Spotted Testing:- European version Honda Accord

ajman28 · 17th June 2010, 16:55

Any idea who is supplying the diesel engine for Honda? Did they develop it themselves? As far as I know, they are masters of petrol engines and diesel is a completely new segment for them (as far as development is concerned).

rohanjf · 17th June 2010, 17:02

The same Accord with the same diesel heart is being sold here in South Africa. I spot one or two everyday here.

shortbread · 17th June 2010, 17:16

While the excitement of a diesel Honda is understannable especially in India, trust me all this will die down the moment Honda announces the price, if and when the Japs garner enough balls and common sense to launch it. The Germans will be looking forward to this, once launched it will make their products look like terrific VFM.

M.R.Boruwa · 17th June 2010, 17:34

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avishar · 17th June 2010, 20:01

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Originally Posted by ajman28

Any idea who is supplying the diesel engine for Honda? Did they develop it themselves? As far as I know, they are masters of petrol engines and diesel is a completely new segment for them (as far as development is concerned).

Honda has been developing their own diesel engines for close to a decade now.They are branded i-CTDi.

oss · 17th June 2010, 22:08

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Originally Posted by shortbread

While the excitement of a diesel Honda is understannable especially in India, trust me all this will die down the moment Honda announces the price.

I am sure Honda would price is close to the 3 series, and probably remove few features from it

kadanaJ · 17th June 2010, 22:42

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I am sure Honda would price is close to the 3 series, and probably remove few features from it

Oh come on now, you cant discount the fact that the Honda Accord is about as big as a Merc E Class or 5 Series from the inside.

Anyways it would probably be priced somewhere close to the Skoda Superb, which would make this a much better buy if your consider Skoda's after Sales Service (if it can be called that) and Honda's high reliability.

kadanaJ · 17th June 2010, 22:44

Does anyone else think the front looks more like an Acura?

avishar · 17th June 2010, 23:35

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Originally Posted by kadanaJ

Does anyone else think the front looks more like an Acura?

The Honda accord is sold as the Acura TSX in US,with some styling changes.So the similarity.

Positron · 18th June 2010, 03:39

Without comparing the specs, I think the European version is nicer than the the American version - of course I am biased!

Jayant..B · 18th June 2010, 14:29

Better late than never! Honda at last realised that to survive in Indian market it need Diesel engine. But they need not one but may be 3. For City/Jazz, Accord and CR-V.

oss · 18th June 2010, 22:37

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Originally Posted by avishar

Honda has been developing their own diesel engines for close to a decade now.They are branded i-CTDi.

i-CTDi has been phased out quite sometime back in favour of iDTEC. Hope to see their 2.2l iDTEC in Accord & CR-V soon. It will be a bonus if they plonk it in Civic

Dieselite · 4th July 2010, 11:53

WOW ! nice find ! Its been a while as said earlier in this thread that honda diesel engines have been teasing Indian buyers ! I hope they get it here in the 170 bhp state of tune !!

car-dent · 5th September 2010, 22:40

what car is this . saw it on the greater noida expressway. managed to take few pics. the car didnt have any badging on the rear. had a chrome front grill. looked like honda for sure.

.anshuman · 5th September 2010, 22:47

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ajman28 BHPian Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chennai Posts: 281 Thanked: 24 Times	Any idea who is supplying the diesel engine for Honda? Did they develop it themselves? As far as I know, they are masters of petrol engines and diesel is a completely new segment for them (as far as development is concerned).
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rohanjf Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Adelaide Posts: 1,193 Thanked: 706 Times	The same Accord with the same diesel heart is being sold here in South Africa. I spot one or two everyday here.
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shortbread Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: KL 7 Posts: 2,395 Thanked: 6,314 Times	While the excitement of a diesel Honda is understannable especially in India, trust me all this will die down the moment Honda announces the price, if and when the Japs garner enough balls and common sense to launch it. The Germans will be looking forward to this, once launched it will make their products look like terrific VFM.
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Jayant..B BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Mango Town Posts: 91 Thanked: 7 Times	Better late than never! Honda at last realised that to survive in Indian market it need Diesel engine. But they need not one but may be 3. For City/Jazz, Accord and CR-V.
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Dieselite BHPian Join Date: May 2010 Location: Pune Posts: 245 Thanked: 699 Times	WOW ! nice find ! Its been a while as said earlier in this thread that honda diesel engines have been teasing Indian buyers ! I hope they get it here in the 170 bhp state of tune !!
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