It is the first Honda vehicle to be completely developed under the administration of Honda CEO Takanobu Ito. With the discontinuation of smaller European and Japanese market Accord in 2015, the larger North American Accord became the only version in production, with the Hybrid version taking over as the flagship of Honda's automotive product in many markets that once received the smaller Accord.įor the ninth generation Accord, Honda appointed Shoji Matsui, who served as an engineer on the Accord platform from 1985 to 1996 as lead project manager. The ninth generation Honda Accord is a mid-size car introduced in 2012 by Honda, and received a refreshed front fascia, grill, headlights, tail lights and alloy wheel designs for the 2016 model year. Honda Accord (Japan and Europe eighth generation) Honda Accord (North America eighth generation) 2.0L LFA1 i-VTEC I4 PGM-Fi DOHC i-VTEC + 2 Electric Motors (Accord Hybrid)ģ.5 L J35Y1 V6 or 3.5 L J35Y2 V6 (V6 6MT Coupe)Ģx AC Synchronous Permanent-Magnet Electric Motor (Accord Hybrid)

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