Honda Accord Euro R 2000
Ronald Frison
The sixth-generation Honda Accord was available as a four-door sedan, a two-door coupe, five-door hatch (Europe only) and station wagon (Japan only) and was produced by Honda from September 1997 (for the 1998 model year) until 2002 and from 1998 to 2003 in Europe. For the sixth generation, Honda split the Accord into three separate models, designed for the Japanese, North American, and European markets. However, the wagon was discontinued in North America while the coupe was discontinued in Jap...
1998 accord Type R or as some people might know it (jokingly) as the rover Type R. The most underrated Type R and little known as was only made in the UK and sold in the UK and very few euro countries (during the Honda and Rover partnership period)
Defo gets my vote
Original Reviewer here: I hope you are enjoying your new accord as I am still enjoying mine 4 months down the track :) They are definitely a drivers car and the way they handle is still phenomenal! I haven't had any problems since I've written the review and the car is still going as good as ever. Have fun with your new euroR!
Hello there, my 2000 Honda Accord Euro R has had a miss for a while now & I've changed the plugs, leads, use injector cleaner, etc etc, my next thing to try is changing the fuel filter, but it's not cheap. Please let me know if anybody has the same problem,thanks.
As you mentioned... they are awesome cars, ones that make others envious for sure!...they are super quick cars, and I totally agree with the other person who commented who called it a 'rocket ship'- they truly are! They are underestimated. But I would say it WOULD beat an Integra..
Hi there, my Honda Euro R still has a surge, flat spot when under load. I've changed the plugs, leads, fuel filter, coil, rotor, rotor cap, injector cleaner, tried octane boost, had it serviced, cleaned EGR valve & put a block plate under it, but it still has a surge problem.
I haven't had any check lights come up, I've had it plugged in to a computer but no readings. When it surges, the engine noise doesn't change at all, it's almost like the exhaust has a slight blockage or maybe the cats full?
I've finally found the hesitation problem, it's the PCV valve that sits on top of the engine. Wow, who would have guessed. Also the Honda drives like its brand new again, cheers, if anybody else has the same problem, email me & I'll try to help, sorry guys it has come back, so it's either the ECU or the 02 sensor
As regards the comment above about accelerating as good or better than a WRX; there's no way a Honda with its non existent torque band would ever keep with a Subaru unless it's the non turbo version, it just wouldn't happen.
Yeah, Hondas are cheap nippy cars, but not what most people try make out, they're all over rated, and the most reason people think they're so fast is because the noise and high revs make it seem that way. Put in a set of ear plugs and drive a Honda; you may laugh, but I can guarantee you'll see what I mean, it won't seem anywhere near as quick.
Hello! I bought my Euro R here in Ireland about 3 months ago. The car is fairly standard apart from Induction kit and Tein Superstreet suspension. Love it, and really glad I bought it, get roughly 30mpg, and has plenty of power and comfort.
Proud Euro R owner here. Great review, the car is mint. Insurance is cheap, doesn't attract the boys in blue, and it rips up the tarmac. Not many cars out there that can lay claim to all those attributes.
However, I had a lot of issues around flat-spotting/surging on acceleration - a very common issue on earlier Euro-R's supposedly, and it never got sorted fully - although cleaning the EGR valve fixed for a couple of weeks at a time!
I'd be grateful if someone could tell me which is truly the fastest between the Altezza RS200 and the EURO R, while at the same time offering the best fuel economy, before I make the final decision on what to buy.
I dragged my friends RS2000 6 speed Altezza on the track 1/4 mile. I got 14.9, and he got 15.1.. I think second time round he got 15 flat, and I got 15.2.. I could just do high 14s, he could just do flat 15s.. so it's very very close in performance. Both our cars are both standard, no mods done whatsoever. Fuel economy I would probably lean towards the Altezza.. to me the Altezza feels too sluggish; the Accord handles better I reckon..
I ended up buying my Euro R over a few Altezzas and WRXs I was looking at. I'm very glad I made the choice I did. It's definitely quicker than the Altezza, and feels much nicer to drive (more responsive, great feel, etc).
Although it's not as quick as the WRX, it is a much more engaging drive. It has a far better gearbox, one of the best I've ever used, and the VTEC is astounding. Plus, I don't have huge insurance costs and cops constantly tailing me.
I need your assistance, I am a female. Bought mine 3 years ago. I am having misses; when I press the gas, the engine goes rugu rugu... There is a resistance until build up then move off. It is a Honda Torneo 2000. Plus the steering is stiff.
My H22 used to hesitate and shudder between 2500-3000 RPM when driving. I replaced many parts to no avail. What helped me a lot was putting Honda genuine spark plug leads on the vehicle (they are made by Sumitomo) and having the valve lash adjusted. Hope this helps.
Since its initiation, Honda has offered several different car body styles and versions of the Accord, and often vehicles marketed under the Accord nameplate concurrently in different regions differ quite substantially. It debuted in 1976, as a compact hatchback, though this style only lasted through 1989, as the lineup was expanded to include a sedan, coupe, and wagon. By the sixth-generation Accord at the end of the 1990s, it evolved into an intermediate vehicle, with one basic platform but with different bodies and proportions to increase its competitiveness against its rivals in different international markets. For the eighth-generation Accord released for the North American market in 2007, Honda had again chosen to move the model further upscale and increase its size.[1] This pushed the Accord sedan from the upper limit of what the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines as a mid-size car to just above the lower limit of a full-size car,[2] with the coupe still rated as a mid-size car. In 2012, the ninth-generation Accord sedan, with smaller exterior dimensions, was once again classified as a mid-size car at 119 cubic feet (3.4 m3), falling just shy of the "Large Car" classification. However, the tenth-generation Accord sedan, with similar exterior dimensions, returned to full-size car status with its combined interior space of 123 cubic feet (3.5 m3); the coupe was discontinued in 2017.
Honda, after establishing itself as a leading manufacturer of motorcycles during the 1950s, began production of cars in 1963.[8] Honda introduced its N360 minicar, compliant with Kei car specifications for the Japanese market, for the 1967 model year. The car had a transverse-mounted front engine, front-wheel drive (FF) layout, which would be adopted for the later N600 (1969), H1300 (1970) and Civic (1972) models.[9] Occupying a size niche between minicars and compact sedans, the Civic offered a combination of economy and practicality with its space-efficient design that had immediate appeal. The Civic gave Honda their first market success competing with manufacturers of standard compact cars, which were the growth segment as sales of minicars plateaued and waned in the early 1970s, and their first major impact in the export market.[10] Honda's CVCC engine technology, which had been under development since 1970, was added to the Civic in December 1973. It had the advantages of not requiring a catalytic converter or unleaded fuel to meet the emissions requirements of the 1970s and early 1980s.[11]
After the well-received launch of the Civic, Honda started on the development of a larger companion model. Honda's original concept for a larger, quieter, more powerful and comfortable car was a four-door sedan powered by a 2000cc inline-six engine, designated Project 653.[12] Information on that project has been interpreted as designating a V6 powered competitor to the Ford Mustang,[13] however that appears to be a confused interpretation of the Project 653 design concept. For reasons including managing development costs, leveraging the technology of their Civic, and ability to adapt production facilities to the new model, Honda changed their focus to building upon the Civic's successful formula in a larger package, designated Project 671.[12] The body design of the new model was finalised in the fall of 1973, as reported in the December 1975 issue of Motor Trend magazine,[14] which suggests that work under Project 671 had been advancing in the months prior. However, one account of the timeline reports that mechanical engineering under Project 671 got underway in 1974.[12] Until production of the new model, intensive engineering efforts were carried out to make the CVCC engine quieter and more suited to higher cruising speeds, to refine the suspension for better ride and handling, to develop a power steering system suitable for a lightweight compact car, and to improve noise damping in the body and frame. Extensive pre-production testing was performed under a wide variety of conditions, to assure the Accord's suitability for the varied uses an export model would be subjected to.[12]
For the new model, Honda chose the name "Accord", reflecting "Honda's desire for accord and harmony between people, society and the automobile."[15] German manufacturer Opel unsuccessfully sued Honda, claiming that the name was too similar to their Rekord.[16]
The Accord's final form, with an extended nose and extended coupe cabin with a sloping hatchback rear, was a logical derivation of the stubby hatchback design of the Civic and it provided ample leeway for use of Civic-derived components. It showed similarity to the Volkswagen Scirocco, which had been introduced in January 1974, leading to speculation that the form of the Accord was copied from the Scirocco. However, the Accord's form had been finalised months prior to the Scirocco's introduction.[14]
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