Thursday, August 26, 2010

2011 Honda Inspire: Small styling changes and a forest's worth of wood for JDM Accord


Hot on the heels of the presentation of the updated 2011 Accord sedan and coupe models for North America, Honda today released the refreshed JDM version of the saloon that goes by the name Inspire in Japan. Since the Inspire already featured the 2011 Accord's reflector extensions at the back, Honda focused its attention on the front end that receives the same treatment with new grille and bumper designs as the American model. The JDM car also gets newly styled 17-inch alloy wheels.

In the cabin, it looks like Honda killed a forest to trim out the car's interior with wood (or faux wood) accents making an appearance on the steering wheel, the center, lower and rear consoles, door panels - you get the idea.

Some minor tweaks under the hood that help improve the fuel economy of the 280-horsepower strong 3.5-liter V6, which is the only engine on offer, and the now standard rain-sensing wipers complete the list of changes for the 2011 model year Inspire.