achen0122

so the 2g TL is sold as the Inspire in japan correct? what is the difference between the saber and the inspire? and correct/fill in the list please

2g TL - Honda Inspire/Saber
1G - 3G TSX - Honda Accord?
Honda Accord - ?
Acura RSX - Honda Integra
Acura CL - USDM only?
3g TL - ?

Malayalee King

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The saber, short for saber toothed tiger, lends its name to one of the original power rangers whereas the inspire does not.

TequiLa

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aren't sabers and inspires the same, with exception of some cosmetic differences like the grille? Nissan also had the Gloria and Cedric (first gen M35/45 chassis) that had different colored taillights; now they were both replaced with the Fuga.

USDM -> JDM
Acura 2g TL -> Honda Inspire/Saber 3.2
Acura 1g,2g TSX -> Honda Accord
Honda 7g,8g Accord sedan/coupe-> Honda Inspire sedan/coupe
Acura RSX -> Honda Integra
Acura CL - I don't think there is one; I haven't seen one in Japan.
Acura 3g TL - I don't think there's a JDM counterpart.
Acura Vigor -> Honda Vigor
Acura RL -> Honda Legend

The 4g TL is probably going to be sold in Japan as the Acura TL since they're going to start the Acura brand in Japan this year.

zerep6

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iforyou

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The American accord, starting in the 7th gen (2003+), is being sold as the Accord Inspire in Japan.

achen0122

interesting.. i only ask because i am currently in the process of doing the JDM badging and was just curious to know for the other acuras. im a big fan of the JDM accord (tsx)

VoLLy

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I think the Saber had the option of a 2.5L engine. Not sure it it was V6 or I4.

iforyou

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So have you ordered your badges yet? Yea, I was gonna get a 04 TSX but went with the TL-S in the end my next goal is to get a RL and change it to Honda Legend

the 2.5L engine is a I5 with I believe 192hp.

DC3328

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seriously though.. TL-P = Inspire, TL-S = Saber, 3g TL is USDM there not in japan
thats all i know about the jdm stuff (i could be horrendously wrong though )

StanMan

found this in wiki, not certain of correctness...appears to be the same car, but designation was based on the network where the car was purchased from.

The second-generation 3.2 TL (the 2.5 was dropped) was built in Marysville, Ohio, alongside the Honda Accord, at Marysville Auto Plant. These cars were imported into Japan and sold as Honda Inspire in the Honda Clio dealer network, and as Honda Saber in the Honda Primo and Honda Verno dealer networks. The main difference between the two cars were the front grille; the Inspire and Saber were also available with a 2.5 L Honda J-series V6 exclusive to the Japanese market.

JCharged

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Kiran...I almost pissed myself at my desk when I read that.


AHAHA LOL!

iforyou

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lol you are wrong :P
Inspire does (or did?) have a Type S version with 260hp.

cb7steve1

hey guys i was just on here and seen you guys were stumped on the jdm counter car well believe it or not the tl's are actually vigors in japan and yes the rl are legends,i have never seen or heard anything about the cl's though. tsx's are accords.just figured i would throw that out there for those of you still wanting to convert badges etc.

cb7steve1

well in that conclusion of it being a vigor i forgot that vigors are actually inspires when we had usdm vigors here.and that the tl's replaced the vigor . sorry for any false info for the 5 min. before i re posted.

ZEUS'O3TL

...dude that was f*in GREAT!!!

02type-s

Yeah, no CL in Japan. Thats why I laughed ot that post I think JDM Inspired put up and there were pics of a CL with Honda badges.