July2
Here’s another glimpse at the 2008 Honda Accord sedan, expected to be the volume model once again. A vacationer-turned-spy photographer snapped these shots for Brenda Priddy & Co. in Cape Cod, Mass. These photos give us an even better look than last week’s photos spotted in Alberta.
From the photos, we can see the intracate alloy wheels and extensive chrome detailing in these V6 models. It’s likely that the cars were out for publicity photographs.
The cars are based closely on the concept version previewed at the Detroit auto show in January. As we’ve seen before, the coupe sports a honeycomb grille, whereas the sedan has horizontal bars. And based on the wheels and dual exhaust, these are all V6 versions.
Honda has publicly talked about more horsepower, better fuel economy, cylinder deactivation and lower emissions for the V6-powered Accord, and although there’s no official word from Honda, we’re anticipating a 3.5-liter V6 with about 270-horsepower, as well as the base 180-horsepower 2.4-liter 4-cylinder version.
July 2, 2007 in Cape Codd, Mass.
June 26, 2007 in Calgary, Alberta
May 13, 2007
May 11, 2007
April 18, 2007
April 13, 2007 (by Photobucket user “Wizard8873)”
pleasent.
whoever designed this only had a ruler, a pencil and no imagination whatsoever this thing is bland as hell.
Let’s see the interior.
Homeboy, that’s pretty much all Japenese cars.
One of the ugliest cars I have ever seen. At least the car will have some power.
At least it’s better than anything that comes out of Toy Ota, hands down.
It looks cheaper and dumpier than almost every Accord before it. A step way back for Honda.
It lacks inspiration. I would have expected a car that looks like their latest generation FCV, that was a sharp looking ride (The front looks close though but the rest misses completely). This looks like they were trying to develop some new “up scale” details and it came out looking pretty cheeky. The big bubble dome is so “old folks” and it looks every bit like a boring FF car.
Not as horrible as I expected, but certainly not a step forward in any perceptible way. The cowl has gotten higher, the cabin looks smaller and more upright.. obviously the next Acura TSX and TL variants of this platform will get the good looks.
I don’t know how I feel about the back, especially from the side view, but the front looks good. Here’s a word to the wise for everyone though: reserve final judgement until you’ve seen the official unveiling, if we all judged whether cars were ugly or not based on spy shots, there wouldn’t be an attractive car out there.
I agree something along the daring lines of the FCV, or even an upsized version of the Civic, would have been preferable.. but the “Sebring slash” along the side is probably the biggest gaffe of all.
I see a lot of different influences here, I see a little pontiac and cadillac in the front, some nissan on the grill, a side profile that looks stolen from honda’s acura divison and the back of an audi A6
Yay, another characterless box on wheels from Japan!
UGH! Nasty! Are the designers on crack?
Yawn………….
Boring, faceless: like 99% of Japanese cars.
It seems like Japanese companies seem to give up after they design one nice car.
Honda: “Yea, we built the S2000. We can phone the rest of our cars in for the next 10 years.”
Nissan: “Look at our sexy 350Z. Oh, and by the way, here’s our new SentrZzzzzzzzzzz….”
Toyota: “Don’t give us crap about boring cars, we made one nice-looking generation of the Celica! We think that’s enough.”
Being a honda fan, I’m quite diasappointed with the bland styling. There’s no way it’ll outsell the Camry, Altima, etc. However, it will “sell enough” simply because its Honda.
Headlights with the subtlety of a Dodge, tail lights look like they came from a Hyundain, door handles from a Lexus. The rear bumper is awfully sexy though!
^^agreed, good bumper. i could see some Audi A6 in the rear (not from the side view though).
This is shocking unappealing. Well, not that shockingly, but Honda has made a brilliant-looking Civic. This here is nowhere close to a creation made by anyone with any intelligence.
Maybe it’s just a Hyundai or something, or the crummy Euro-version of the next Accord.
What the…? I didn’t know that the US got another Accord than we have here in Europe. Sadly your models (new and current) look very boring next to an euro-accord. Example: http://www.spvvius.ru/-car/car2.JPG
Could those headlights wrap around any more? I think not. It’s not bad for a bread-and-butter car. But, when I was a kid, a family sedan did not have to be boring. Look at a ‘67 Bonneville or Electra…even Impalas and LTD’s were pretty cool. Why do they have to be so boring today? hmmmm….I think that’s why the new Malibu appeals to me, kinda has a little more style than any sedan of it’s size and price. (To me)
we get the euro accord over here, its called the TSX
bavaria,
we get the euro accord as well, it’s just marketed and sold as the acura tsx.
i have to agree that this new accord looks pretty damn boring. not any more than some of the others out there, though.
Bunch of whiners. Honda will sell millions of these. Chances are you or someone you know will own one. Auto mags will worship its praises. It will take #1 or #2 in every comparison. Honda will need to buy another trophy case for all the awards. It will retain its value better and be more reliable than almost anything else on the road.
So its bland. BFD
I’ll still take an Azera/Sonata over this appliance.
honda doesnt give a crap. the boring, cant-go-wrong design is bringing in millions. the accord’s target market isnt driving enthusiast but your regular joe schmoe.
It’s very disappointing to see this new Accord. I thought they would have made more efforts to make the styling more drastic and aggressive to capture the attention. I really expected something more in the lines of the Civi or the FCX concept. How can Honda come up with the new Civic and 2 years later, come up with something like this???
This one looks more like a mix of Sonata and Sebring than anything else. The new Altima and even the latest Camry look better than this to me (I hate to say this though). The competition will be fierce from GM with the Saturn Aura the upcoming Malibu. With the mid-size sedan market being so crowded, this car will sell well only because of its name equity.
Wow… this is car is the most boring looking Accord I have ever seen… and I have owned 4 different models in the past so it’s not that I’m hating. That rear end is so uninspiring. What the hell happened when they were drawing it? Did they run out of ink?
Ugly rear end, bland front end… if this thing makes it to production as is, it’ll be the ugliest Accord ever. Will it sell? I’d bet the house on it. Fortunately, Hondas always have the mechanical bits nailed down. The Accord has always had great success in the market place, and people who buy them tend to stick with them. I’ve owned four different models… albeit, the last two were Japanese Euro R models.
huh…? wuh…? new toaster? oh yeah, neat.
while i dont think it breaks any molds, i’ll bet when the tape is off and more of the details are visible, the design will look more cohesive. but definately not ‘gotta-have’ looks.
could this be another indication that the mighty japanese companies will crack under the pressure of success and fame?
And the Altima takes the crown as the best of the new generation of mid-size sedans, hands down!
I see a lot of Sonata in the rear, I think it’s an unattractive car that will please people that are in the market for this type of car. Personally if I had the choice between the Camry, Altima, Sonata, or Accord I’d take the Altima.
I dont like this car. Not at all.
Ah you all move too soon in the crisis situation. You are looking at a test car only. Its not finish so judge not least ye be judge. It’ll do fine. I think I would go with the Fusion first though. But the Honda Accord will still have many innovative features the others only dream about
I’m a bit dissapointed too, but I kinda expected to be. I do think it’s nicer than the current Accord, and FAR nicer looking than that awful bloated Camry. I’ll never understand why the Camry outsells the Accord. The Accord has always been the nicer looking, better driving, nicer interior’d car with an equally impressive reiability reputation. I can’t say this new model gets my pulse racing, but I sure hope it’ll outsell the Camry again.
That being said, I also think the new Altima is the best looking, and the Sonota second.
This is boring coming from Honda. I have to agree that the Nissan Altima takes the crown for being the best-looking midsize family sedan out there. Nothing the often biased Car and Driver car reviewers can do to make this car better looking.
never thought i would say it but the side view just past the passenger window where the tape is liiks like the last gen impala, all you need is the chrome emblem in that little viod .
Out of all the comments posted thus far, Global_Lightning is the only one making any sense. It may not outsell the Camry, but it will be the benchmark for its segment. Millions might be a stretch, but this generation will probably sell at least a million Accords. It will DEFINITELY outsell the Altima, spykotic.
As for the styling, I believe this is Honda’s attempt at a mild BMW 5 Series, without all of the outlandish surfaces. It’s good enough.
This is the first time I can say that the Camry actually looks A LOT better than the Accord.
It’s also the first time all of domestics have equal or better looking models. Amazing.
Boring? Bland?? Unimaginative???
I agree, but it will outsell everything else on the road, with maybe one lame exception.
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I personally thank God it does not look like that piece of **** retarded-ass hydrocephalic Civic Sedan. Man I want to vomit every time I see those, and since Accords are destined to be ubiquitous, at the very least they should be inoffensive to look at.
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As to the Altima, yes it looks better and is more “desirable” but Nissan’s option packages are actually designed to diminish sales. Want leather in that 3.5 Altima? Well it’s linked to Package A, B, C, and F so that leather is gonna cost you $4,000 and the price is now over 30k. I don’t see too many of them on the road for a reason, and Nissan’s unit sales are in the toilet. Plus they want to saddle people with that POS CVT. Honda is smarter than that.
^^^^your rite about the options, i wanted a few select options with my frontier and had to get the full package just because i wanted full power and a roofrack.
it is bland…front looks ok, rear overhang is to short.
Total disappointment!!! I expected Honda to pull out all the stops on this one but I guess they would rather lose sales than to be #1. When I saw the coupe I was a little excited about trading in the daily driver (2002 Dodge Intrepid R/T) for the new Accord, since i had driven a previous generation and was impressed with its handling and interior but not the exterior. Now to finally see the finished product which doesn’t resemble the Sports4 concept in any sense, I wonder if they ever intended to make the Accord appeal to anyone other than those with no style. Oh well I guess I will just have to pony up a few grand more and await the arrival of the new TSX and TL.
It’s a scary time in the auto world when the new Malibu will likely turn out to be the best of the bunch.
Smart design. The conservative styling will appeal to older buyers who feel that cars like the altima and camry are too “out there”. It’s not pushing the envelope, but it’s not taking any steps backwards either.
————>it seems like Ricardo Head is the only one in here with a level head and some sense….I personally think that it looks really good(they coulda skipped that molded decklid), and will only look wayy better when the tape comes off….i’m lovin that front end by the way
———>270hp?? man V6 hondas only get better and better…that 270hp figure makes it sound like an SRT-4 beater……
———>oh one more thought, with 270hp, i could imagine what the new Accord Hybrid is gonna run like…
Doubtful unless it is a hybrid.
Motor Trend has a few more pics ….
http://www.motortrend.com/future/spied_vehicles/112_0705_2008_honda_accord_sedan
Golf4Me,
I like the new Malibu too. It looks more like an Acura TL than a Mercury Milan looks like a Ford Fusion. More than a Mercury Villager looks like a Nissan Quest. More than a Dodge Neon looks like a Plymouth Neon. Anyway, I do think the styling of the new Malibu is good and it is a definite move in the right direction. JUST MY OPINION.
Dang, guys, what’s boring about this sedan? That’s a new looking profile with different door handles and a touch of athleticism. The creases are a little more pronounced which means that it’s gonna look just a touch more muscular.
I mean, what do you want, every car to try to be the Avenger? The Malibu tried to be different in the current gen, do you like that?
I think this will look good and sell even better.
After seeing the other 6 shots at MotorTrend, I think Honda may have something here.. particularly in profile, this is a much more balanced design than the current pointy hood/hunchback trunk model, and the cabin area seems to be much less claustrophobic than the past few Accord sedans due to the BMW-like reverse kink of the side door window. The oddly bulgy headlights look bland from the front but are more interesting from the rear 3/4 view, much like the current Odyssey and CR-V. This may actually stand out in a sea of CamrySonataOptimaFusion-alikes without being as polarizing as the Altima and Avenger/Sebring.
It has BMW 3-series all over it. Especially the rear shot.
————>Brendino, i love the way you think…
————>Brendino, i love the way you think…
The Civic Sedan looks good. I don’t know why everyone dislikes it so much. It has a very good conservative look and I like the front end and tail. The Civic coupe, on the other hand…. I think it looks like an egg. I’d forgive an AWD egg car. Maybe.
This Accord sedan is even worse than any current Civic in the lineup. Wow. It looks like the last generation Mitsubishi Galant. And of course… it’s typical Honda FWD.
Honda: “Yea, we built the S2000. We can phone the rest of our cars in for the next 10 years.”
Nissan: “Look at our sexy 350Z. Oh, and by the way, here’s our new SentrZzzzzzzzzzz….”
Toyota: “Don’t give us crap about boring cars, we made one nice-looking generation of the Celica! We think that’s enough.”
Comment by PrimeGTP, posted on May11 at 6:15 pm
PrimeGTP seems to make the hands down most retarded posts, time and time again! Hahaha, totally judging this car based off of camo SPY SHOTS?! You’re lack of ability to even give it the time to be officially introduced to the public with actual pictures of the real CAR shows how much of a car fan you are. And hahaha, you’re careful analysis of the Japanese automakers up there seems to leave out Mazda and Subaru, who actually do make thoroughly interesting vehicles throughout their model lines. Let’s critique Dodge, Chrysler, Pontiac, etc, because THOSE brands sure make exciting, good looking vehicles throughout..HAH
Lambo, if a few poorly placed pieces of duct tape stop you from being able to see what a car looks like, especially one where a similarly designed coupe has already been unveiled, I don’t know what to tell you buddy.
“OMG, THERE’S A LINE OF TAPE ACROSS THE CAR THAT’S INDENTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH! CLEARLY THAT IS NOT ENOUGH INFORMATION TO CONCLUDE THAT THERE IS AN INDENTATION THE EXACT SAME SHAPE ON THE ACTUAL BODY OF THE CAR!”
I’m with the rest of you. Much more bland than I expected given how adventurous other recent Honda and Acura designs have been.
Apparently they didn’t want to gamble with the core product.
That thing is pretty boring, bordering on ugly. Of all things, this car looks like something Hyundai would build, like an alternate model Sonata. I’m sure it will sell, the faithful of japanese cars are just like Americans were about American cars 30 years ago.
LamboZ - why is it the only time I see you post lately is to criticize someone? Nothing else to say?
The rear overhang is way too huge, it looks almost as if it hangs out 3.5 feet past the wheel wheel. The car looks bland if not undesirealbe from the side profile, but I think the front end and rear look pretty decent. I mean anything is better than the current Accord.
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The Accord looks like a Saturn L Series from the rear.
Very disappointing.
our family have/had a gr8 history w/ accords. we ownd 2. the 89 lxi was awsome and soso reliable. there were supposeidly auto tranny problems but luckily my dad got tht fixed at 100k. it ran about 235k w/ no problem to date. the current gen lx is wat we have now. it gr8 at handling and again reliable. looks very brilliant and better than its competitors. but it mite not reach the milestone of the 6 million camrys sold in the US.
i hope this accord brings good things.
1487gmsales, not bagging on GM but none of gms cars are fun to drive, tahoes and suburbans are nice and smooth but the malibu is very cheap and cant accelerate. the impala looks like a pos honda accord and the ss is wayy too much for a fwd. my 02.
It’s alright!
Can’t give much of an opinion with most of it covered up. Looks just as good as most of it’s competition.
Very BMWish. Looks like an E90/92.
Not groundbreaking but they both knock the socks off the current abortions Honda sells to everyone under the sun. At least these won’t make me vomit, and the coupe is not bad at all.
i like it, looks pretty good to me; woild like to see AWD in the version…wait, it will probably come out with it…heres to hoping
goddamn! 1487_GM_SALES sounds like a freakin tv commercial…dude, chill the F-U-C-K OUT!!! go back to your info-sales job or whatever you do you hairy duesh bag
hey carnut4ever, thats why i subscribed to Motor Trend, they actually know what their talking about, and it seems Car & Driver, Automobile, etc. copy what MT does
Not for me.
========>>oohh my god, seriously….that coupe is sooo hott, both of them actually….how bout make a 270hp V6hybrid 2dr Accord….that would be so sexy that car would be fast as crap….i am SERIOUSLY thinkin about tradin my SRT-4 for that coupe, serious as a heart attack….i can’t wait to testdrive either one of ‘em…
========>>again, i was expectin marginal performance when i testdrove an ‘04 2dr 6spd V6 Accord, but i was seriously amazed at how i underestimated the strong acceleration of that car….so i can imagine that this new V6coupe must be pretty darn quick, sedat too
What happened to the LED taillights?
AAAH! NASTY!! KILL IT! KILL IT!!!
Yep looks like an odd 3 series coupe and stranger looking 5 series. Not good. It’ll sell, but the Camry will still top it.
how the hell does that look anything like a bmw? check your eyes.
Saturn bought Honda?
The sedan looks rather classy, except for the wart of a headlight from the rear 3/4 view. As for the coupe, why do automakers feel the need to design a lard-ass rear sloping away from the trunk? It doesn’t really give the sporty image that a two-door is supposed to have. And finally, if BMW had patented it’s famous Hofmeister kink, a lot of vehicles would have to look for a new rear side window design.
Margingal improvement over the current model, which isn’t saying much. I don’t think I’ll be buying one (unless they come out with that diesel, then I might buy one for a commuter car).
Definitely one of the ugliest exhaust tip setups I’ve ever seen. They could have at least tried to conceal the fact that it’s a tiny exhaust pipe BEHIND the tip. Having a tiny exhaust pipe sticking out surrounded by a big exhaust tip with metal filling around it looks hideous and cheap.
Considering it’s boring looking, and most people LOVE boring looking cars, it should be a huge sales hit.
It looks like they used the current Malibu for inspitration, which GM realized was a real yawner!
The car as a whole is hideous. The side and back are acceptable but the rims and the front are disgusting. Honda may build reliable cars, but their exterior designs are just appalling.
take a Sebring and make it uglier. Voila! You have a new Accord!
the sedan has a Saturn LS300 “experiment gone wrong” look. lol
When did Hofmeister turn Japanese?
overall I kinda like the design, but it says more saturn to me then honda
Hyundai called. They want their Sonata back.
It looks like an even more boring camry.
The porportions are there, just a few different details.
Well it should really help Fusion and Taurus sales with the
import sedans looking like ass and getting less mpg…
There seem to be quite a few resemblances to the car’s most direct competitor, the Camry/Solara. The sedan taillights and rear fascia look pretty similar to the Camry, and the front end has taken on a more bubble-like shape just like the Camry did from its previous design. As far as the coupe goes, I wouldn’t say that it’s a rebadged Solara, but it’s damn close. This is all kind of disapointing considering the current run of Accords seemed to be an indication of Honda taking a slightly more edgy (I use this term relatively speaking, it IS an Accord) approach to its design with the sharper lines and creases. As a Honda/Acura fan, all I can do is hope that this softer design never creeps into the TL line. But that engine would be quite nice stuffed under the hood of an Acura with TSX-like proportions.
if this doesn’t catapult Nissan to the front, I don’t know what will…
the front looks ok if you look at it from a good stance but the back is good, get rid of the rims, but this will sell, I hope they get interior pics.
The grille on the coupe looks aftermarket. I bet it will be a HFP dealer option. As for the rest, it’s good to see Honda finally breaking out of the boring-mobile trap it got into 8 years ago. A lot of people will love it or hate it, but it will still sell millions.
Almost, but not quite as hideous as their vomit-inducing CRV……
At least they didn’t look to their current bloated, strange, deformed, Civic sedan for inspiration…….
Only the emblem will help sales #s.
I like the look of the sedan. The coupe is nice too.
I’m not a Honda fan, not bad though. At least Toyota I can **** on constantly, they don’t have a clue to save their own lives.
==========>>Z06ified if you can’t see that big’ol muffler behind them exaust tips then youre BLIND. the exaust tips stand out from the rest of it so much because the picture is grainy you fool lol….even if you take the tip off, the pipe behind it leading to the muffler is still bigger than average, not a skinny lil stick u were makin it out to be….NEway there’s a muffler right behind it, plain as day, check your eyes before bashing….
ugly ugly ugly
Much needed improvement over the last gen.
A defifinte upgrade from the current accord sedan….
Looks great…where is the diesel?? An earlier post mentioned a Buick Lucerne as comparable…clearly he/she is delusional.
This thing will eat Toy Ota for breakfast. You’re going down, mofo’s!
what a **** box
Man, I don’t know if I like this…
It just doesn’t look modern.
It looked better in disguise!
WOW!!!! SHAZAAAMMM!
This is so fresh…. so inspiring…. A REAL TRENDSETTER!!!!
I’ve NEVER seen any thing like it before!
Wow!!!
did I SAY wow???
I bet it comes in distinctive new colors like taffeta white and redondo red too!!!
Will certainly help increase Aura and Malibu sales. Thanks Honda.
What a passionless vehicle. It will sell fine because of brand loyalty, but I don’t think this car will bring in any new buyers for Honda. I hate GM, but the Saturn Aura is by far the best looking car in this class right right–even more so than the Altima.
not making final judgements until i get nst to this car or drive it.
“Well it should really help Fusion and Taurus sales with the
import sedans looking like ass and getting less mpg…”
Last time I checked in the 2007 FEG list those cars are equal or less in mpg than the Accord. You may want to check your facts.
“I hate GM, but the Saturn Aura is by far the best looking car in this class right right–even more so than the Altima.”
Again, there is more to looks when deciding to purchase a family car. Things like interior quality and reliability do matters in case you didn’t know.
I’ll reserve my judgement of the new Accord until I buy one.
I admit the sedan has a strong hint of the current Sonata in its silhouette but … since the Sonata looks 1000 times better than the current Camry or Accord, that is a good thing.
And although the Coupe above does not look as good as the Altima coupe, Nissan’s option packing makes leather a $5,000 option bundled with BS I don’t want, so I’d take the Accord Coupe (which will probably get 4mpg more with the V6).
And those who are oddly hung up about the puniness of an exhaust pipe would better spend their exceedingly limited abilities worrying about the puniness of their own pipe.
i like the headlights
=========>>RicardoHead, what are you SMOKING?? it isn’t a SINGLE NUT OR BOLT on the Altima coupe that looks better than this accord coupe, what’s wrong with your eyes?? seriously man….
madcapp have you looked at any nissan’s lately? look pretty fresh to me.
Don’t underestimate how much people buy cars based on looks. Styling in the midsize segment may not be as important as it is for compact cars for attracting buyers, but it is a major factor.
By the way, I saw the Altima coupe on the street yesterday. DAMN I was really impressed. Looks awesome, almost like a G37 coupe. They did a wicked job…
I’m surprised deantj has some nice things to say about this Asian car after his “slitty eyed gooks” comment in the Brilliance crash test thread. Make up your mind, deantj: do you want to be a racist pig or a person who sees the light in humanity?
In other news, I think this new Accord could go without the busy character line carved into the side. Honda should cave in the side a little like Lexus to create a clean-cut look. Also, too much chrome in the side windows. The whole thing looks like an Acura TL and an RL blended in together. With some 3-series, of course. Overall, pretty nice, both the coupe and sedan.
The deal-breaker for me is how it appears to borrow styling cues, especially in the grille, from vehicles like the ridgeline and the element.
I saw one (a sedan) a couple of weeks ago, sans disguise, driving along the QEW in Southern Ontario. Though not earth shaking, it looks pretty good in person, clean, tight lines, perhaps not as sleek as a Civic or Altima, but certainly better looking than a Camry, and much less Buick-ish than the current car.
The crime of this whole thing is that the Accord Concept was actually pretty decent looking.
(http://www.leftlanenews.com/2008-honda-accord-coupe-concept-unveiled.html)
This production version is just FUGLY.
maybe next time I’ll use the spell check
dogs!
Is this a Honda? Sure looks urapeein to me! I would love to see their quality start to slip as did Toyota’s that would be frickin halarious. Anyway, I still say these cars are way overrated. I happen to like my Fusion quite a bit.
“Homeboy, that’s pretty much all Japenese cars.”
HAHAHA MADCAPP! You’re ignorance is always SO entertaining. Keep it up.
ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING
WHAT THE HELL……?? That’s a total rip off of Hyundai Sontona!!! Especially in the front. Plus, that rear quarter picture shows off the edge of the headlight sticking out too much….. EWWW….. that’s an another rip off of Chevy Impala/Monte Carlo’s headlights.
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HONDA—- DESIGN UR OWN STYLE!!!
Okay, I think I don’t like this car anymore.
The grille looks blocky and outdated, while the bug-eyed headlights mirror the styling error that is the Camry’s front end. The beltline looks like a Sebring or an ‘08 Focus. Just drop the handles below the line, and it’d look ten times better! Also, the door handles are different, but a bit too big. It just doesn’t match the flow of the profile.
The back end is pretty cool. But not enough to salvage the design.
Of course, this is based on photography alone. I’m sure I’ll have a different impression in person.
The headlights definitely look plucked from the Sonata. But everything else to me somewhat screams previous-gen Altima, with some slightly original taillights.
And the headlight bubble resembles an Impala/Monte Carlo? What smoketh ye?
i meant the bubble corner of the headlight, not the headlight style. Impala/Monte Carlo has a small bubble on the corner of the headlight, this new Accord has an oversize bubble on the corner. Looks lame and whacked out. Ughhhhhhhh. Looks like it could knock every mailbox and posted sign down!!! ha
With this abomination I can say for sure that I’ll never buy an Accord for personal use again. The old Volvo S80 has more personality than the “robotic” grill that’s reminiscent of the 90’s.
I still think the Camry SE is the best looking in the mid-size segment.
You all are biased and idiotic, this is handsome car, you’ve got to be crazy to call this ugly, or an abomination. It isn’t the most innovative, or the best looking design, but god damn it looks pretty inoffensive and actually attractive. Stop complaining.
i think the car looks better in these pictures but frankly, those headlights are just too much. and i too think the door handles look too big or too ‘blingy’.
does anyone else think the rear looks like the offspring of a toyota avalon and saturn aura?
I dont mind most angles on those headlights, but S-60 nailed it — WTF is that freakin bulge popping off the fender like a boil waiting to be popped? It looks like absolute ****, and in fact looks stupid on a monte carlo, but at least gm’s designers kept it halfway subdued. Holy **** … I’ll wait till I see the real thing, but I was a bit interested before … now I am not sure. Plus the flow off the tail lights into the bumber looks contrived and cliché.
But it’ll sell in ****loads and win every Consumer Report accolade - just watch. Maybe the coupe will have a better take …
i think honda was going for that nice dated look.
nice saturn rear end too
Honda in my opinion have always made dated looking cars even when new except the S2000. This new Accord is just as dated looking but it does look better than the current model. I like the C pillar as it looks very BMWish. The grill looks like it came off Honda’s Element which is one of the ugliest cars in my opinion. The car looks like a true Toyota Camry fighter which is what Honda was hoping for. Even though I would never buy it, I am sure that it is a competent vehicle that will be enjoyed by someone.
I remember when Hyundai copy honda’s design I guess the table has turn
A BMW Clone
This is looking more like a big scoop of ugly with a side of vanilla. The grille is really out of place.
Spykotik:
Being a honda fan …”
That makes one of us. I OWNED one.
TOZO:
How brilliant will that civic look after the crappy electrical sytem fails in a rainstorm. This is noting BOUGHT by anyone with any intelligence
Rogers:
Azera/Sonata, altima, passat, camry/es330, mazda 6 ….
I’d take any over this P.O.S.
jamaicandude:
“Hondas always have the mechanical bits nailed down?”
That’s a surrise to me, and to the guy who regularly took me (in his Chevy) to the repair shop (and eventually to the junkyard) because of my honda.
mbggd099:
And the Altima takes the crown as the best of the new generation of mid-size sedans …
Not so fact. But it’s certainly the best from japan’s big 3 unless you count the maxima in that group.
Honda, or even its faux-luxury division, has as much chance of equalling a BMW as Estelle getty does of breaking Hank Aaron’s HR record.
Bin Laden Pitching 4 perfect games for the BoSox to sweep the Yanks in the ALCS, four no-hitters to sweep the Mets in the Series, and STILL getting elected (by unanimous popular vote) Mayor of NYC
Ricardo Head
Accords are destined to be ubiquitous as long as retards keep reproducing
archknight:
people like you are why faux-luxury divisions were created. That’s not a compliment
1487_GM_SALES:
You’re blatantly pitching things.
Tell your bosses to start selling the Zafira here.
And no more pussyfooting in your ad campaigns. Make commercials that tell the truth straight-out. “Our cars are better that Hondas or Toyotas, that’s why you should buy them. None of the opaque three-way Saturn challenge stuff. Note of this warranty stuff. Just make better cars, and let people know you make better cars.
There is not much to say about this car, flat, ugly, no appeal, same as the older model. Honda needs to get some inspiration from european designers.
It is interesting that people are actually disappointed in this car considering its a Honda. They generally are incapably of designing a nice looking car and this is no exception. Its not ugly, but it is highly derivative of other cars on the market and very conservative. Its pretty obvious they were studying the 5 series a lot when designing this car. I’m sure the interior is much better than the exterior.
I don’t know what you guys were expecting. It’s not like honda is all of a sudden going to turn into lamborgihni and start making all their cars look like exotics. It’s a normal, reliable, sedan. That’s what people want, and thats what people are buying. So honda is going to keep making them. Customers are satisfied, honda is satisfied.
I have only owned Acura and I currently own a 2004 TL. I bought that bc they have no more CL but this Honda Accord Coupe is nice reminds me of an Aston Martin. I would have no problem buying that and exchanging my TL! The sedan is a blatant rip of the Bavarian Motor Works (BMW) 5-series but hey the Accord has to go more upscale. I like the design I just hope that they will change the RL engine to the 3.7 they use in the MDX otherwise the Accord, TL and RL will have the same power plant. Toyota Camry and Lexus ES& GS350 use the same engine but they have enough sense to offer a V8 in the GS. The RL competes with the GS not the LS BTW
Im done bitches
3115: what do you do when a faux-luxury honda and a faux-luxury toyota crash on the freeway.
A: If neither car has exploded, puncture the fuel tanks and strike a match.
B: Remind them that they paid an extra $10,000 and they’re just as dead
C: Nothing
You are offended by my bitch comment lol
Talk some sense psycho
I’m rick james!