Galpin Honda: Custom Accord Coupe (based on Honda Accord) news

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Galpin Honda: Custom Accord Coupe (based on Honda Accord) news

From here: http://paultan.org/archives/2008/11/...coupe-concept/

Honda exhibited a Honda Factory Performance Accord Coupe at last year’s SEMA show that came with a reduced ride height, a bodykit and 19 inch wheels but that was about it. It was still rather sedate and understated, which is actually what most people would want a classy D-segment coupe to be anyway.

This year there’s a more radical ride prepared by Galpin Honda, a Honda dealer in Los Angeles. The Galpin Accord Coupe features a flashy blue paintjob with a carbon fiber hood and a GT wing at the rear, as well as a really low ride height and huge wheels.

There seems to be some form of intercooler at the front but it might just be a fake one for show as part of the front bumper, because look at the size of those tiny brakes! For some odd reason the front brakes look like they’re stock standard but the rear gets small but crossdrilled discs (look at enlarged pics for detail).
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Looks pretty good, but it needs smaller brakes.
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Looks pretty good, but it needs smaller brakes.
or get rid of brakes to reduce weight on it.
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cross drilled on the rear and not the front?
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Wheels are fugly. Brakes are pathetic. Body kit looks fat and ugly. Exhaust is fail as well.
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meh...

There's too much going on there.
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all those stickers produce additional 100 hp....
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Its a Trailer Queen. I like their upgraded AC Condenser up front :p It matches the stock brakes. The carbon fiber isn't too bad and neither is the exhaust by itself, but lets just say this car is not worth more thenthe sum of its parts. At least it has a nice interior although the fake carbon fiber didn't look good in the earlier 6spd Accords and it doesn't now.
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And why is just the rear calipers red but not the front? Why upgrade the rears and not the front? Either they did a half ass job or they think your gonna be reversing pretty fast.
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i think its horrendous, the new accord looks amazing and doesnt really need any exterior help except maybe a drop and some rims
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that could be the worst wheel design ever.

the spokes look like a bunch of Schlage keys.
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wow i actually think its nice as a sport compact car obviously a few changes are needed like brake upgrade
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I'd rather take the regular SE V6 model with the factory bodykit.
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ricey. just looks tacky. the accord coupe in stock trim with or without factory body kit is sexy as hell.

ruined straight up
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Too much Looks like a fart can Civic boi made the design.
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or get rid of brakes to reduce weight on it.
meh, the weight is fine. Let's add a couple more subwoofers so that the other race cars can hear the system as they pass you.
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What a lot of wasted effort. Wasted indeed.
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This is one very ricer vehicle...
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interior gets an a+, the exterior is another story
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it needs bigger brakes STAT
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anyone have any idea what kinda wheels are on it?
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never mind, they're forgiato wheels $$$$$
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