Cute but hardly radical

looks like every other damn honda/acura sedan

Looks like a super sized Civic… what the hell are they thinking?!?

I like it a lot, but only as a rendering. It looks like something FOOSE would draw out, and then of course the real car would look nothing like that (smaller rims, less hood length, higher stance so that it looks like it is jacked up). Too bad they cannot make “art” cars in real life.

If it looked radical, a la the next-gen Subaru WRX pictures of two weeks ago, you hens would be complaining that it looked too radical. You ladies should frequent sites that don’t upset you so much.

I went to a Acura dealer a couple of months a go and a salesman told me they supposedly are cancelling the rsx and making a coupe version of the tsx

With how secretive Honda has been in the past, we won’t know what the next Accord will look like until it lands in showrooms in the fall of 2007. With the amazing success of the new Civic, i’d say it’s safe to say that the next Accord will have very similar design cues.

The TSX, however, is currently a rebadged version of the Euro-Accord. Be interesting to see if the next TSX has its own skin.

You know, looking back at all of the concept cars we’ve seen on this site over the past few months, are there ANY cars that everyone has universally liked? I swear, it’s either “too radical” or “too bland.”

The current Accord is definately not one of my favorites, as I think the 98-2002 coupe was one of their best. I think this next one will be a huge winner though.

Looks like the 2007 Saturn Aura.

Trust me it looks nothing like the Saturn AUra. We get that in Europe already as the Opel Vectra.
The stance of this model is good. It is better than the current accord which loks like the front and rear ends were designed by different teams who never met.
The Euro civic is hot too

Alright, another POS Asian car, great…

Alright, another POS Asian car, great…

#7 Is exactly right. The 07 CRV is due out in the early fall and we have no shots of it yet. The Civic was the same way, decent spy shots came out only months before it was released.

The Accord will be a 2008 model so we probably won’t see a test mule until late 2007. All those people around the Accord factory in Ohio get your camera’s ready. I don’t think it will look like this picture, but I do agree it will get headlights similar to TSX, TL, and Civic.

RSX is gone this year, a TSX coupe is in the works… again, no spy shots of that have emerged. You could get a Civic SI for a base RSX… tough decision there.

#7 is right.

We won’t see the Accord until late 2007. People in Ohio around the factory, get your camera’s out.

I think it will have the headlight design like the TL, TSX, and Civic… atleast I hope.

I’m also hoping it comes with more power from the V6… since the Camry stepped up with a 268hp engine leaving the Accord’s 244 somewhat behind. I also think they will attempt to make it more sporty like Toyota is doing, only to try to lower the median age for buyers. I hope they use the digital spedometer as well, its going over very well with Civic buyers.

The RSX is done this year. Acura realized you could get a Civic SI for as much as a base RSX. Why pay more for the RSX-Type S when you can get the Civic Si for the same. To some Bose and Leather didn’t matter. The TSX Coupe is in the works, but we won’t see that until Honda’s ready for us. Hopefully it gets the Accord V6 with the 244hp or something.

Remember that the US Accord is totally different from the JDM/Euro Accord and is sold in Japan as the Inspire. If this is rendering is also the basis for the TSX, which is the JDM/Euro Accord, then it might presage nothing about the US Accord. The US Civic is a bit blander than the JDM Civic, and enormously blander than the Euro Civic.

Looks a bit heavy compared to the current Accord but over all not bad.

The only problem as i see it is that you won’t be able to see the front of the hood just as in the Civic. I think this is a safety issue that some car companies are not addressing! VW is guilty of this as well.

Even though it’s only a sketch, this may be the best looking Accord to date. Of course, this being Honda, I’m sure the actual car will be at least as bland, boring and uninspired a design as the current Accord. Honda will probably tack on an extra 10 grand and call it an Acura.

Europe has new pedestrian impact safety laws dictating a higher bulkhead and hood to clear hard engine components. Rhis car would need a pop up hood like the jaguar xk to be sold in Europe. VW is no more guilty of this than any other manufacturer as they all have to meet the same regulations.

hope the new one looks like that – very nice

Somebody please kill me. It’s an elongated New Beetle with rectangular headlights and two more doors.

nice

So Niels, in other words its completely different

don’t get so worked up over a sketch. Even if this is what the concept looks like, it won’t be what the final product is. And if the Honda Accord is bland, I’m not sure why its the #2 selling car in the US behind the Camry, which is also probably bland. All these Domestic hugging idiots bash every import based info on this site, and don’t comment when the CORVETTE ROOF PANEL GETS RECALLED. Or they refer to that as “no big deal”. You don’t hear about Honda’s being recalled on a daily basis. And if you want to talk about marking Honda’s up and calling it Acura… Why is there a Mercury? Why is there a Buick? A Jaguar X type is a Ford Taurus but the idiots still buy it for $30,000 more. Free Speech, I agree. But don’t waste your own time adding such terrible input.

The X type is off the European Mondeo platform so is more closely related to the Contour and Mystique

Well, it looks good on the outside, but so does the Civic 4-door. ( don’t like the 2dr as much). If they don’t screw up the interior like the Civic, it’ll be on my list.

go to http://www.honda.co.uk to see how the US Civic interior could have turned out

Also you can download the UK honda civic commercials as podcasts at http://www.honda.co.uk

~~~~~ Honda… Please stop with the B.S… BRING BACK THE LEGEND !!!! (Oh and with a 400HP V8) ~~~~~

To crazy88since88= The Legend is back. But it had gone to become famous in Japan. In here, its called the Acura RL. So. Buy one and change the name? =P

The Accord looks nice. Way better than the current Accord. American Honda has made its hugest mistake of putting the JDM Inspire as American Honda Accord. Honda Revolution. This will just keep getting better. I would buy it if there is an FR option. or SH-AWD.

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> just hondas, can built amesome cars and best engine…
> bravo HONDA !!

I knew when the Civic came out it’s design clues would trickle up to the Accord. Damn……I hope this thing is a friggin’ joke.

Sorry #25, but Honda has issued its share of recalls as of late. Tranny problems, anyone? So has your other sweetheart Toyota. I noticed all you import hugging idiots don’t mention Toyota’s recent recall of some 1 million vehicles (including the world-saving Prius) because the STEERING MIGHT FAIL. Is that also “no big deal”? Of course, who needs steering when you’re driving such a “well-made” car like Toyota.

And as for sales, if you count the Chevy Impala/Monte Carlo the same way Toyota counts the Camry?Solara and Honda the Accord Sedan/Coupe (after all, each pair is built off the same platform and sold by the same company), Chevy’s not doing too bad in the sales department either. And how is it that Ford’s F-Series is the best-selling vehicle of all? Not because it’s a bad vehicle as some would believe.

I echo the comments made by number 25! American cars are crap, PERIOD.

I say you’re crap. PERIOD.

Whether you like it or not, American cars are coming back. All 6 of my American cars, from GM, Ford, and Chrysler, have never let me down. EVER. They make me proud to be an American. Wanna buy a Toyota? You might as well stretch your eyelids and move to Japan.

I hope this is the new Honda Accord this body style will bring back the fire to Accord ,the only thing it needs to finish it of is 300 horses under the hood

I love the way they next Accord/TXS might look like.. Its like nothing I’ve ever seen before.

# 36 Yea, American cars are coming back but they are still light years behind the Japanese. I like the Ford Fusion/Mercury Milan/ Lincoln Zephyr but they are no comparison to the Honda/Acura or Toyota/Lexus products in build quality. No matter how many tranny problems Honda or Toyota have they address the issue and in some cases extend the cars warranty. The American Co’s don’t do that.
This 2008 Accord is great looking. The current one is bland but still a better choice over a Fusion/Milan or even a Malibu or Impala. I’m not too fond of the new Civics’ interior and exterior styling but the bottom line is I would still take it any day over Cobalt (ha-ha) or a Focus (biggest POS since the Pinto)
The eyelids comment was completely unnecessary

I love the 2008 accord! but, I’m also a huge fan of the TL and TSX … it definatly favors them more than ever.

as for what someone else posted… I agree, the best accord coupe EVER was 98-02. I owned a 98 that was PERFECT, and woke up stupid one day and traded it for a 2005. I like my 05, but it doesn’t look nearly as good, nor is it anywhere near as fast. My 98 was purple, with tinted windows, and alteeza tail lights… gosh, I loved that beauty! anyways…
all in all, i’m just a Honda girl ALL THE WAY.

I’ve driven domestic vehicles all my life until I finally got so sick of them being in the shop more than they were on the road. I finally bought my first Import ever in 2000, A 2001 Honda Prelude SE. I’ll never go back to a Domestic POS again. What a car….this Prelude was bulletproof. Honda, please bring back the Prelude. I’m waiting.

For all you American Car lovers out there- take a quick look at where they are built, versus where Honda’s and Toyota’s are being built now. Recently compared a Honda Odyssey and Chrysler Town and Country. YOu all get one guess at which one is made more in the US. Hint- it isn’t the Chrysler. Oh- and even if you have OK reliability with a particular “domestic” car, I would like to see how much you get for it if you ever try to sell it. I have a 2001 Honda Prelude Type SH with 65000 miles, and just got an offer for $17000. My father in law has a 2000 Chevy Venture, with 70000 miles, got offered $800.00- that’s no typo. American cars are doing a little better though- my Uncle is one of the higher ups in Ford, and says that they finally built a car he would recommend to family- the new mustang, based on quality reasons. But that is the only one he recommended- he said the other just don’t last long, and aren’t worth crap after even a year.

GM lost $10.6 billion last year, pressured by high labor costs, sluggish sales of sport utility vehicles and loss of U.S. market share to foreign rivals. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – General Motors Corp. (NYSE:GM – news) Chief Executive Rick Wagoner said on Thursday he wants to move “expeditiously” to review a possible alliance with Renault (RENA.PA) and Nissan Motor Co. (7201.T) but the U.S. auto giant did not need a deal to turn itself around.
YEA LOOKS LIKE HTE DOMESTICS ARE DOING REALLY WELL!!!haha THATS FUNNY.

Oh and the above comment is a polite, but in your face response to #33. You want to talk about recalls? What was that recall on the fords having a problem with the cruise control making the f-150/expedition catch on fire?? Wow, I want one of those. Maybe I can catch on fire while cruising down the freeway. You might want to research a little bit on the net. American made cars are not coming back and never will. Stop building boring cars with poor quality and the worst styling and maybe people might look at them. Can anyone tell me who would drive a ford five hundred? Or what about the malibu classic edition? Oh I forgot…those are classy cars. Both companies who make them are going bankrupt and closing factories all over the usa. Yea, domestics are really coming back. Maybe if we would squint our eyes and stop being lazy and figure out how to build products consumers want, then the big 3 would not be nissan, toyota, and honda. Take cadillac for example. Why would any smart person buy one over a lexus or acura? Oh let me be a smart american and support my country, and in the mean time buy a car that won’t even be worth half the sticker price after 1 year. HAHA pretty funny. I am on my third asian car and will never go back. I had 2 Jeep CJ’s as my first 2 cars. Will never go back.

I would have to agree with imports over american, I a have 2005 chevy malibu w/31k miles and a 2001 honda accord w/42k miles. Both are base and the malibu doesn’t have cruise control, lights on vanity mirrors or side air bags as the accord does, and the malibu is a piece of crap. the accord is older yet better in quality, and they honda is worth about 1k more. I’m about to trade it in for another honda. The only american I would buy is a Chevy Silverado or maybe an F-150. I love chevy, but never a compact car from them again. Im more inclined into buying import cars now. I used to have a ‘93 Lexus LS400, that was better than my malibu.

Yeah about time something surfaced on the future accord (euro).I currently have a euro and have been watching the intro of the Ford xr5,the Mazda 3 mps,the V dubs etc wondering what Honda have in the pipeline so i can look forward to staying with Honda.
The RDX sounds great,just need to plonk the Euro body on it.simple.This looks encouraging though.

I have faith that Honda USA will get it right some day. This design is NOT inspiring. I agree that it looks more like a 06 Civic on steroids. Knowing that they are capable of producing vehicles like the Acura TL and the 06 Civic Si gives me hope.

I can’t believe they didn’t give the 2006 TSX more punch (i.e. the Honda Accord V-Tech V6 3.0L 240 hp engine…..at the LEAST). Even Lexus and Toyota have caught on to the fact that they’re going to need more horses / performance in order to stand up to the competition (I applaud them for that). I just don’t understand Honda’s strategy behind taking nearly half a decade before they redesign (well I guess I do….speaking from a capital standpoint, redesigns must be expensive).

That aside, I’m happy to hear that a coupe version of the TSX is possibly on the way. Unfortunately, I can’t wait that long, as I am in the market for a new car NOW!

Final comment….Honda corporate may want to consider hiring fresh new talent in their design dept for Honda USA (i.e. get some new recruits from Germany). European cars are always a pain in the ass when it comes to their “true cost to own,â€? but I’m never disappointed with their designs. In short, Honda needs to break free from the traditional “in the boxâ€? safe thinking, and chart new territory.

Come on HONDA, stop being boring and let’s catch up!!!!

I believe anything that Honda does is great. However, I do agree with some of the people that the new 08 Accord kinda looks like a stretched out Civic. Anyway, I will probably buy another Honda Product with the next year or so. I have owned 9 Accords, 1 Prelude, 1 Element, 1 Civic, 1 RL and 1 TL and have had many other different car manufacturers in between. Fo some reason, I always come back to the Honda. I currently own a 2006 Civic and I may wait for the new Accord (08) body style to buy another, I Think! The only upgrade that Honda needs to do is give the interior a more “plush” upgrade. I believe that would sway more buyers to Honda instead of the other similar imports. Anyway, Honda, keep up the good work. Donald Jaeger, Ponchatoula, Louisiana

Good rendering, and if this is the new design language for Honda, I would question what that means for Acura. The new Civic could have been a replacement for the RSX, with it’s Acura-like design cues. There needs to be more than options upgrades to seperate the two brands.

One suggestion I might have would be to introduce the coupe version of the new Accord using the Prelude name. Although Honda/Acura isn’t known for resurrecting past nameplates (think: Legend) I think in today’s coupe market the Prelude name would appeal to general buyers and enthusiasts alike. I would also think that the Acura TSX should be available in coupe form to fill the void from the departed RSX.

better be a v-8 or i’m buying a Lexus

I’m pretty sure it’s the Acura CSX… a model only sold in Canada. Check it out at http://www.acura.ca

edit… Actually, I’m damn sure. Everything from the head lights, side mirror turn signals, low door sill protectors to grill opening.

here’s some pics and a review… http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/pw/06csx.htm

A sketch is a sketch is a sketch. the picture is probably a best guess at what will be the JDM euro Accord 2008. Honda is busy re-inventing people’s perceptions of the brand here in the UK, with the current euro Accord and the new euro Civic (which thing they should really sell to you Americans). They seem to be pitching at picking a fight with the likes of Audi & Saab (they will see the latter off). Time will tell whether they will succeed or not, but I wouldn’t bet against it. On the imports versus American argument, I can only smile, The UK recently lost its last mass motor manufacturer. Toyota, Nissan and Honda are the UK motor industry, but they are good citizens; and yes in my experience, cars made by GM, Ford and Chrysler in the US have been uniformly shoddy in construction and awful to drive.