Added extras

Nick Dalton

Monday, June 30, 2008

<strong>Second generation: </strong>The 2008 Honda Accord Euro is bigger and has more equipment but is $1000 cheaper.

Second generation: The 2008 Honda Accord Euro is bigger and has more equipment but is $1000 cheaper.

Lower, wider and longer with improved performance and more luxury are features of the second-generation Honda Accord Euro.

Honda says the new Euro has sporty styling, greater refinement and luxury with a comprehensive package of safety systems together with excellent dynamic capabilities and strong environmental credentials in the form of a Euro 4-emissions compliant engine.

It is also cheaper and there are more luxurious variants.

It is wider, slightly lower and longer. The styling adopts a more chiselled design, with pronounced muscular wheelarches that emphasise the car’s wider track and gives the Euro a distinctive, strong stance. The distinctive nose and more flowing lines deliver a tauter, more athletic shape.

The 2.4-litre engine is more powerful, delivering 148 kilowatts (up from 140 kilowatts) at 7000rpm and peak torque of 234 Nm (up from 223Nm) at 4400rpm (manual transmission). Improved fuel economy is now 8.9l/100km (down from 9.1l/100km manual transmission and 9.4l/100km automatic transmission).

Behind the figures are a compression ratio increase from 10.5 to 11.0:1, larger diameter valves, revised valve timing and reduced exhaust system pressures.

The $32,990 Euro runs on 95 RON premium unleaded fuel and has choices of six-speed manual transmission or five-speed automatic transmission (with paddle shifts and Grade Logic Control).

Standard are dual zone climate control airconditioning, a rear vent, height adjustable headlight beams, a chilled glove box and console, electric power steering, tilt and telescopic adjustable steering, a leather steering wheel, dual front airbags, front side airbags, curtain airbags, front active head restraints, ABS brakes, Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA), cruise control, alarm, 17in alloy wheels, a full size spare wheel, power windows, halogen headlights, LCD multi-information display and a premium audio system with 10 speakers.

The $39,990 Euro Luxury adds a sunroof, a leather interior, heated seats, driver and front passenger eight-way power seats, driver’s memory seat, 18in alloy wheels, temporary spare tyre, auto dimming mirror, rain sensing wipers, HID headlights, automatic on/off headlights, front fog lights, front and rear parking sensors and adjustable headlight beams.

Extras in the $42,990 Euro Luxury Navi are satellite navigation and a reversing camera. Automatic transmissions in all models costs $2000 extra.

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