The Accord was introduced in 1976 as a follow up to the Civic
HONDA will soon have delivered the millionth Civic to its customer somewhere in the World. Few cars have aroused as much interest and speculation as the next Honda which would be launched at the height of the Civics’ almost mythical success. The new Accord, a thoroughly developed design with many praiseworthy features, fulfills our expectations and more. This is one Japanese car which is judged by its design and technical finesse, commendable road manners, rather than by generous equipment The Accord is a sound development of the Civic in its basic mechanical configuration and design. It is an evolutionary car.
Honda CVCC EF Inline four, transversely mounted and inclined 15 degrees forward, powered by a 1599cc capacity engine delivering a Bore and stroke of 74x93mm. That’s a 8:1 Compression ratio. Power is delivered by a water-cooled cast-iron block with a aluminium head. The head drives a single overhead camshaft, cogged belt driven and acting on three valves per cylinder through rocker arms. One intake valve in pre-chamber. One intake and exhaust valve in main combustion chamber. (Remember this is the new emission friendly CVCC design used in the Civics’). It’s carbureted by a Honda-Kehin CVCC triple choke downdraft carburetor, fed from a 50-litre fuel tank by an electric pump. Japanese power rated at 80hp at 5300 rpm, equivalent to approximately 72 bhp. Torque rated at 12.3 kg-m JIS at 3000 rpm. Honda CVCC dual combustion chamber charge stratification, deceleration, and ignition control, meeting the 1976 Japanese Emission Standards.
Wheels are driven by either 4-speed manual., 5-speed manual or a Honda 2-speed semi-automatic. The manual transmission transfers it power using a single dry plate clutch that is hydraulically operated. The weight of this new Honda is 855kg for the SL model to 890kg for the EX-version. The Honda Accord design can be compared to the Scirocco or the Toyota Sprinter LB (Corolla). Their styling immediately is remarkably similar between the three models.
