Japan Used Honda Vigor for Sale

The Honda Vigor (Japanese: ホンダ・ビガー, Honda Bigā) is a premium saloon that was derived from the Honda Accord. The Vigor was sold in Japan through the Honda Verno dealer network from 1981 to 1995. Early Vigors were more upmarket versions of the Accord, and served as Honda's flagship until the arrival of the Honda Legend. In 1989, the Vigor would differentiate itself further from the Accord with unique styling and an available longitudinal five-cylinder engine, and a twin to the Vigor was introduced with the Honda Inspire. It was replaced in Japan with the Honda Inspire/Saber, which were the same vehicle sold through different networks.

Honda Motors produced a variant of the Honda Accord badged as the Honda Vigor in 1981 for Japan only. The first generation Vigor was a higher grade 4-door sedan and 3-door hatchback and comes with the 1.8 L engine as the only engine available, using Honda's CVCC-II system. The Vigor was a faster, sportier, "vigorous" Accord with a higher level of equipment over the more sedate Accord. Due to the higher level of luxury oriented equipment, the Vigor help "set the stage" for the market to accept a luxury equipped car from Honda Motors, which appeared in 1985 with the Honda Legend. The Vigor competed with the Nissan Laurel and the Toyota Chaser in Japan. The rear lighting implementation consisted of the license plate installed in the bumper and a black trim piece between the rear tail lights and the word "Vigor" inscribed.

In 1985, Mazda introduced the redesigned Vigor as a four-door sedan only. As before, the Vigor was a luxury Accord. The 1.8 L B18A four-cylinder engine was now offered with dual carburetors and a larger 2.0 L B20A engine was offered Honda's PGM-FI, with the 1.8 L A18A engine as the basic offering. The Vigor had minor cosmetic differences from the Accord, using a different front grille and rear tail lights and a higher specification. The adoption of concealed headlights reflected the popularity of the Honda Prelude, and the new Honda Integra as the Vigor continued. The Vigor installed the rear license plate in the rear bumper, whereas the Accord installed the license plate indented on the trunklid. The trim level designations were 2.0 Si, MXL-S, MX, MXL, and MF. May 1987 saw the introduction of the 2.0 Si Exclusive, adding electric retractable side view mirrors as standard. An automatic shift-lock system was added in September 1988 on the "MXL Super Stage" trim level.

The third generation, five-cylinder Vigor was developed during what was known in Japan as the Japanese asset price bubble or "bubble economy". At the launch of the fourth generation Accord, the Vigor was no longer based on the Accord chassis, but a stretched derivative. The Vigor, fulfilling as the top level sedan at Honda Verno dealerships in Japan, was shared with the all new Honda Inspire and the new second generation Honda Legend, sold at Honda Clio dealerships. The Vigor in Japan was available in four trim packages, starting with the Type N, Type E, Type W, and Type X. In 1991, the Type N package was no longer offered, and the top trim package was the Type S-Limited. Starting January 1992, the trim packages were 2.5XS, 2.5S, 2.5X, 2.5W, 2.0G, and the Type W. In North America, the Vigor came in two trim packages; the LS and the higher content GS, and the 2.5 L engine was the only engine available. In Japan, the smaller G20A engine used regular grade fuel and the larger G25A engine used premium grade fuel. One of the optionally available items was Digital signal processing integrated into the stereo system that allowed sound modification for various types of music.