Honda Concerto (1988-1994) – Evropská spolupráce s Roverem

Spolupráce s Roverem

Honda Concerto byla vyvinuta společně s Rover Group a sdílela platformu s Rover 200/400. Vyráběla se v Longbridge ve Velké Británii.

Motorizace

Nabídka zahrnovala motory od 1.5L po 1.6L 16V s DOHC hlavou a výkonem až 130 k.

Přehled

TheHonda Concertois acompact car(C-segment) manufactured byHondafrom 1988 until 1996. Designed to aim at European tastes, it was jointly developed byHondaand theAustin Rover Groupand was introduced in Japan on 15 June 1988,and in European markets in October 1989. Japanese production finished in October 1992 and British production finished in 1995 (although a rebadged Rover diesel with Honda Concerto badging continued to be built until late 1996). The car was named for themusical compositionand was a successor to the second generationHonda Ballade, a higher specificationHonda Civic. All Japanese versions were exclusive to Japanese Honda dealerships calledHonda Clio.

The Concerto was sold in bothliftbackandsaloonstyles and built in two locations: Austin Rover'sLongbridge plantfor the European market,and by Honda inSuzuka, Mie, Japan.

Japanese production began in June 1988, originally only as a front-wheel drive saloon. The liftback and four-wheel drive saloon became available one month later, in July 1988. European deliveries, meanwhile, only began after British Concerto production commenced at the end of 1989.The Europe-only models, such as the 1.4, were released in October 1989.In Australia and some European countries, for example Germany and Switzerland, it was only sold as a five-door liftback so as to not compete internally with the four-door Civic saloon. In many European markets it acted as replacement for the slow-sellingHonda Integrafive-door liftback. The saloon version was produced until 1993 for most nations, especially in the United Kingdom, where sales were lower compared to the more upscaleRover 200andRover 400 Series. Honda intended for the car to appeal to European tastes.

The Japanese-built models – MA1 (1.5-liter), MA2 (1.6-liter), and MA3 (1.6-liter 4WD) – were produced withdouble wishbone suspensionwhilst the British-built model, HW, were produced withMacPherson struts.

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