Honda plans for Accord 3.5 V6 & 2.2 Diesel

abhinav.gupta88 · 3rd June 2008, 01:43

Guys

Went to the showroom(Ring Road Honda) to get my brother's car, which had gone for servicing.
Was sitting with a guy from the showroom(dont know his post but he once took me for a test drive) and talking.

After a while both of us went out to smoke a ciggarette. At that time, he mentioned about the 2.2 diesel and THE 3.5 V6 Engines for the Accord.

Honda is currently seeing the demands of the customer and chances are that if the survey is accepted ( i.e. demand for the 3.5 v6 is there ) , then they might launch it about June Next Year.

The diesel on the other hand will be introduced after the CRV comes with one

Also the Accord Diesel will be around 18.5 - 20 Lakh for the base model

Abhijat · 3rd June 2008, 02:01

wow the 2.5 v6 honda accord, sure about one thing going to be a great engine.
VW passat is where they want to compete and position themselves.
If that happens Toyota Aurion shall also be responding with something different.

I never expected them to go higher on the engines available for the accord specially since the family car image would not fare that with a heavier engine.
o well lets see.

Team_Godspeed · 3rd June 2008, 02:38

You know if honda launches a diesel accord i will be the first one to buy it here
even if it means SELLING MY HOUSE< dads words

fortuner is never gonna come
been waiting for 5 years now
dad gave it up

Mods note: Use punctuation properly. Use upper case to start a sentence.

Shan2nu · 3rd June 2008, 07:32

I just hope they give "VCM" on the Indian Accord V6, this time around.

Shan2nu

aaggoswami · 3rd June 2008, 08:24

That is good news.
I am not sure about the V6, which will now put around 250bhp in Indian specifications ( in other markets its around 268bhp ).

But the most interesting part here is the wonderful diesel from Honda. That 2.2 is really very good engine and bringing it in CRV will hurt most others, and doing that in Accord will just make a very successful model.

Akshay1234 · 3rd June 2008, 08:28

wow. the v6. definitely our next car.

dilipkumar7278 · 3rd June 2008, 10:24

In this months autocar india ,HSCI VP has denied any plans of launching Diesel CR-V and Accord.If its true then Honda has lost a potential customer

jesal · 3rd June 2008, 11:02

the 3.5 is coming for sure, when i dont know that now. mostly this year itself. it is confirmed.

given2fly · 3rd June 2008, 11:05

I guess, in some thread, GTO had mentioned that Accord V6 3.0 was discontinued because there was no demand for it. How come reversal of stance by Honda! I have reasons not to believe this scoop. Another just rumor thread.

greenhorn · 3rd June 2008, 11:06

this month's ACI had a letter from Honda stating that they would never sell a diesel in india.

given2fly · 3rd June 2008, 11:13

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Originally Posted by greenhorn

this month's ACI had a letter from Honda stating that they would never sell a diesel in india.

Good move. Perhaps, those will be converted in taxis and that is something they have committed not to let it happen anywhere in globe. Imagine, Honda City Diesels flying around with yellow number plates...

JayD · 3rd June 2008, 12:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by dilipkumar7278

In this months autocar india ,HSCI VP has denied any plans of launching Diesel CR-V and Accord.If its true then Honda has lost a potential customer

Quote:

Originally Posted by greenhorn

this month's ACI had a letter from Honda stating that they would never sell a diesel in india.

But i remember seeing a pic of a grey CRV diesel being tested with red plates and all!! Surely they must be having some intention of launching it!

shuvc · 3rd June 2008, 12:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by given2fly

Good move. Perhaps, those will be converted in taxis and that is something they have committed not to let it happen anywhere in globe. Imagine, Honda City Diesels flying around with yellow number plates...

But there are already quite a lot of (white) City's with yellow plates. Yes, with a diesel there could be more.

srishiva · 3rd June 2008, 13:32

Which company likes to be told what car they are bringing in without them making a formal announcement.
Would love to see diesels in Honda.

abhinav.gupta88 · 3rd June 2008, 13:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by aaggoswami

That is good news.
I am not sure about the V6, which will now put around 250bhp in Indian specifications ( in other markets its around 268bhp ).

But the most interesting part here is the wonderful diesel from Honda. That 2.2 is really very good engine and bringing it in CRV will hurt most others, and doing that in Accord will just make a very successful model.

Will be the original tuning and not detuned for india

Quote:

Originally Posted by dilipkumar7278

In this months autocar india ,HSCI VP has denied any plans of launching Diesel CR-V and Accord.If its true then Honda has lost a potential customer

Diesel CRV coming very soon. Accord Diesel to follow

Quote:

Originally Posted by jesal

the 3.5 is coming for sure, when i dont know that now. mostly this year itself. it is confirmed.

Not this year. Even the deisel CRV will come early next year

Quote:

Originally Posted by greenhorn

this month's ACI had a letter from Honda stating that they would never sell a diesel in india.

Always happens. Its done just to make sure people dont wait for the deisel and continue buying the car.

3rd June 2008, 01:43	#1
abhinav.gupta88 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Delhi , India Posts: 4,092 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	Honda plans for Accord 3.5 V6 & 2.2 Diesel Guys Went to the showroom(Ring Road Honda) to get my brother's car, which had gone for servicing. Was sitting with a guy from the showroom(dont know his post but he once took me for a test drive) and talking. After a while both of us went out to smoke a ciggarette. At that time, he mentioned about the 2.2 diesel and THE 3.5 V6 Engines for the Accord. Honda is currently seeing the demands of the customer and chances are that if the survey is accepted ( i.e. demand for the 3.5 v6 is there ) , then they might launch it about June Next Year. The diesel on the other hand will be introduced after the CRV comes with one Also the Accord Diesel will be around 18.5 - 20 Lakh for the base model
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3rd June 2008, 02:01	#2
Abhijat BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: ACT Posts: 58 Thanked: 3 Times	wow the 2.5 v6 honda accord, sure about one thing going to be a great engine. VW passat is where they want to compete and position themselves. If that happens Toyota Aurion shall also be responding with something different. I never expected them to go higher on the engines available for the accord specially since the family car image would not fare that with a heavier engine. o well lets see.
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Team_Godspeed BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 82 Thanked: 3 Times	You know if honda launches a diesel accord i will be the first one to buy it here even if it means SELLING MY HOUSE< dads words fortuner is never gonna come been waiting for 5 years now dad gave it up Mods note: Use punctuation properly. Use upper case to start a sentence. Last edited by Rudra Sen : 3rd June 2008 at 08:01.
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3rd June 2008, 07:32	#4
Shan2nu Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hubli - Karnata Posts: 5,533 Thanked: 125 Times View My Garage	I just hope they give "VCM" on the Indian Accord V6, this time around. Shan2nu
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3rd June 2008, 08:24	#5
aaggoswami Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Vadodara Posts: 4,982 Thanked: 2,931 Times	That is good news. I am not sure about the V6, which will now put around 250bhp in Indian specifications ( in other markets its around 268bhp ). But the most interesting part here is the wonderful diesel from Honda. That 2.2 is really very good engine and bringing it in CRV will hurt most others, and doing that in Accord will just make a very successful model.
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3rd June 2008, 08:28	#6
Akshay1234 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 10,265 Thanked: 12,317 Times	wow. the v6. definitely our next car.
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3rd June 2008, 10:24	#7
dilipkumar7278 BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: COCHIN Posts: 441 Thanked: 109 Times View My Garage	Accord/CRV diesel In this months autocar india ,HSCI VP has denied any plans of launching Diesel CR-V and Accord.If its true then Honda has lost a potential customer
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3rd June 2008, 11:02	#8
jesal BANNED Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,323 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	the 3.5 is coming for sure, when i dont know that now. mostly this year itself. it is confirmed.
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3rd June 2008, 11:05	#9
given2fly BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 213 Thanked: 0 Times	I guess, in some thread, GTO had mentioned that Accord V6 3.0 was discontinued because there was no demand for it. How come reversal of stance by Honda! I have reasons not to believe this scoop. Another just rumor thread.
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3rd June 2008, 11:06	#10
greenhorn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,745 Thanked: 4,397 Times View My Garage	this month's ACI had a letter from Honda stating that they would never sell a diesel in india.
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3rd June 2008, 13:32	#14
srishiva Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 4,375 Thanked: 2,256 Times	Which company likes to be told what car they are bringing in without them making a formal announcement. Would love to see diesels in Honda.
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