Whether installed in the Acura 2.3 CL or the Honda Accord, the F23 cranked out 150 horsepower at 5,700 revolutions-per-minute (rpm) and 152 ft.-lbs. of torque at 4,900 rpm. Inside each cylinder, this engine achieved a compression ratio of 9.3:1. When installed in the Honda Accord, Edmunds reports that the F23 VTEC could accelerate the Accord With power from a 200-horse U.S.-built 3.0-liter SOHC V-6, the preproduction Accord we tested ran 0-60 mph in 7.8 seconds, a full tick quicker than the last Accord V-6 we clocked and 0.3 second Honda Accord (sixth generation) The sixth-generation Honda Accord was available as a four-door sedan, a two-door coupe, five-door hatch (Europe only) and station wagon (Japan only) and was produced by Honda from September 1997 (for the 1998 model year) until 2002 and from 1998 to 2003 in Europe. 0ktfQ.