The 4-cylinder version came with 161 horsepower (120 kW) and 160 pound-feet (220 Nm) (166 horsepower (124 kW) and 161 pound-feet (218 Nm) for 2005–2007 models) K24A1 2397 cc 4 cylinder engine mated to a 5-speed automatic or 5-speed manual.
This Accord was the first to use wheels with five lug nuts instead of the traditional four on 4-cylinder models. This generation was available in both coupe and sedan forms, while a hybrid model was introduced in early 2005. The North American Accord grew in size yet again, becoming a vastly different car than its Japanese and European counterpart. Some features that distinguish it are the Recaro seats, the body kit, a MOMO steering wheel, lightweight 17-inch alloys and a special aluminium gearknob found only in Honda’s Type R variants.
The Accord Euro-R was available to the Japanese Domestic Market and Europe. The same engine can be found in the JDM Integra Type R (DC5). A lightened and more sports focused variant of the Japanese car the Accord Euro R was powered by the K20A 2.0L DOHC i-VTEC engine producing 220 bhp (217 HP, 162 kW 8000 rpm) and 21.0 kg-m (206 Nm 7000 rpm) of torque through the only option of a lightweight 6-speed manual transmission. The Honda Accord Euro R (CL7) was launched in October 2002, succeeding the previous Euro R (CL1). This model was sold in certain markets such as Fiji, Australia and New Zealand as the “Accord Euro” and in North America as the Acura TSX, with a significant distinction being that the TSX featured the interior of the contemporary Honda Inspire instead. In Europe the car featured a 2.0 i-VTEC with 152BHP, a 2.4 i-VTEC with 187BHP, and an “exceptional” 2.2 i-CDTi turbo diesel engine with initially 138BHP and 340Nm of torque, while doing 51MPG on the EU combined cycle. Euro R trim continued into this generation as performance model for Japanese market, making use of K20 engine producing 220 HP, however, European performance model was renamed Type S and used larger K24 engine tuned to produce 190 HP. However, both were in fact sold in many other markets, fueled by the popular Cog advertisement for the Accord. The seventh generation of the Accord was launched in 2002 (2003 model year in North America), and consists of two separate models one for the Japanese and European markets, and the other for North America. The Honda Accord is a series of automobiles manufactured by Honda since 1976, best known for its four-door sedan variant, which has been one of the best-selling cars in the United States since 1989.
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