George Knighton

So what do you think?

Is this a car we want, or is Honda answering a question
that nobody asked?

280 HP J Motor, old reliable five speed auto.

VTM4.

You thought the TL nose was ugly? :-)

high_revs

ehh i kinda sorta like it...

BLKFLSH

Those wheels are hideous, but after changing them, it could be my next car. Definitely not Red either.

d00de

it's ugly. i'm not buying one if that's what u're asking.

MSchu

they need better Photoshoppers...

honeygee2

If you have a facebook.com page go to it and type in the search box

honda accord crosstour...the page was put up by American Honda. The general public does not like the car.

http://www.facebook.com/accordcrosstour?v=info

tougetuned_ef

are they trying to bring back the accord wagon? thats what it looks like. those wheels are like 3 inches too small.

saikouEF8

another car on the market with an abnormally high ***-end that doesn't allow people who buy it to see out of the rear view mirror so when you're in a parking lot they back into your car.

MSchu

lol


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BLKFLSH

In just about every car forum on the net, people say how much they dislike the Camry. Yet they sell close to half a million each year. Don't believe what people tell you on the Internet. Much like Obama, they LIE.

J_Marc

So that's the Accord Crosstour, not what I was expecting. I had seen the spy shots, but without paying too much attention I had thought they were of the Acura ZDX, and that people were mistaking it for the Crosstour.

Being a Honda product, 4wd, available in a 5 speed it caters to a lot of people but what exactly is it? It's a wagon, but will people really catch on to that? Isn't the wagon/crossover market pretty saturated.

As far as the styling, I caught on to it right away that it's Honda's new design direction. The Insight, Crosstour, CR-Z, ZDX all have the sloping rear "fastback" styling, even the lower rear window is common between them. This is much like The new style Acura grill that people tend to love/hate.

George Knighton

The weird Honda and Acura noses that are coming out have to do with a standard for pedestrian safety that goes beyond government recommendations, and the need to provide an aerodynamic efficiency.

I understand why they feel they have to do it, but it certainly produces some controversial designs.

MSchu

I like it(crosstour) and I would drive it... You know Honda has never really been at the stylish forefront on new releases, but the body designs seems to mature with age.

As for market niche, I can see it. I do think it might scavenge from the CRV market but his design seems to be slightly more upscale than the CRV.

I am just bummed out that the Coupe didnt have a shawd/awd option

George Knighton

I understand. It looks like SH-AWD is going to be exclusively for Acura in the North American markets.

GoLowDrew

Nothing a 2" drop could not fix.

I hope this car will fail so Honda will have to give it away when I walk in the dealership for a 4 cylinder EX-L. Looking for $5-6K off MSRP.

aprevo15

its not bad.

J_Marc

Pedestrian safety, now that's interesting, I wonder how many things are taken into consideration when a car is designed?

theonlylogan

I like it.

HONDAPARTSMANMIKE

i like it. anyone know what motor it comes with yet??

MSchu

look up^

HONDAPARTSMANMIKE

lol
i guess i missed that part.

Ross

I personally think it's a bad idea to skimp on AWD, but of course I understand why they did it.

I like it a lot. I'd probably buy one used.

George Knighton

The SH-AWD system is a significant part of the build cost of the cars that use it. Do you really think that people will pay for SH-AWD on an Accord?

I would, but I don't think that most Accord purchasers would!

Ross

How much more would it be?

MSchu

I bet it would add four to five K.