since the Vigor was the same as the CB7

[Phire]

wouldn't Acura OEM fogs for the 90-93 fit on our CB7's? They looks almost if not identical???

[texasvtak]

Vigor = Accord? [dana carvey as johnny carson] I did not know that.

[Prez808]

Re: since the Vigor was the same as the CB7

Originally posted by Phire
wouldn't Acura OEM fogs for the 90-93 fit on our CB7's? They looks almost if not identical???

Nope, Vigor is not an Accord. I don't recall any oem fogs offered for the Vigor either.

[fliplyricist1]

inspire= accord, from what I understand

[usc]

Originally posted by fliplyricist1
inspire= accord, from what I understand

the inspire started out as a subset of the accord. but has long since branched off into it's own.

the states never got the accord-inspire version. by the time inspire came to its own, it came to the states as the vigor.

even now, the "inspire" in japan carries the same body as the usdm 7th gen acoord. but naturally the jdm accord = tsx.

[HondaSound]

Wasn't the last generation Inspire the 3.2TL? According to Options Auto it is, just wondering.

[Blk EX Coupe]

Originally posted by HondaSound
Wasn't the last generation Inspire the 3.2TL? According to Options Auto it is, just wondering.

Yup the first gen tl 's (95-98) (UA1,UA2,UA3) are also inspires and then the second gen 99-03 (UA4,UA5) are inspires also but they're also known as sabers i don't really know the difference between sabers and inspires

[uncle_el]

a little somethin' somethin' to add:


89 inspire


the inspire is/was our acura vigor. however, i believe they still make the inspire, so...

a simple google search will yield you things such as:

translated from german: info here

another page here http://english.auto.vl.ru/catalog/ho...nspire/1989_9/

if you can read japanese: click here

interesting page comparing/contrasting the japanese/euro accord, accord euro r, american accord, and current inspire click here

current inspire:

Inspire
Inspire is sold in Japan only as a junior executive sedan. It is basically an American Accord but has a number of enhancement:
1. The 3.0 V6 produces slightly more power in Japanese tune (250hp, 218lbft). Besides, it has cylinder cut-off function to save fuel, similar to Mercedes' V8 and V12. When the car is cruising at leisure pace, the i-VTEC mechanism of one cylinder bank disconnects the rocker arms from cam lobes thus shuts off the valves. In this way, the V6 becomes effectively an inline-3-cylinder engine. This reduce pumping loss (the energy wasted to pump air into and out of the combustion chambers) and therefore save fuel. When the engine needs power, it will be reverted to 6-cylinder mode. The transition between 3 and 6 cylinders is so smooth that the driver will not aware.

2. To deal with the engine vibration generated in the 3-cylinder mode, the Inspire employs an active engine mount to compress and extend in sync to the vibration frequency.

3. To deal with the unrefined noise in 3-cylinder mode, Honda Inspire is the first production car employing active anti-noise control invented by Lotus in the 80s. The system uses microphones in the cabin to measure the engine noise and then reproduces an out-of-phase noise from loudspeakers to cancel the engine noise.

[Turbo Dave]

i want one!

[H22uned]

sounds needlessly complicated and expensive



Roger

[Importkitz]

Originally posted by RoCknRicEr037
i want one!

Just go out to your local honda dealer and buy a 2004 Honda Accord. (in Japan, its the Inspire)

[uncle_el]

Originally posted by Importkitz
Just go out to your local honda dealer and buy a 2004 Honda Accord. (in Japan, its the Inspire)

no, it's not. the accord in north america is just that, only in north america. read what i posted above, repeated for you here:

Inspire
Inspire is sold in Japan only as a junior executive sedan. It is basically an American Accord but has a number of enhancement:
1. The 3.0 V6 produces slightly more power in Japanese tune (250hp, 218lbft). Besides, it has cylinder cut-off function to save fuel, similar to Mercedes' V8 and V12. When the car is cruising at leisure pace, the i-VTEC mechanism of one cylinder bank disconnects the rocker arms from cam lobes thus shuts off the valves. In this way, the V6 becomes effectively an inline-3-cylinder engine. This reduce pumping loss (the energy wasted to pump air into and out of the combustion chambers) and therefore save fuel. When the engine needs power, it will be reverted to 6-cylinder mode. The transition between 3 and 6 cylinders is so smooth that the driver will not aware.

2. To deal with the engine vibration generated in the 3-cylinder mode, the Inspire employs an active engine mount to compress and extend in sync to the vibration frequency.

3. To deal with the unrefined noise in 3-cylinder mode, Honda Inspire is the first production car employing active anti-noise control invented by Lotus in the 80s. The system uses microphones in the cabin to measure the engine noise and then reproduces an out-of-phase noise from loudspeakers to cancel the engine noise.

[Importkitz]

If you take a look at the Honda Inspire for the Japan market, it is the Honda Accord in the North America market. The Japan market Accord is the North American market Acura TSX.

[Importkitz]

Japan market Accord:
Japanese Honda Accord

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Japan market Inspire:
Japanese Honda Inspire

Photos

N. America market Accord:
N. American Honda Accord

N. America market TSX:
N. American Acura TSX