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The Honda Accord /əˈkɔrd/ is a series of automobiles manufactured by Honda since 1976, best known for its four-door sedan variant, which has been one of the best-selling cars in the United States since 1989. The Accord nameplate has been applied to a variety of vehicles worldwide, including coupes, wagons, hatchbacks and a crossover.
For 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. It is the first Accord to use a strut suspension since the second generation, and the first Honda vehicle to be completely developed under the administration of Honda CEO Takanobu Ito. The Accord got a facelift for 2016, and this is most noticeable on the coupe. Mechanically, not too much has changed, but that isn’t surprising for a mid-cycle refresh of a hugely popular car. The changes are mostly in the styling, which was unobjectionable but a bit dull in the old car, and has become much more aggressive in the 2016.
The update to the Accord has given the coupe a much sportier look. New LED external lighting gives the car more of the kind of look you’d see on more expensive cars, specifically Acuras , though not exclusively. The aerodynamics are more aggressive, and the car has been given an aluminum hood to save weight.
The ninth-generation Accord offers the following powertrains: A new direct injected "Earth Dreams" 2.4-liter 16-valve DOHC four-cylinder engine rated at 185 hp to 181 lb·ft of torque paired with either a six-speed manual or continuously variable transmission, an updated 3.5-liter 24-valve SOHC V6 mated either to a six-speed manual or automatic rated at 278 hp and 252 lb·ft, and a hybrid powertrain (named i-MMD) that integrates a 2.0 liter Atkinson Cycle gasoline engine with an electric motor and lithium-ion battery pack in North America. The V-6 will make the sprint to 100 km/h in 5.6 seconds.
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