Honda Spirior | |
Manufacturer: | Honda |
Production: | 2009–2018 |
Assembly: | China: Wuhan (Dongfeng Honda) |
Class: | Mid-size car |
Body Style: | 4-door sedan |
Layout: | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
Related: | Honda Accord |
Predecessor: | Honda Accord (Japan and Europe seventh generation) |
Successor: | Honda Inspire (sixth generation, China) |
The Honda Spirior is a mid-size sedan produced by Honda. It was introduced in 2009.
See main article: article and Honda Accord (Japan and Europe eighth generation).
The first generation Spirior was a badge-engineered version of the Japanese and European eighth generation Accord/Acura TSX. Production started in August 2009 in China, by Dongfeng Honda. At the same time, the North American and Asia Pacific version of the eighth generation Accord was marketed as the Honda Accord in China and produced by Honda’s joint venture with Chinese automaker GAC.
The Spirior concept was revealed at the 2014 Beijing Auto Show previewing the production model exclusive to China by the end of 2014.[1] It is produced by Honda’s joint venture with Dongfeng and sold exclusively in the Chinese market.[1] [2] [3] It was replaced in late 2018 by the sixth generation Inspire, which is a rebadged tenth generation Accord.