huge space. At that time, it had a very good reputation in China.
Seventh generation: The domestic monthly sales volume exceeds 10,000, and it is also the first mid-level car with a cumulative sales volume of over 500,000. Overseas version is equipped with HiDS expressway operation support system. The power is equipped with Honda's K series four-cylinder engine. At that time, this engine completely integrated all the essence of Honda.
Eighth generation: This generation of Accord has the momentum of the flagship model, with stable appearance and better interior texture, 3.5L? V6 engine, which is the largest engine ever carried by the Accord.
Ninth Generation: Although the body size of the tenth generation Accord is smaller than that of the previous generation, it has a larger interior space, and the interior has Honda's unique scientific and technological style. With the addition of Earth Dream Technology, the 2.4L model is more worthy of choice. Introduced the most advanced "sports" in the domestic market? Half-breed? I-MMD "hybrid system.
Ten generations? (2065 438+08- Up to now): The tenth generation accord is obviously different from previous generations. Its design is very young, and the stable and mature design is gone forever. Of course, this is also the current trend. This configuration is equipped with Honda? Induction intelligent driver assistance system, Honda? Connect intelligent interconnection, ANC active noise reduction technology, MVC? 360 panoramic image system, etc. Hybrid vehicles rely on Honda's unique i-MMD dual-motor hybrid technology to achieve driving pleasure and fuel economy.
According to a series of experiences of Accord, it can be seen that technological upgrading is an important factor to support Accord to keep ahead in sales for so many years, and of course it is not as good as its competitors in comfort and configuration. The positioning of the tenth generation accord is also very accurate. After 80 s and 90 s, most of the money was paid by parents. Because the seventh and eighth generation agreements have high popularity and reputation in the hearts of the older generation, it is often easier to reach an agreement at this time.
Then there is the insurance rate. Everyone knows that Accord has the highest insurance rate among all mid-level cars, and the insurance rate can reach 65% in three years. If you choose it at the same price as Mondeo, three years later, people will find it really different.
In terms of comfort, the Accord is equipped with a 1.5T engine, and the transmission matches the CVT gearbox. At low speed, its acceleration is very smooth. Compared with the ninth generation Accord, the NVH and chassis are optimized, so the driving quality is obviously improved.
Of course, the only regret is that the overseas version of 2.0T has not been launched.
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