Honda Accord History
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History
The Accord arrived in the US in 1976 as a compact hatchback and grew into Honda's flagship mid-size car, a multiple-time best-seller and repeat Car of the Year winner.
In 1982 it became the first car from a Japanese manufacturer built in the US, at Marysville, Ohio. Over eleven generations it has offered sedans, coupes, wagons, a V6, and hybrids.
Generations
First generation · 1976–1981
The original compact Accord hatchback (and later sedan); reached the US in 1976.
Second generation · 1982–1985
First Honda built in the US (Marysville, Ohio, 1982).
Third generation · 1986–1989
Pop-up-headlight Accord; introduced the coupe for 1988.
Fourth generation · 1990–1993
Larger, refined Accord; added a wagon.
Fifth generation · 1994–1997
Introduced an available V6 (1995); last US Accord wagon generation.
1995 Photo: “1995 Honda Accord Aerodeck ES Auto” by Calreyn88 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 16:9.
Sixth generation · 1998–2002
Split sedan/coupe development; strong V6 models.
1999 Photo: “1999 Honda Accord” by Calreyn88 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 16:9.
2001 Photo: “2001 Honda Accord 3.0i V6 Auto” by Calreyn88 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 16:9.
Seventh generation · 2003–2007
Larger seventh-generation Accord; introduced a V6 hybrid.
Eighth generation · 2008–2012
Grew to full-size EPA classification; basis for the Crosstour.
Ninth generation · 2013–2017
Well-reviewed Accord; the coupe's final generation, plus a plug-in and hybrid.
Tenth generation · 2018–2022
Sleek turbocharged Accord; dropped the coupe, kept the hybrid.
Eleventh generation · 2023–present
Current Accord, hybrid-heavy in the US lineup.
Body styles
- Sedan
- Coupe
- Hatchback
- Wagon
- Hybrid
Notable special editions & performance variants
Accord Hybrid
Hybrid versions of the Accord — the first-generation V6 Accord Hybrid ran US 2005–2007 (on sale Dec 2004), then a mainstream four-cylinder hybrid returned from 2014.
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