The all-new Honda Accord Tourer took top honors in the 51st international ‘red dot’ award for high design quality, coming ahead of 3,000+ proposals from 51 countries.
The red dot design award is one of the world’s most prestigious design competitions held annually by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen in Germany, where products with outstanding design quality from 11 different categories are selected and rewarded.
The Accord won in the ‘Transportation’ category, due to its innovative production, appeal and high quality of its design concept.
Honda’s other models have been the recipients of this award in the past. The Honda S2000 did it in 2001 and the Honda Civic achieved the same feat in 2006.
Congratulating Honda, Prof. Dr Peter Zec, Initiator of the red dot design awards, said “Faced with the greater number of high-quality products, our international jury of acknowledged experts this year found the task of selecting the winner to be particularly challenging. This distinction explicitly acknowledges your creativity and innovative drive, and pays tribute to the high quality standards of your product.”
The awards will be distributed in a grand function thats scheduled to happen on June 23 in Essen, Germany.
This news gives us another strong reply to our very own question of the day where we asked your opinion on station wagons.
Honda unveiled today the European version of the all-new 2009 Accord that will make its world debut at the Geneva motor Show next month. All the engines in the new Accord are equipped with the Euro 5 emissions system, available starting September 2009.
Significantly wider and slightly lower, the styling adopts a more emotional, sporty motif. The ‘sharp-edged’ design, with pronounced muscular wheelarches that emphasize the car’s wider track, gives the Accord a distinctive, strong stance with a solid, planted feel. The distinctive nose and more flowing lines deliver a tauter and more athletic shape.
First choice of engine is the new i-DTEC engine that delivers 147 HP at 4,000 rpm, and a peak torque of 350 Nm at 2,000 rpm. The 2.0-liter i-VTEC offers similar levels of performance to its predecessor – 156 PS at 6,300 rpm – but builds on its class leading fuel economy. Key technological changes include increased diameter intake valves, further optimized valve lift and timing and increased inlet and exhaust air flow volumes.
The 2.4-liter engine is more powerful, delivering 200 PS at 7000 rpm and peak torque of 233 Nm at 4500 rpm – up from 190 PS and 223 Nm. Behind the figures are a compression ratio increased from 10.5 to 11.0:1, larger diameter valves, revised valve timing, and reduced exhaust system pressures.
All three engines are matched to a 6-speed manual transmission, while both petrol engines have the option of a 5-speed automatic.
The 2009 Honda Accord boasts quality features to challenge established premium contenders in the executive D-segment. Sporty styling and enticing driving dynamics are offered while strong environmental credentials impress in an all Euro 5 emissions-compliant engine line up.
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