The History of the Honda Accord

The Honda Accord was first introduced as a two-door hatchback in 1976. There was also a sedan model. The new car was fuel-efficient, which greatly contributed to its popularity during the oil crisis of the 1970s. The second generation of the Honda Accord was unveiled in 1982 and notably, the sedan version was assembled in the United States — in fact, it was the first Japanese car built in the U.S. In the late 1980s, the Accord line added a coupe model that had been championed by the company’s U.S. R&D team. All the cars in the line also featured pop-up headlights in the 1980s. In the 1990s, the hatchback option was replaced by a Honda Accord station wagon, which was designed in the United States. The station wagon was phased out in 1998 and for the sixth and seventh generation models, Honda increased the outputs for both the four- and six-cylinder engine options. The first hybrid Honda Accord was released in 2005 and the neo-fastback design was introduced in 2008. A sport model of the sedan debuted in 2013 and several more hybrid versions were unveiled in the 2010s. Today, the Honda Accord remains a reliable and stylish workhorse that offers several hybrid options.