Chinese Accord euro/Spirior/CU2 in depth review

[mrgu]

Dear euro fans,as you may know I have been back for 5 days now, I finally have got time around to visit a Honda 4s dealer today in Harbin city, Heilongjiang province. Different to Honda Australia, Honda china has two separate divisions(sub brands) who are responsible for the selling of certain Honda models which are all manufactured in China. Dongfeng Honda is responsible for the selling of Spirior and all engine gear box parts are imported from Japan according to the sales manager. I test drove the MY13 type S and the feeling is as good as usual except for the left hand drive takes time to get use to.

Price: It sells around RMB 230000 drive away which is equivlent to A$ 36217 according to today's currency.(which is fair if you think of the price tag of a brand new Limited edition/ sports back then)

Appearance: Like the old CL9 sports/limited, the new MY13 type s has a set of unique lip kits which are different to the Modulo kits which are optional from your local Honda dealer. Some of you might remember back then before the facelift, you used to be able to option between the Modulo front lip and the type s front lip which is no longer the case since the FL MY12. Well, I have seen it now which means u can order it from me, hehe. Just to be on the safe side, it fits directly onto our MY12 euros. Apart from that, type S scored half leather and half suede/cloth seats, red gauge cluster which is sensational+++, HID, keyless entry and aluminum sports pedals and a set of awesome 18" rims which will be shown in the pics. Led taillight is a big improvement in visual appearance.

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Drivability: People always have this concern, wether the quality of Chinese fuel will survive the awesome engineered K24 which is imported from Japan. Well, the answer is YES! They fed the cu2 with 97# and it goes beautifully and as a matter of fact, they have retuned it back to 200 ps with the MY13 compare to the 180 ps FL. I revved it hard, and the Vtec kicked in at 5k rpm with 3 adults in car, the car just goes. It doesn't feel as good as my CL9 cos of all these mods I put on, but definitely feels better compare to a stock CL9, an header will make it for sure which is illegal in China due to pink slip business.

Overall review: this is definitely the car to own if you are wealthy enough in China, more fun to drive than A5 3.0T Quttro 4 door which my auntie drives (suspension way too stiff for a passenger car for civilian ultilisation in Harbin). The 18" rims really appeal to me. All parts mentioned above are ready to order with a decent price tag(type s full lips, 18" rims, aluminum pedals, red gauge cluster, led taillight etc), just pm me for detail.

Thanks for your time

Last but not the least, I believe I saw the upcoming euro on TV which is called Crider, just google it



Bonus toys,lol


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[mrgu]

The 18" somewhat looks identical to our ones except for a different color scheme

[Fredoops]

Get some geuine in tank fuel filters while ur there.

Shits expansive here.

[Mugen_Euro]

I don't suppose those pedals will fit the cl9? Will they

[mrgu]

No. They don't..I can source one for you though

[ChaosMaster]

Anything else for CL9 that's available there that you can grab? Fuel filter, HAMP oil filters? Ship some RedLine oil back? Lolz. Still need to grab those stabilizers of you btw. Will prob wait till you get back.

[mrgu]

Err. They never released the cl9 here as a matter of fact. I will grab u those stabliser when back.mr chaos master .

[Fredoops]

They did have 7th gen accord so oil filters and in tank fuel filters are interchangeable.

AND THEYBHAVE CHEAP AUTO TRANSMISSION FILTERS.

it's on baidu already, I've searched for them.

[mrgu]

They did have 7th gen accord so oil filters and in tank fuel filters are interchangeable.

AND THEYBHAVE CHEAP AUTO TRANSMISSION FILTERS.

it's on baidu already, I've searched for them.

Good good, if that's the case. I will ask for it..out ur name and parts list down

[ChaosMaster]

How do you change the tank fuel filter?
If it isn't too hard, then I may grab one too then.

[mrgu]

U need to pull the trunk mat up . There s a few screws there and a flap/ cover i think

[Rudy]

those seats are dreamy, but from the outside, the car is still big and bulky looking imo.

[redseven]

I didn't know they had English labels on the oil, mine only comes in Chinese characters. 0W-20 rocks :)

No to 18" rims though, I had a 17" rim buckled and a tire busted after whacking some monster pothole. On a freaking toll highway of all things.

[mrgu]

i am at honda now. Guangzhou Honda doesn't sell parts to individuals therefore not be able to get any 7th gen accord parts at all, but Dongfeng Honda has everything. question

1. Is CL9 oil filter and in tank fuel filter interchangable with CU2 ones or crv ones?

2. 0w20 engine oil 4L selling for 413 RMB = 65 AUD good deal??

3. Is CL9 auto transmission filter interchangable with CU2 one or CRV?

I have bought the CU2 AT sports pedal genunine Honda access ones, if anyones interested.
Asking 100A

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[Fredoops]

Cl9 stuff you have to get from Guangzhou Honda. Because you're using parts from the wide body accord

This might help with some part numbers
http://wapiknow.baidu.com/question/273663857.html?ssid=0&from=844b&uid=B50FD8708240C5B3BDF262EA39E3CACB&pu=sz%401320_2001%2Cusm%400%2Cta%40iphone_1_6.1_3_ 536&bd_page_type=1&tj=www_normal_2_0_10

I can confirm the auto tranny filter part number is same between china and oz

[antony]

The Spirior looks awesome with those sexy alloys and LED tail lights
Also like the Chineese Burgandy colour

[mrgu]

Type s looks sensational with those sexy taillight

If I have a cu2 definitely convert it to type s

[eagle_bo]

Can u order led tailight for cu2. If possible please let me know, would love to pay for that. Cheers