I spied these two Accords parked next to each other while in Vancouver, BC recently.
That's 2000lbs, 72 hp on the left, and 4000 lbs, 275 hp on the right.
I spied these two Accords parked next to each other while in Vancouver, BC recently.
That's 2000lbs, 72 hp on the left, and 4000 lbs, 275 hp on the right.
I can't believe that there is an early Accord surviving North of Atlanta.
30 years and they keep getting uglier.. forgot how basic and nice the orignal was..
Buddy of mine has an 81 accord up here in decent shape. Cool car!
and ppl thought only Detroit was building bigger
And I bet that 72 hp had plenty of go to it as well.
It looks like an suv!
fasted58 wrote: and ppl thought only Detroit was building bigger
Everyone knows Honda's goal is to become the Japanese Buick and with the Accord being made in Ohio it really is an American car.
NISMO, STi, TRD, Mazdaspeed, AMG, SVT........who doesn't have an in-house performance arm? Mugen is where?
mrhappy wrote: It looks like an suv!
When I first saw the pic, I thought it was one of the Accord CrossTours.
A first-gen Accord sedan with a 5-speed and a nice set of 14" wheels on it is one of the most simply appealing cars ever produced. Efficient, peppy, and fun as hell, too.
N Sperlo wrote: And I bet that 72 hp had plenty of go to it as well.
Weren't we all just complaining about the new Toyobaru having only 200 hp to motivate 2700 lbs?
That old Accord is smaller than the current civic...
Friend of mine way back in college had a '79 Accord. It was still pretty new at the time. Nice little car. Nimble and peppy, but my RX-2 would thrash it in a race.
He proceeded to beat the piss out of it, and didn't manage to kill it until the clutch went and he over-revved it driving up a mountain. He really wanted a new car.
Keith wrote:N Sperlo wrote: And I bet that 72 hp had plenty of go to it as well.Weren't we all just complaining about the new Toyobaru having only 200 hp to motivate 2700 lbs?
Good one, Keith.
Yeah, some were complaining. Those are same people I make suure are downwind of me after a good meal.
Keith wrote:N Sperlo wrote: And I bet that 72 hp had plenty of go to it as well.Weren't we all just complaining about the new Toyobaru having only 200 hp to motivate 2700 lbs?
I think people forget about gearing. They gear the car so that 200hp has some potential.
Plus isn't it more fun to drive a slow car fast?
Woody wrote: I can't believe that there is an early Accord surviving North of Atlanta.
This one was in very good shape. Actually all the cars in the PNW were in alarmingly good shape. Seems to be where Vanagons go to get a new lease on life.
Oh, and the new Accord was indeed the Crosstour variant. Still I think it's appropriate given both are hatchbacks, and the general profile shape is actually remarkably similar.
bastomatic wrote:
A girl that I went to high school with had an '81 Accord hatch in the same color as that one. We went skiing in Vermont for a week and I will always have a special place in my heart for that car.
I loved the early 2 Dr Accords. To me that was about the perfect car. With a modern engine it would be a killer car. We bought a 79 4 dr Accord that I also loved. We got the last one shipped to Cale Yarborough Honda Mazda in Florence, SC that year. I think we paid the princely sum of $6,700. Only issue we had was it would stumble for a couple of minutes if you hot started it after a short shut down.
Woody wrote:bastomatic wrote:A girl that I went to high school with had an '81 Accord hatch in the same color as that one. We went skiing in Vermont for a week and I will always have a special place in my heart for that car.
I was going to say a girl I went to high school with had an ass that was that titanic.
This was a different girl.
Sky_Render wrote: That old Accord is smaller than the current Fit
Fixed that for you
That's a new Taurus SHO parked next to a 2010 Acura MDX. The SHO is ~1.5" shorter, but is longer.
pete240z wrote: NISMO, STi, TRD, Mazdaspeed, AMG, SVT........who doesn't have an in-house performance arm? Mugen is where?
What is HPD?
Maroon92 wrote:pete240z wrote: NISMO, STi, TRD, Mazdaspeed, AMG, SVT........who doesn't have an in-house performance arm? Mugen is where?What is HPD?
Isn't that some sort of sexually transmitted disease?
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