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Old Aug 30, 2008 | 09:38 PM
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hey everyone, im kinda new to accords but i had a question is the accord the inspire in japan or is it the tl??
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Old Aug 31, 2008 | 10:16 PM
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USDM Accord is called Inspire in Japan(JDM)
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Old Aug 31, 2008 | 11:02 PM
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but why do some people have inspire on the back of their tls?
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 02:19 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by teg_dc2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">but why do some people have inspire on the back of their tls?</TD></TR></TABLE>
There's no explaining things like that, really.

The car that is called the Accord in the USA is sold as the Inspire in Japan. I believe it's only the four door, six cylinder automatic. This applies to the 2003-2008 USDM Accord.

The car that was sold in the USDM as the Acura TL from 1995-2002 was sold as the Inspire in Japan.

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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 02:23 AM
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I think the USDM Accord is better looking than the JDM Inspire, personally.
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 02:28 AM
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http://www.honda.co.jp/INSPIRE/

There's the Web site. It seems the current Inspire is being built in a Thailand plant and imported to Japan.
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 01:25 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by George Knighton &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">http://www.honda.co.jp/INSPIRE/

There's the Web site. It seems the current Inspire is being built in a Thailand plant and imported to Japan.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Very accurate info! Great!

I like JDM better.
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 06:56 PM
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so the 2008 tl is not called inspire only the 2008 accord?
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 07:11 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by teg_dc2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so the 2008 tl is not called inspire only the 2008 accord?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Honda has an interesting strategy.

Starting with 2004, revolutionary designed TL, was sold only in US so from 2004 TL is a product of Honda America.

check this! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acura_TL

... so yeah you just have to google everything!
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 08:23 PM
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honda has very interesting ways of rebadging cars dont they? thanks for the info though!! very helpful!
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 04:41 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by teg_dc2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so the 2008 tl is not called inspire only the 2008 accord?</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yes, that's right. They feel that in the JDM a re-badged current generation TL would be too close to the Legend.
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