2009 Honda Accord Unveiled, To Be Released At ‘08 Geneva

Honda has unveiled the 2009 Honda Accord and it’s wagon version, the Accord Touring for Europe and it will be released at the 2008 Geneva Motor show, next month. The new Accord looks like the 2009 Acura TSX, unveiled not too long ago in the U.S.

The new Accord will come with three engine options, all Euro 5 compliant, as following: an i-DTEC diesel that produces 148 hp, and 258 pound feed of torque at 2,000 rpm, a 2.0L i-VTEC that produces 154 hp and a 2.4L 4-cylinder that produces almost 200 hp and 172 foot pounds of torque. Those three engines come with 6-speed manual transmission and the gas engines clients can opt for a 5-speed automatic transmission.

The interior is elegant and futuristic, with expensive materials, like all Honda cars. It’s exterior design has nice lines and offers a line of sobriety. We will be able to buy the new Honda Accord before the new Acura TSX, probably after the 2008 Geneva Auto Show.

2008 Geneva Auto Show Preview: European Honda Accord Tourer Teaser Images

According to some some sources, Honda will unveil a new version of Accord this year at the Geneva Auto Show. Some teaser images of the European Accord Tourer Concept, the station-wagon model of the Accord Tourer, are circulating the web these days which show some design ideas of the Japanese company.

Although we didn’t see the “final product”, from these teaser images we can make a good image of how to car is going to look. The new headlights and the chromed door-handles seem to be the best features for this latest concept. The Tourer concept will pe powered by the new 2.2-liter four-cylinder iDTEC diesen engine, first presented this year at the Detroit Auto Show.

Also, it’s said that Honda will unveil the Acura TSX destined for the U.S. market.

Tokyo Auto Salon 2008: Mugen Type-RR

Back to the Tokyo Auto Salon, here is the Honda Civic Mugen Type-RR. The entire front of the car is made of carbon fiber and so is the special interior. The 2157 cc K20A engine produces 260 HP and 173 lb-ft torque and the transmission is a six-speed manual. The car features I-TCMS which means Intelligent Tire Condition Monitoring System. Other details we currently do not possess, but we hope that the extra-large name of the concept represents the quality of the car.

LA Auto Show: Honda FCX Clarity unveiled

Honda has released the FCX fuel-cell hybrid concept in 2004 and it will now finally go on production, named the FCX Clarity. It has been unveiled at the LA Auto Show today and they state that it’s a zero-emissions, but it’s kinda hard to find stations for it and we are not sure yet if it features the GPS system that finds hydrogen fuel stations. Unfortunately, there will only be 100 Honda FCX Clarity models released for the ones that live near one of it’s three hydrogen fuel stations. So only southern California inhabitants will have the occasion to buy it.

Honda Civic Type R 2008

First shown at the Geneva auto show in March, the Civic Type R concept has deep front and rear airdams and a sizable rear spoiler.

The Type R gets a much-stiffened suspension, bigger wheels bursting with monster brakes, a few functional aero mods, and a higher-compression 2.0-liter four-cylinder with 221 horsepower.

Between the front fascia, carved out to allow the 2.0-liter deeper breaths, and the rear diffuser hanging below the rear bumper, this car wears a unique hood, tweaked front fenders, new sill extensions, lightweight wheels, and a taller spoiler.

Revised springs and dampers and fatter anti-roll bars keep it flat, grip is handled by the Bridgestone Potenza RE070s and huge discs clamped by Brembo calipers.

The interior is likewise decorated with Type R cues, with heavily bolstered seats, a leather-wrapped ovoid steering wheel, a short-throw shifter capped with a bare aluminum ball, metal pedals, and a racy starter button.

Beneath the restyled hood beats the modified 2.0-liter, with improved breathing and a higher compression ratio helping to make those 221 horsepower at 8000 rpm plus 159 pound-feet of torque at 6100, just beyond the VTEC switchover.

The redline is 8600 rpm, and a close-ratio six-speed keeps the engine spinning in the rowdiest part of the power band.

Honda S2000 CR

The Honda S2000 CR brings no improvement at it’s 2.2 liter, 237 horsepower engine, but mostly to the suspension and aerodynamics, along with body stiffening and cockpit. It’s stability is ensured by it’s front bumper with it’s thick spoiler, that reduces the lift and lowers the underbody pressure.

The car uses the latest technologies to make it as much aerodynamic as possible, with twin fairings, wind tunnels and brace bridges on the vacant roof. Honda S2000 CR’s steering has been hastened to 13.8:1 from 14.9:1 for increased rigidity and it uses Bridgestone Potenz RE070 tires.

It sports a six-speed manual gearbox, with rear wheel drive and it’s priced at about $38,000, consuming from 18 to 25mpg.