Items that are optional on the Accord, such as cruise control, air conditioning with automatic fan speed control and thermostatically monitored temperature, power windows with one touch express down driver, and power steering are standard on the Vigor. The fully equipped Vigor three-door hatchback offers cargo-carrying flexibility compared to the first-generation Nissan Leopard coupé, which was not a hatchback, a similar approach to the first- and second-generation Toyota Supra. Producing vehicles under two different names allowed Honda to sell cars in different sales channels in Japan The Vigor is sold at Honda Verno dealers, and the Accord is sold at Honda Clio dealers. With some differences in the equipment available between the Accord and the Vigor, the vehicles are essentially the same. In keeping with the first generation cars, the luxury content was also extensive compared to the luxury equipment available from competitors at the time. The base model Vigors uses 13-inch steel alloy wheels with hubcaps with the more expensive model with a choice of 14-inch wheels. ABS is available as an option on 4-wheel disc brake models. The higher trim level ME-T and ME-R hatchbacks also include delayed interior lighting (called “theater lighting”), four coaxial speakers with stereo system, power windows and locks, front and rear disc brakes, and speed sensitive power steering. Some of the standard equipment on the MX-T hatchback and MG and ME sedans includes cruise control, two-position all-wheel auto-leveling suspension, fuel usage computer, AM/FM stereo cassette and two coaxial speakers, flow through vents, a velor interior with split folding rear seats, and a rear cargo cover for the hatchback. Vehicles equipped with fuel injection no longer use the CVCC system. The previous trim packages for the Vigor hatchback were the TXL, TX, and TU with carburetors, and the TT-i with fuel injection. The Vigor hatchback was available with the MX-T, and ME-T trim packages until it was replaced by the Honda Integra 2-door hatchback in 1984. Honda’s fuel injection system is offered on the VTL-i, and the VT-i. Previous trim packages were the VXR, VX, and VL, all using the CVCC-II induction setup. In 1985, the trim levels offered were MG, ME, and ME-R for the sedan. The Accord installs the rear number plate between the taillights. The taillight implementation consists of a number plate mounted on the bumper, with black trim between the taillights and the inscription “Vigor”. The Vigor competes with the Toyota Chaser and Nissan Laurel in Japan. The Vigor is a sportier, faster, “powerful” Accord with a higher level of equipment than the quieter Accord.ĭue to the higher level of luxury-oriented equipment, the Vigor helped “set the stage” for the market to accept Honda’s luxury-equipped cars, which appeared in 1985 with the Honda Legend. The first generation Honda Vigor was a 4-door sedan and a higher-grade 3-door hatchback, with a 1.8 L engine as the only engine available, using Honda’s CVCC-II system. Starting September 25, 1981, Honda produced the Honda Accord variant with the Honda Vigor logo for Japan only. The third generation, the five-cylinder Vigor was developed during what is known in Japan as the Japanese asset price bubble or “bubble economy”. In North America it was replaced with the Acura TL and in Japan with the Honda Saber/Inspire, which were the same vehicles sold through different networks. In 1989, the Vigor would differentiate itself further from the Accord with a unique styling and available elongated five-cylinder engine, and a twin of the Vigor was introduced with the Honda Inspire, available at Honda Clio dealers. The Early Vigors were a more upscale version of the Accord, and were Honda’s mainstay until the arrival of the Honda Legend. The Honda Vigor was sold in Japan through the Honda Verno dealer network from 1981 to 1995, and was sold in North America from June 1991 (1992 model year) to 1994 as the Acura Vigor. The Honda Vigor is a premium sedan derived from the Honda Accord. 2.2 Related posts: 2022 Honda Vigor Specs And HistoryĢ022 Honda Vigor Specs And History.
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