Topic: 2010 Honda Accord-based CUV

[Dante]

This might be a rather nice package from Honda although the article states that this is only a mule and not the actual car.

http://www.leftlanenews.com/honda-accord-crossover.html#more-11905

[ggweci]

I guess this will be Honda's answer to the Venza.

[MKII]

Interesting find. It is the Euro Accord wagon with N,A. Accord front clip, and I notice the rear bumper is North Americanize with the side red reflector, and the side mirrors are not the euro Accord mirrors.

[Greg B.]

Since the CR-V is Honda's Accord-based SUV this was inevitable I guess. I'd be hard-pressed to call it anything other than a station wagon though...

[Dante]

Slightly raised, AWD, station wagon.

Isn't this the segment Subaru almost left because it didn't seem to catch up? Or was that only because of the quirky Subaru designs? I guess time will tell.
The Ford Taurus X is another one in this category that didn't seem to fly, but maybe because it's a Ford?

[DoubleClutch]

Since the CR-V is Honda's Accord-based SUV this was inevitable I guess. I'd be hard-pressed to call it anything other than a station wagon though...

That's incorrect. The CR-V is based off of the civic platform. This is definitely a direct competitor to Toyota's Venza.

[Seafoam]

I like the lower stature of this car compared to other CUV's. Bring back the stationwagon. It has a "Magnum" look to it.

[Sir Osis of Liver]

Slightly raised, AWD, station wagon.

Isn't this the segment Subaru almost left because it didn't seem to catch up? Or was that only because of the quirky Subaru designs? I guess time will tell.
The Ford Taurus X is another one in this category that didn't seem to fly, but maybe because it's a Ford?

Yep, looks like an Accord wagon to me, which is great. I wonder if they'll ruin the production version by jacking it up several more inches and slapping on 19 or 20 inch rims?

I never understood why the Taurus X never flew. It's possible the aborted Freestyle sort of sank it. The tow rating was fairly low for that type of vehicle too.

[Wolverine]

And I thought the Accord looked big enough...

[Jaeger]

And I thought the Accord looked big enough...

Oddly enough, I think I prefer this version.  The Accord sedan has always struck me as overly bloated (to put it mildly).  As a big tall wagon though, the chunkiness works better.

On a purely aesthetic basis, I'd much sooner drive this than that fugly new Pilot.

Jaeger

[Wolverine]

And I thought the Accord looked big enough...

Oddly enough, I think I prefer this version.  The Accord sedan has always struck me as overly bloated (to put it mildly).  As a big tall wagon though, the chunkiness works better.

On a purely aesthetic basis, I'd much sooner drive this than that fugly new Pilot.

Jaeger

Can't say you'r wrong. It looks better in the wagon shape indeed.

[Mitlov]

First Honda in a couple years that hasn't been a total aesthetic train wreck IMO.  I like it.

The Venza offers an absurdly good interior-space-to-fuel-economy ratio in inline-four trim (even with AWD, where it gets the same overall fuel economy as my Jetta).  Let's see if this can compete.