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Honda has released a collection of 4 photos of the new European Honda Accord as a teaser before the car is unveiled to the public for the first time at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show. We get to see the Tourer’s front and rear, the sedan’s rear, and a shot of the car interior which looks rather similiar to the American Accord/Japanese Inspire at first glance, then you notice the more gadgety meter panel with integrated LCD displays in the center of the dials, as well as the different more vertically-shaped air cond vents.
The 2.0 litre petrol engine in the Honda Accord Euro will be putting out 156 PS, and the 2.4 litre engine will be putting out 200 PS at 7,000rpm and 233Nm of torque at 4,500rpm which is up from 190 PS and 223Nm of torque in the previous generation Accord Euro – This 2.4 litre engine in the Accord Euro is a higher powered version compared to the low compression 170 horsepower version that we get locally in our previous generation facelifted Accord. The 2.4 litre has also had its engine’s compression ratio upped from 10.5:1 to 11.0:1. A 2.2 litre i-CTDi turbodiesel engine option is also available naturally, with 150 PS and 350Nm of torque – 10 PS more than before.
A new feature in the Accord Euro is called Motion Adaptive EPS, which detects instability in slippery conditions both during cornering and under braking and automatically creates steering inputs prompting the driver to steer in the correct direction. It is not an outright override of the driver’s inputs but more of a supportive steering torque to prompt the driver to act intuitively.
More images after the jump.
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yes…finally..accord euro…as usual..sleek and good looking than the us spec…nice…i think better looking than the camry…it shud arrive to our shore to compete with the camry
The current version seem looks better than these one. Honda seems losing out the idea to produce nice looking car…
Looks like the current accord euro. Not much has changed?
love it. will buy it.
optimum suspension and as long as it looks and feels more expensive than it is it should be a good buy.
i think its not easy to improve on the old accord euro shape. it still remains a good shape even if its 5-6 years old. just a little dissapointed they didnt provide the sh-awd with such a good suspension.
should be a good match up….mondeo, mazda 6 and the euro. also waiting to see what toyota does with the liberty.
the aero-kitted Tourer’s front-end looks pretty nice…
the interior looks sleek & sporty in that black & silver theme… looks much better than the brown/beige + wood grain interior of the US Accord, IMO
i think its hard to beat mondeo…it still d king in its class…yup..ure rite..d current accord euro still looks good even its 5-6 yrs…plz honda..bring the accord euro..nt d other one…
this car looks fatter than predecessor…the estate looks good now!
Sweet lookin!…both the sports wagon n sedan…The Euro version is always better than the jap version…unfortunately we will only get the JDM version on our shore…sigh…which is in a way ..like d ugly twin brother …as always the Euro version is sleeker n more dynamic…by d way Paul, do u by any chance know when Honda’s bringing in d new Jazz? Q1,Q2 ,Q3?
Quite surprised to see the ‘American muscle car’-type wheel arches. Looks nice while it maintains the Euro clean & sleek side profile, and the Japanese typical angular & sharp head and tail lights. Overall it adapts good design language.
Hope DRB Hicom can bring in these cars, like they did with Elyson & Stepwagon. And price it within the range of the Asian Accord, sure meletup.
honda malaysia should consider bringing this to msia instead of the US accord. The engine size (2.0, 2.4) is perfect, and it looks better too. I thing the us accord is too big for msia’s roads anyway
Damn cun!! Look at the steering, revolution from current Civic FD. Sad…this car wont be here officially. But once it hit the showrooms in europe, there’ll also be one in naza’s showroom for sure. JDM/Asian’s inspire/accord is a taukey’s car..this one is taukey’s sons car.
how much it will be if it sell here????? more then 100k meh
Of course more than 100k. Considering the Civic already starts north of 110K
Bring in the Wagon..please?
if this under gray importer…it will b nearly 200k or above…
i say BRING IN THE DIESEL!
Agree wiv u raybrig85… grey importer will slaughter their buyer kaw-kaw without warranty summore. Those who got money but ignorant will still buy…. life is just unfair.
” I thing the us accord is too big for msia’s roads anyway”
Malaysians love SIZE.
Wow nice. I want one!
the tourer version seems to have improved in the area of rear seat:boot space ratio….the current version has humongous boot space but tiny leg room for rear passengers. the idea of the controls/dashboard still seems to be about the same..with the huge single knob in the center.
the dealers here are on the race to rid of the current version of accords……i had a look at them….and i’d go for another make…anytime….another make meaning….a VW passat or a Toyota avensis.
looks much better than that botox USDM version which is expected to reach our shore very soon…. another 3-4 months from now…
look boxy and ah beng ………
very euro…
I’ve always prefered the Euro version and indeed, the current version is a tough act to follow. The sedan’s back looks like a grown up Civic rather than an Accord tho. The Brits still buy more stick shift?
for this car it has to be stick shift. the shift alert feature is a bonus. i thought they were going to incorporate the cylinder deactivation tech like they did with the usdm accord.
they should bring this one into msia, would be a good alternative to camry though i suspect camry is still more spacious inside though technically inferior in everything else.
australia gets this euro around mid year. though very pricey. current 2.4 litres run-out for 31k aud but this one starts at 35k and most likely the 2.0 litre engine.
look stylo and sporty la……
Can we get this version to Malaysia? I’m sure many craving for it =)