It’s all smiles at Honda Australia lately, with the Japanese brand celebrating its third-best January – amidst troubling times generally – in its forty years in the Australian market.

With a tally of 5013 vehicles sold for the month of January 2009, Honda’s market share increased to 7.5 percent, up from 7.3 percent for the same [...]

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To commemorate forty years of sales success in Australia, Honda has released a limited run of ‘40th Anniversary Edition’ Honda Accords. The company has come a long way in this country since Australians first saw its high-revving little fun-ster, the S600 sports. 

For $31,440 (plus on road costs), buyers will receive all the standard Accord features with a [...]

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Guess… what was the top selling car in the US for 2008? Toyota Camry? Honda Accord maybe? Or that evergreen favourite, the Chevrolet Impala? Something smallish… would have to be, wouldn’t it?

Nope, no again… and no.

Top selling car in the US for 2008 was the Ford F150 with 515,513 total sales. Second place went to [...]

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TMR has only recently handed the keys to the second generation Honda Accord Euro back to Honda, and can confirm that it is a quality drive. The latest round of EuroNCAP testing suggests it has also taken safety to a new level. Launched in June of this year, the new Accord Euro has just received the first EuroNCAP three-star [...]

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Honda has announced the launch of their second generation Accord Euro and it is lower, wider and longer than the previous generation.

Honda’s all-new second-generation Euro offers sporty styling, greater refinement and luxury, with a comprehensive package of safety systems together with excellent dynamic capabilities and strong environmental credentials in the form of a Euro 4-emissions [...]

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Honda are aiming to put even more pressure on our big home grown Aussie sedans with the introduction of their new Accord. The 2008 Accord features more power, more space, improved economy, more refinement and technology. It’s even more environmentally-friendly.

Honda has recognised that Australians like their big family cars for their comfort, ease of driving, [...]

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Visitors to this years Melbourne International Motor Show, will be among the first Australians to see the 8th generation Honda Accord range. The new Thai-built Accord V6, will be launched on the 29th of February at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre and according to Honda, holds the promise of “three engines under one bonnet” and will [...]

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Honda’s new Accord V6 is being built in Thailand and has been confirmed for a February 2008 launch in Australia. The interesting bit of news concerning the new Accord V6 is Honda’s unique, high-tech Variable Cylinder Management (VCM), allowing the car to run on six, four or three cylinders depending on road speed and load [...]

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The world’s largest motor show is due to begin on the 13th of September in Frankfurt, Germany. If you’re a CarUpdate regular you will be aware that the last couple of months have seen manufacturers announcing various new models and concepts that will be debuting to the public, for the first time ever at the [...]

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Honda has today released official pictures and specifications of the new Accord Coupe due to be released in the US within the next few months. Pictures of the new Accord Coupe testing in the states have been circulating the net since the concept version was uncovered earlier this year.

The new Accord coupe will be [...]

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Some new pics have surfaced of the 2008 Honda Accord Sedan not due for release until September of this year. Intrepid (famous) car spy-photo person Chris Doane has managed to snap a barely disguised 2008 Accord.

Normally spy photos are a little exciting but this new Accord has far too much Hyundai about it. I think [...]

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Boring is the new black

So which car has provided you with the most satisfying ownership experience? Unbelievably in my opinion it appears that the most satisfying car to own in the UK at least is the Toyota Prius. Do they have a hankering for underwhelming transport…?

Global quality experts J.D Power in association with What Car? [...]

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