India-bound 2016 Honda Accord open for bookings - Malaysia

03/08/2016 - 11:27 | ,   | Sagar Parikh

Will be launched in India in Q4 2016, in the Hybrid variant.

Thailand was the first Asian market to receive the facelifted ninth-generation Honda Accord earlier this year. Now, Honda has announced that the 2016 Honda Accord (facelift) is available to pre-order in Malaysia. The facelifted Accord can be booked at any of the 88 dealerships nationwide.

2016 Honda Accord (facelift) Malaysia
The engine options remain the same as now: 114 kW (152.82 hp) 2.0-litre i-VTEC petrol and 129 kW (172.92 hp) 2.4-litre i-VTEC petrol.

The most notable changes on the outside are on the front. New LED headlamps, new LED daytime running lights, LED foglamps, newly designed upper grille which flows into the headlamps, restyled bumpers and tweaked taillamps with tailgate applique now flowing into them are the noteworthy changes on the outside. Also new will be the wheel designs and the Obsidian Blue Pearl colour option.

Inside a new 7-inch touchscreen Display Audio infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone integration compatibility has been included.

2016 Honda Accord Modulo dashboard at 2016 BIMS
Inside, the 2016 Honda Accord gets a 7.0-inch touchscreen Display Audio infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone integration compatibility.

Also See: Next-generation Honda Accord starts testing

Currently the Accord is offered with 114 kW (155 PS/152.82 hp) 2.0-litre i-VTEC petrol and 129 kW (175 PS/172.92 hp) 2.4-litre i-VTEC petrol engines, both in pair with a 5-speed automatic transmission. Honda Cars India has confirmed that the ninth-gen Honda Accord will be launched in India in the Hybrid variant this festive season.

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