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Rare Accord Type-S, 5 Cylinder... RWD???...

Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 8:35 pm
by NafemanNathan
Ummm...

http://cars.donedeal.co.uk/cars-for-sal ... ap/5864868

So there's a lot to suggest this is abomination of another car, but then there's a lot to suggest this is in fact a Honda! And with that engine orientation it looks to be RWD :shock:

Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 8:45 pm
by Merlin
It does look weird.

Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 8:48 pm
by jjmartin349571
I think that's an old inspire, some are fwd 5 pots like a lot of Audi's

Re: Rare Accord Type-S, 5 Cylinder... RWD???...

Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 8:50 pm
by Sailor
It's possibly a Honda Vigor, last made in 1994, or a 1996 Acura TL/Honda Inspire/Honda Saber. If it's the latter, I think it should have a 2.5 litre engine.
Either way, it's FWD, with the gearbox behind the engine and a drive shaft running forward to an LSD and half shafts.
If in good nick, it's probably worth the asking price.

Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 8:52 pm
by NafemanNathan
Seems weird to see a Honda engine rotated 90 degrees and not be RWD.

Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 8:52 pm
by mercutio
the legend uses the same transaxle gearbox

Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 10:25 pm
by lxstuart
It is indeed a Inspire.
Came with either a 2.0 5 pot, 2.5 5 pot, or the 3.2 V6, all front wheel drive.

I did a bit of research on these as I quite like them, and was toying with buying one.

Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 10:35 pm
by prelude91
Were these built by Honda for the European market, or perhaps Australasia/ Far East

Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 10:39 pm
by jjmartin349571
I've seen them for sale in japan, they weren't available in the UK afaik. We only get a small proportion of the models available on the Japanese market.

Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 10:43 pm
by nitin_s1
That Accord looks well ugly.. :?