Honda Accord now offers more VFM
Honda Accord has been an instant success ever since the company launched its second generation in India. The recipe is perfect – a good looking spacious car with a nice engine, affordable price tag, oodles of space and cheap for a D-segmenter servicing costs and then you have the ‘Japanese’ label which almost guarantees sterling long term reliability and the deal is almost sealed for most of them out there.
Honda launched the latest generation Accord last year which has gone on to become an even bigger success but things have started to go wrong. The Skoda Superb now offers long list of standard equipment and looks nicer (to some Accord looks Vulgar) and also offers an optional diesel engine. What’s more it also comes with the awesome 6 or 7 speed DSG automatic transmission compared to Honda’s power sapping 5-speed plain vanilla transmission. Further damage came from the recently announced BMW 3-Series corporate edition @ INR 23.95 Lakhs which although omits a few luxuries but is still a ‘BMW’ and is 2.5 Lakh rupees cheaper! It really doesnt matter to most if Accord has more than double the power from its V6 when compared to the 2.0 litre oil burner under the hood of BMW. The brand pull of the German brand is enough to bring the buyers into the showrooms.
To make amends Honda has launched the 2010 Honda Accord with some extra equipments and tid bits to make it more value for money in the eye of buyers which are running away towards other brands and for good reasons. For starters the Accord V6 now comes standard with Sunroof, Ambient Light and Footlight to make the interiors more appealing. Futher, all the Accord variants including the 2.4 MT/AT and V6 will now come with a provision for Mobile phone with bluetooth interface system which has become a sort of standard even in the smaller hatchback and 2 sets of keyless entry for added convenience.
The prices still remain the same. Honda Accord prices start from INR 18,52,000 for the 2.4L MT, INR 19,27,000 for the 2.4L AT and INR 26,15,000 for 3.5L V6, all prices Ex-Showroom, Delhi.
Press Release
Honda Siel Cars India introduces Accord V6 with Sunroof
(Thursday, March 11, 2010,New Delhi)
New Delhi, March 11, 2010 – Honda Siel Cars India (HSCI) Ltd., leading manufacturer of premium cars in India, launched its latest version of flagship sedan Accord 3.5L V6, enhancing the exterior styling of the car, with an Electric Sunroof and additional luxury features.
The introduction of Sunroof will give the Accord an impressive panoramic feeling by making it look brighter and larger. The Sunroof introduction was found to be the most desirable feature in Accord V6 based on the customer’s feedback.
The Accord V6 will also feature Ambient Light and Footlight which accentuate the style and enhance visibility during darkness allowing enough light to see the controls. The car will also be equipped with 2 sets of Keyless entry for added convenience to the customers.
The Footlight and 2 sets of Keyless entry have also been introduced in the Honda Accord 2.4L MT/ AT variants.
In addition, Honda Accord 3.5L V6 and Honda Accord 2.4L now have a provision for Mobile phone with Bluetooth interface.
Honda Accord V6 is the flagship model of Honda Siel Cars India Ltd. in the Indian market and is powered by an expanded range of innovative technologies designed for more power and performance making it the most powerful car from the Honda stable in India.
Accord’s V6 3.5-liter i-VTEC engine with 275 PS makes it the most powerful Accord ever built and provides driving performance at par with luxury vehicles from higher segments.
The V6 3.5-liter i-VTEC engine features an advanced Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) system that switches between six-, four-, and three-cylinder combustion depending on the driving conditions and thereby delivering maximum power of 275 PS during six cylinder operation and impressive fuel economy in VCM mode while cruising. To achieve the same quietness and smoothness, as when running on all six cylinders, new Active Control Engine Mounts (ACM) and Active Noise Control (ANC) systems have been designed to complement the VCM technology.
The complete Accord range will be available at the Ex-showroom Delhi price of Rs. 18,52,000 for 2.4L MT, Rs.19,27,000 for 2.4L AT and Rs 26,15,000 for 3.5L V6.
3 Responses to “Honda Accord Range Gets Sunroof And Tid Bits To make it more VFM”
I currently own two Toyota vehicles. Both a Corolla and a Camry. I received a recall notice for each of them last week. I plan on taking both in for the recall modification as about a year ago I had the gas pedal stick on the Camry. I was lucky I didn’t get into an accident, as I noticed the floor mat was the cause of it sticking. Pretty scary at the time, but I have to wonder if the pedals are to low and getting stuck on the floor mats. I sure hope this modification will fix all this mess !!
Any motorist will know that, no matter how much money you pay for a car, how new or old it is, there will always be something that can go wrong. It doesn’t matter how rare the fault is, or how well the car runs most of the time, eventually something can go wrong – and when it does, you often find yourself having to hand over plenty of cash to get it repaired. Renault Repair Manual
I’m a huge fan of Honda Accords. My first car was a 93 Accord and it had a ton of miles on on the gauges before I sold it. I’ve had a few varying Accords since then and I’ve always been satisfied.
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