![]() Vehicles that were fitted with fuel injection no longer used the CVCC system. Earlier trim packages for the Vigor hatchback were the TXL, TX, and TU using the carburetor, and the TT-i with fuel injection. The Vigor hatchback was available with the trim packages MX-T, and the ME-T until it was replaced by the Honda Integra 2-door hatchback in 1984. Honda's fuel injection system was offered on the VTL-i, and VT-i. Earlier trim packages were the VXR, VX, and VL, all using the CVCC-II induction setup. Other items included digital instrumentation, four-wheel Anti-lock brakes, a choice of stereo systems from Alpine Electronics, Clarion, and Pioneer, alloy wheels (13-inch), and adjustable thigh support on the front passenger seat.Īs of 1985, trim levels that were offered were the MG, ME, and ME-R for the sedan. One of the optional items on the Vigor was an Electro Gyrocator, the world's first automatic in-car navigation system. All Vigors were also equipped with ELR (Emergency Locking Retractor) seatbelts. A trip computer that displayed mileage, driving time, and fuel economy that Honda called in sales brochure literature as "Electronic Navigator" was also standard on the Vigor. Items that were optional on the Accord, such as cruise control, air conditioning with automatic fan speed control and thermostatically monitored temperature, power windows with driver's one touch express down, and power steering were standard on the Vigor. Japanese buyers were liable for a higher level of annual road tax over other Honda products with smaller engines. Vehicles with PGM-FI earned 13.2 km/L (37 mpg ‑imp 31 mpg ‑US) based on Japanese Government emissions tests using 10 different modes of scenario standards, with 130 PS (96 kW 128 bhp), and 22 km/L (62 mpg ‑imp 52 mpg ‑US) consistently maintained speeds at 60 km/h (37.3 mph). Vehicles with a manual transmission and the CVCC carburetor earned 13.6 km/L (38 mpg ‑imp 32 mpg ‑US) based on Japanese Government emissions tests using 10 different modes of scenario standards, and 110 PS (81 kW 108 bhp), and 23 km/L (65 mpg ‑imp 54 mpg ‑US) at consistently maintained speeds at 60 km/h (37.3 mph). This engine used the SOHC 3-valve-per-cylinder CVCC-II setup, mated to a 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic transmission with a lockup torque converter. The Accord installed the rear license plate between the rear tail lights. ![]() The rear lighting implementation consisted of the license plate installed in the bumper, with a black trim piece between the rear tail lights and the word "Vigor" inscribed. The Vigor competed with the Toyota Chaser and the Nissan Laurel in Japan. Due to the higher level of luxury oriented equipment, the Vigor help "set the stage" for the market to accept a luxury equipped car from Honda, which appeared in 1985 with the Honda Legend. The Vigor was a sportier, faster, "vigorous" Accord with a higher level of equipment over the more sedate Accord. The first generation Vigor was a higher grade 4-door sedan and 3-door hatchback, with the 1.8 L engine as the only engine available, using Honda's CVCC-II system. ![]() The third generation, five-cylinder Vigor was developed during what was known in Japan as the Japanese asset price bubble or "bubble economy".īeginning September 25, 1981, Honda produced a variant of the Honda Accord badged as the Honda Vigor for Japan only. It was replaced in North America with the Acura TL and in Japan with the Honda Saber/Inspire, which were the same vehicle sold through different networks. In 1989, the Vigor would differentiate itself further from the Accord with unique styling and an available longitudinal five-cylinder engine, and a twin to the Vigor was introduced with the Honda Inspire, available at Honda Clio dealerships. Early Vigors were more upmarket versions of the Accord, and served as Honda's flagship until the arrival of the Honda Legend. It was sold in Japan through the Honda Verno dealer network from 1981 until 1995, and sold in North America from June 1991 (model year 1992) until 1994 as the Acura Vigor. The Honda Vigor ( Japanese: ホンダ・ビガー, Honda Bigā) is a premium sedan that was derived from the Honda Accord.
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