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JAC Jiayue A5 (A432). 2019 to date (prod. n/a). 5-door sedan. F/F, 1499 cm³ (I4 DOHC). A leap forward for JAC with a stylish liftback, with muscular, sporting appearance. Nice materials inside, with clear 10·4-inch LCD display and leather seats, and well equipped. Wheelbase at 2,760 mm, sizeable for the segment and price; also one of the wider cars among its competitors. Poor low-end torque and performance generally, with 1·5 turbo mated to a CVT. Related to JAC iC5 EV, and twinned with the Sol A5. Exported to some countries as JAC J7.
Manufacturing location: China
Marque: JAC | Model: JAC Jiayue | Predecessor: JAC Heyue (B18)
Honda Accord. 1998–2003 (prod. n/a). 4- and 5-door saloon. F/F, 1590, 1850, 1997 cm³ petrol, 1994 cm³ diesel (I4 OHC), 2157 cm³ (I4 DOHC). German-designed, British-built (at Swindon) European-market Accord was supposed to be the perfect car to for Honda to take on premium mid-sizers such as Audi A4. As a gamble, it didn’t really work, with this generation forgotten apart from Type R model. Same suspension as other Accords of this generation. Conventional, conservative sedan and hatchback (coupé was US model, imported), wider than Japanese model and narrower than American one; and shorter than both. Rover turbodiesel option.
Manufacturing location: Swindon, England
Marque: Honda | Model: Honda Accord | Predecessor: Honda Accord (1993–8) | Successor: Honda Accord (2002–8)
q.v. Honda Accord (1997–2002), Honda Accord (1998–2002)
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Luxury brand from Toyota, with first models released 1989. Initially the Lexus range was made up of models that were also sold as Toyotas in the home market, including a Camry hardtop and a rebadged Soarer. Highly successful in the US, less so in Europe. Sold on refinement (Toyota Celsior-based LS was quieter than any Mercedes-Benz or Rolls-Royce), quality (even minutiæ such as steering wheel stitch density was looked into) and good value (on the basis that even rich people buying luxury cars would like a bargain). Now fully established, Lexus even launched in Japan in the 2000s, and began having models exclusive to its range.
q.v. Toyota
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