Honda flew in Hollywood star Geena Davis to front the commercial for this Japan-only sedan — its 'Hard Top Innovation' slogan is literally where the Innova name came from.
Median 148 hp across 357 similar cars
Lead trim: 2.0 F20A SOHC (135 PS) · up to 165 hp
Honda Ascot Innova CB3/CB4CB3/CB4 Innova · 1992–1996
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FactHonda flew in Hollywood star Geena Davis to front the commercial for this Japan-only sedan — its 'Hard Top Innovation' slogan is literally where the Innova name came from.
Launched on 5 March 1992 on the CB Accord underpinnings with a new rounded "pillared hardtop" body styled like the Prelude BB4, keeping the Ascot's six-light greenhouse: Honda's answer to the Toyota Carina ED / Corona EXiV, Nissan Bluebird ARX and Mitsubishi Emeraude. It was the product of a joint effort with the Rover Group, which got the Rover 600 from it and Honda a European-built Accord (from Swindon), and was sold in Japan alongside, not instead of, the Ascot, as a Honda Primo exclusive. The slogan was "Hard Top Innovation", with Geena Davis in the ads. The 2.3 L H-series from the export Prelude made it wider and liable for a higher road-tax band; electronic four-wheel steering like the Prelude's and a self-locking LSD were available. Only the cheapest 2.0iC had a 5-speed manual; the rest had the 4-speed Prosmatic automatic. It ended in 1996, while the European Accord ran to 1998.
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Trims & Figures
3 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 F20A DOHC (150 PS) | 1992–1996 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 148 hp | 137 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 F20A SOHC (135 PS) | 1992–1996 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 133 hp | 134 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.3 H23A DOHC (165 hp) | 1992–1996 | 2.3 L Inline-4 | 165 hp | 156 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
Owning one
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Owners’ builds
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Photographs
Unlike its Accord cousin and nearly every other front-drive Honda, this Ascot mounted its engine longitudinally, front-to-back, to balance weight between the axles instead of side-to-side.
Honda flew in Hollywood star Geena Davis to front the commercial for this Japan-only sedan — its 'Hard Top Innovation' slogan is literally where the Innova name came from.
The Ascot CB exists because of a sales-channel puzzle: Honda's Primo dealerships needed their own Accord-based sedan to sell.
Rivals
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