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^ will never happen unfortunately, but the new Jazz might well end up with the upcoming 1.5 turbo engine if there is market demand and a business case for it, which would make it very interesting prospect!
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The HRV is below the CRV. The Accord therefore already has an SUV replacment in the UK.
The Japanese Jaxx i-DCD with the 1.5t and hybrid system could be interesting if taken to UK.
I saw a white Jazz Si the other day, looked cool!
The Japanese Jaxx i-DCD with the 1.5t and hybrid system could be interesting if taken to UK.
I saw a white Jazz Si the other day, looked cool!
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^ Wasn't referring to it as a replacement, rather plugging the hole in the range, much like how Nissan ditched the Primera (and Almera) and moved towards crossovers, if you get what I mean. There is some talk of the 9g Accord plug in hybrid coming to Europe as a stand alone model, but highly doubt that will happen.
That's probably those black and white special editions, the new Jazz isn't out yet. Do like the look of them in general, but hate the mini MPV shape, makes the whole thing look really 'mumsy'.
That's probably those black and white special editions, the new Jazz isn't out yet. Do like the look of them in general, but hate the mini MPV shape, makes the whole thing look really 'mumsy'.
The Mk8 Accord came with two power levels for the 2.2 DTEC engine, 150 and 180. I think the 180 was Type S only. Can the 150 be mapped to give the power of the Type S at all? I've seen adverts offering over 200 bhp but I think 180 would be more sensible.
For comparison, I picked up an FK2 08 with 39k on the clock for £5725 (including some stuff like tax/mot/warranty). I don't think you'll find an FN2 in that same price bracket. That said, I'm already snooping around for FN2 splitters to put on my FK2, so maybe I should've spent more and just got the FN2 in the first place!*
*I needed the extra doors for regular passengers so not really
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Yeh you can get near 200bhp with the DPF removed and an aggressive remap, it should be fine, the main issue with these cars is the DPF, getting that removed is the main thing, 180bhp should be fine and is more sensible.
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Guess DTEC resolved the clutch issues of iCTDi?
I'll do some more reading, but yeah I think 180 would be fine versus over 200 like some other companies quote.
I think early ones had a problem according to Honest John, but the clutch in the one I I'm getting is fine, no slipping and no history of any issues from what I could see, so I think it's unaffected.
Anything over standard will destroy the clutch on a Civic, even on post 2010 with the upgraded clutch I cant see the Accord being any better for this as its heavier. Why have you bought a car to do 400miles a week reliably and then worry about remapping for more power.
The 180hp Accord might have a better clutch but remapping diesels puts them outside the design limits of the engine and the DMF (I think this failiing is what causes clutch wear), also turns them into smoke machines.
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Yeh they altered the clutch design on the 8th gen, so they won't fail prematurely like they did on the ctdi's, that isn't to say some won't as I have read stories of some that have.
But the engines can take more power, maybe the other components can't, but usually people fit uprated clutches to go with the increase in power, but theres other issues related to do that.
Perhaps speak to some tuning companies, Premier Tuning and Celtic tuning do some well known remap for the Accords.
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Fahad on the accord owners club knows a lot about remapping accords