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On November 12, Dongfeng Honda INSPIRE launched a total of eight models, including four fuel versions and four hybrid models, with prices ranging from 17.99 yuan to 255900 yuan. As a medium-term revamped model, the new car is upgraded for appearance and interior.

It is understood that Dongfeng Honda INSPIRE is a brand new car launched by Dongfeng Honda in October 2018, and Guangzhou Auto Honda Accord are sister models to each other, but Dongfeng Honda has not announced the Chinese name of the new car until October 15, ending the current situation that it has no Chinese name since it was listed in 2018. Previously, domestic dealers and the media have called INSPIRE the "English Poetry School", but strictly speaking, the naming method has not been officially announced. According to the inquiry of the State Trademark Office, Dongfeng Honda registered the names "English Poetry School" and "English School" as early as October and November 2017, respectively, but never released their names until June 2020, when Dongfeng Honda applied for the "Yingshi School" trademark again, perhaps confirming the Chinese name of INSPIRE.

As a medium-term revamped model, the new car is mainly aimed at upgrading the appearance and interior, and continues to provide fuel version and hybrid version for choice. From the point of view of the appearance, the main change of the new car is the front face, the new car adopts a new front bumper design, the new single banner design is added inside the forward air grille, and the current black honeycomb grid design is cancelled. In addition, the front enclosure area of the newly designed model is slightly smaller than that of the old model, while the headlight groups on both sides are consistent with the cash. As for the side and tail shape of the car body, it is basically the same as the current model. In terms of size, the length, width and height of the new car are 4924/1862/1449mm and wheelbase 2830mm respectively.

The interior decoration has changed relatively greatly, the most obvious being the replacement of a larger central control LCD screen and the elimination of the mechanical knob control mechanism on both sides of the original screen, so that it has a higher screen share. In addition, the three-spoke multi-function steering wheel is equipped with upper and lower two-color interior color matching, and the latest Honda Connect 3.0 intelligence guide interconnection system will be integrated in the central control screen.

In terms of power, the new car will continue to provide both fuel version and hybrid version for consumers to choose from. Among them, the fuel version is equipped with 1.5T engine, the maximum power is 143kw, the maximum torque is 260N ·m, and the transmission system matches the CVT gearbox. The hybrid version is equipped with 2.0L i-MMD hybrid system, the system integrated power 158kw, matched with the E-CVT gearbox.

The INSPIRE on sale is a Chinese special model born under Honda's two-car strategy in the domestic market, and GAC Honda Accord is sister to each other. However, in the history of car models, Yingshi is actually an independent car that was born in 1989 and has gone through six product iterations so far. The sixth-generation product currently on sale, officially launched in October 2018, is based on the 10th-generation Accord and is sold only in the Chinese market. As a medium-sized sedan owned by Dongfeng Honda, Yingshi has taken over the market of Siplatui, which has gone through a three-year product cycle, and the model on the market is a mid-term revamped model.

From the market point of view, the most direct competitors of Yingshi are sister models Accord, Nissan Teana, Toyota Camry, Volkswagen Passat and so on. As a reference, the price range of Yingshi is 18.28-249800 yuan, Accord is 16.98-259800 yuan, Camry is 17.98-269800 yuan. The value of Teana is 17.98-269800 yuan. According to the data, the Accord is 85153 in the past six months, while the Yingshi School is only 20914, while the Teana, Camry and Passat of the same level are 79181, 106502 and 57628 respectively. It is not difficult to see that the gap between the Yingshi School and the above models is not small. As a medium-term revamped model, the new car will be upgraded in appearance and interior. whether this can boost the sales of the elite needs to be tested by the market.

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