Sedan The first generation Honda Accord was launched on 7 May 1976 as a three-door hatchback with 68 hp (51 kW), a 93. Dziobas Rar Player Win 7 64 Bit here. 7-inch (2,380.0 mm) wheelbase, and a weight of about 2,000 pounds. Japanese market cars claimed 80 PS (59 kW) JIS (similar to SAE Gross), while European and other export markets received a model without emissions control equipment; it claimed 80 PS as well but according to the stricter DIN norm. It was a platform expansion of the earlier at 4,125 mm (162 in) long. To comply with recently enacted emission regulations enacted in Japan, the engine was fitted with Honda's technology. The Accord sold well due to its moderate size and great fuel economy. It was one of the first Japanese sedans with features like cloth seats, a tachometer, intermittent wipers, and an AM/FM radio as standard equipment. In 1978 an LX version of the hatchback was added which came with air conditioning, a digital clock, and power steering.

Until the Accord, and the closely related, power steering had not been available to cars under two litres. Japanese buyers were liable for slightly more annual over the smaller Civic, which had a smaller engine. On 14 October 1977 (a year later in the US market), a four-door was added to the lineup, and power went to 72 hp (54 kW) when the 1,599 cc (97.6 ) EF1 engine was supplemented and in certain markets replaced by the 1,751 cc (106.9 ) an EK-1 unit. In 1980 the optional two-speed semi-automatic transmission of previous years became a three-speed fully automatic gearbox (a four-speed automatic transaxle was not used in the Accord until the 1983 model year).