The Inspire was introduced before the recession developed in Japan in the early 1990s (known in Japan as the "bubble economy"), and Honda wanted a car that would compete with the Toyota Cresta and Nissan Laurel, with the unique inline 5-cylinder Honda G engine, in a front-wheel-drive configuration.
Inspire diperkenalkan sebelum resesi berkembang di Jepang pada awal 1990-an (dikenal di Jepang sebagai " bubble economy "), dan Honda menginginkan mobil yang akan bersaing dengan Toyota Cresta dan Nissan Laurel , dengan mesin inline unik 5-silinder Honda G engine , dalam konfigurasi penggerak roda depan.