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I’ll admit, I like the nickname my readers have been giving the Crosstour — ugger is particularly catchy and for the record, I didn’t say I thought it looked good — just that it looks better in person than in photos.
But enough about the looks: we spend most of our ownership experience inside our vehicles, or at least not staring at the outside, and in any event, the inside is where you will want to stay with the new Crosstour.
As mentioned, the Crosstour is basically fully loaded, which in Honda speak is an EX-L model. If you have been inside the current Accord, the interior is very similar in the Crosstour.
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In fact, the interior is very similar to that of the Acura TL I drove a few weeks back, so you certainly are not sacrificing luxury with this vehicle.
I sat in the back seat for a bit and was quite surprised by the amount of headroom. Although I’m not a tall guy, headroom and legroom seemed adequate, unlike the Acura ZDX which I could barely get into and bumped my head a few times trying.
The big story inside the Crosstour is the rear hatch: the amount of cargo room is impressive and it certainly seems more spacious than many SUVs I have tested where the rear seats are practically right at the rear of the vehicle.
The other big story, though, is the visibility to the rear, which is just plain horrible. This evening I had a taxi cab tailgating me; I don’t know for how long because I didn’t notice he was there until I stopped at a red light. You just cannot see a thing out the rear, to the point that it may as well not have a window.
