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From what I have heard from Honda corp. the finished product will look a lot like the Acura RL.. and from these pics I can visualize it...
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Ace spy photographer Chris Doane happened upon a very lightly disguised 2008 Honda Accord sedan development vehicle doing some hot weather testing, and fortunately for us had his camera on him (we think he sleeps with a Canon under his pillow). The Accord is certainly one of Honda's most important products, and we can see from these shots that the sedan will look similar but not identical to the Accord coupe that was unveiled as a concept last January in Detroit and has already been spotted out in the wild. Brenda Priddy & Co. notes the sedan is lacking the honeycomb grille from the coupe and certain lines of the body are different. In our estimation, it's a fairly vanilla design, which is in keeping with this car's purpose of appealing to the largest demographic possible in the midsize sedan segment.
While this mule was likely a four-cylinder model, we expect a new 3.5L V6 from Honda for the Accord with at least 270 horsepower when the car debuts later this year. Expect lower emissions, however, and tricks like cylinder deactivation to increase the car's fuel economy at the same time. The four-cylinder, meanwhile, will likely have around 180 horsepower. Production of the new Accord should start in September or October with deliveries to dealerships arriving not long after.
While this mule was likely a four-cylinder model, we expect a new 3.5L V6 from Honda for the Accord with at least 270 horsepower when the car debuts later this year. Expect lower emissions, however, and tricks like cylinder deactivation to increase the car's fuel economy at the same time. The four-cylinder, meanwhile, will likely have around 180 horsepower. Production of the new Accord should start in September or October with deliveries to dealerships arriving not long after.
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Geez it looks like they copied the Hyundai Sonata taillights. And funny thing, because people say the Sonata's taillights were copied off an Accord.
I'm not feelin the design though. Maybe they'll finally offer a clutchless manual automatic like they do in Japan.
Someone ought to do something new and daring on a family sedan. Like make it rear wheel drive! (Wow that would be cool
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I'm not feelin the design though. Maybe they'll finally offer a clutchless manual automatic like they do in Japan.
Someone ought to do something new and daring on a family sedan. Like make it rear wheel drive! (Wow that would be cool
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For a mainstream family sedan it looks pretty good.