Accord 50th Anniversary: The Evolution of a Model in Harmony with People and the Times
Since its introduction in 1976, the Honda Accord has evolved its environmental performance, driving performance, and safety under the philosophy of being “a car in harmony with people and the times,” while adopting advanced technologies ahead of its era. Delivered to customers in more than 160 countries and regions worldwide, with cumulative sales exceeding 25 million units, the Accord has played a key role in supporting Honda’s global expansion.
Marking its 50th anniversary, this feature looks back on the evolution of each generation and explores the ideas and passion behind its technology and design.
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Honda StoriesAccord 50th Anniversary: Evolving with People and the TimesAutomobilesIntroduced in 1976, the Accord was conceived as “a car in harmony with people and the times.” Environmental performance, safety, usability, and driving enjoyment—the starting point was the challenge of bringing all of these elements together as a complete automobile. Over the decades, Accord evolved into a global model by incorporating the technologies and values demanded by ...
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Honda TechnologyHarmony with the Environment and with Society: The CVCC and FF Package that Reshaped Global Ideas About CarsAutomobilesThe Accord, its name meaning “harmony,” was created in 1976. In 1972, Honda had launched the Civic. Primarily developed as a user-friendly everyday car, the Civic was designed to be a standard car that was competitive in the world market. The following year, 1973, Honda added to the Civic lineup a model with a CVCC engine, the first engine in the world to satisfy requirements ...
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Honda TechnologyThe Accord: Evolution of the Global-Standard Sedan. The Advanced Mechanisms Defined by VTEC and the M/M (Man Maximum, Machine Minimum) ConceptAutomobilesSince its debut in 1976, the Accord had sold a cumulative total of 5 million units across three generations, firmly establishing itself as one of Honda’s core models. In September 1989, it underwent a full model change to attain its fourth-generation form. Developed based on the concept of “the ultimate world-quality sedan,” it set out to enrich people’s lives through technology. A Honda ...
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Honda TechnologyAccord Hybrid: Further Innovative Technology and Harmony Honda’s Unique e:HEV Hybrid System and Honda SENSING 360+AutomobilesThe ninth-generation Accord, which underwent a full model change in June 2013, combined the refined essence of a sedan with an innovative hybrid system, creating a new sense of harmony in the electrification era. The vision of the chief engineer for the Accord, gathered from press materials at the time of the launch, was as follows: “Driving, turning, stopping—every fundamental ...