In 1946, the background of the story is the year just after the end of World War II. The global economy was in depression, and Japan was still in chaos. Soichiro Honda, the founder of HONDA, founded the Honda Technical Research Institute in Hamamatsu under such an extremely difficult environment.
HONDA, like many automobile manufacturers in the world, in order to adapt to national conditions and solve technical problems, or it can be said that Honda did not want to go head-to-head with Toyota, which was very popular at the time, in the first few years of the company’s establishment, it It mainly produces motorcycles. Strictly speaking, the first motorcycle produced by Honda was not a motorcycle, but a bicycle with auxiliary power. Different from ordinary bicycles, it was equipped with Honda's two-stroke engine.
In 1948, after two years of hard work. Honda finally launched its first auxiliary power bicycle. The name of this "car" was Type A, with a two-stroke displacement of 50cc. It was called Honda's pioneering work.
HONDA A Type engine mounted on a bicycle.
1949, following the pace of the previous year. Honda launched its first motorcycle based on the A-type. Its name is quite meaningful: Dream D-type. The word Dream is still used today. HONDA people highly recommend it as "dream and youth". " slogan.
Dream D has a displacement of 98cc and can produce a maximum speed of 3ps/5000rpm.
Wet clutch and two forward gears serve as its transmission system.
In 1950, with the outstanding performance of the Dream D model, Honda established a sales branch in Tokyo, taking the first step in expanding its power.
In 1951, the "Dream" series was continued. With dreams comes progress. The Dream E motorcycle produced by Honda this year used four-stroke cylinder technology for the first time, with a displacement of 146cc.
Dream E has made great progress in technology.
In 1952, the headquarters moved to Tokyo.
For more than ten years from the establishment of Honda in 1946 to 1962, Honda's automobile business has always been a blank sector. Compared with later opponents, they have achieved great achievements in the field of automobiles. Of course, Honda people are itching. In fact, Honda started to research cars in the early years, but they never found the right time until...
In 1963, a day worthy of Honda's firecracker celebration arrived. Got it! This year, two cars were launched in one go, the S500 and the T360 minivan. Since then, HONDA's automotive career has been smooth.
Honda’s first car, the S500.
The picture shows T360.
In 1968, the N360 and N600 cars in the N series were launched for the first time. In the following three years, N360 defeated Toyota, the big brother at the time, and won three consecutive domestic sales titles. At the same time, the two cars mark the beginning of Honda's export trajectory.
The N360 dual-cylinder water-cooling engine has a displacement of 354cc and can produce a maximum horsepower of 31hp.
The N600 is called Wagon.
In 1971, the first-generation small car Life made its dazzling debut.
In 1972, the reason why HONDA achieved today’s good results can be said to be the result of much credit. It is the first-generation Civic that made the world ecstatic. It is the Civic that has raised the car manufacturer to another peak.
In 1976, he was the second-largest contributor to Honda and the first-generation ACCORD, the only luxury sedan owned by domestic Honda today. When it was first launched, it was still an out-and-out sports car. Later, due to the development needs of the car factory, ACCORD was withdrawn from the competition, replaced with a luxurious coat, and transformed into a competent "boss" car. In the same year, Civic achieved another success, with cumulative production and sales reaching 1 million units.
The first-generation ACCORD with a strong fighting flavor.
In 1978, the first generation Prelude was launched. Its life cycle lasted for 21 years, and it is a relatively influential mid-size sedan in Japan.
In 1981, I saw the first generation City for the first time, an economical car. Compared with
Prelude, its life cycle is slightly shorter, and it has been working together for 12 years.
In 1985, the first-generation Integra, Legend and Today were launched, three cars developed for different fields. Integra's performance is particularly outstanding, and no car has yet broken its reputation as the "King of NA".
Integra becomes more courageous as he fights.
In 1990, the first-generation NSX, known as Japan’s national treasure supercar, eclipsed Toyota Supra, Nissan 300ZX and others, was born.
In 1994, the first-generation Odyssey was launched with impressive sales performance.
In 1999, as the direct successor of the first-generation S500, the launch of the S2000 immediately caused a stir in the car industry.
In 2003, Honda produced and sold a total of 50 million vehicles worldwide.
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