Comments on: 2008 Honda Accord Melbourne debut

By: Oz.

Oz. — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:58:25 +0000

Captain Mainwaring, settle down. I don’t smoke, I just was asking if this is the car that’s going on to the Australian maket after anti-american people hated it because it looks american.

And while I was at it, I asked if there is any offcial info form Ford about the new Falcon’s launch at that same motor show.

Do I make myself clear?

By: Duck

Duck — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:27:23 +0000

Similar to what HOLDEN did with their prototype V8 Calais Wagon!

By: LOVE GTR

LOVE GTR — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:55:12 +0000

Why can’t Ford and Holden produce an efficient engine like this for the falcon and commode.

By: Captain Mainwaring

Captain Mainwaring — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 04:22:29 +0000

Oz, what on earth are you trying to say? Stop smoking that stuff.

By: Oz.

Oz. — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:41:30 +0000

^^^I mean the relise of the new Falcon at the Melbourne motor show.

By: Oz.

Oz. — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:39:59 +0000

So is this the car going onto the Australian market after it was thought by some anti-american predjudice thought it’s just for the US and it’s ugly?

P.S. Any offcial information from Ford about the Orion uncoverd?

By: laurie

laurie — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:14:05 +0000

Still no word of traction control or stability control

cheers

By: Captain Mainwaring

Captain Mainwaring — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:24:18 +0000

No possibility of diesel Hondas for this part of the world until Honda’s second generation diesel engine is ready in 2009. This engine will also be sold in the US which means that it will be combined with automatic transmission, a necessity for this market as well. Here’s hoping it happens, as it’s apparently a ripper of an engine and sets a new benchmark for low diesel emissions.

By: BoB

BoB — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:17:59 +0000

Honda should start offering diesel variants here… has anyone heard anything about one coming here?

By: fasthonda

fasthonda — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:08:30 +0000

Now this is no means officially confirmed however,there has been talk that the Euro may get a turbo 2.3L.Whether it will be standard or offered at a different trim level of the car I don’t know.

By: jbot

jbot — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 07:52:54 +0000

Yeah you are right Yianni. This replaces the standard accord, so the Euro will continue for now. My understanding is that only the Euro will have a 4 cylinder version.

By: Yianni

Yianni — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 07:32:44 +0000

I guess this will replace the standard accord we have here and the euro should be coming later on this year?

Does anyone know if we are getting a 4 cylinder version also?

Cheers