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Old 08-29-2005 | 08:22 PM
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The Accord will sell well no matter what but I personally think that the 03-05's were classier. The new ones look like a Mercury Montego. Hopefully it will look better in person...
Old 08-29-2005 | 09:15 PM
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The car does look like a ford 500. not feeling it.

O
esp from the sides
Old 08-29-2005 | 09:56 PM
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Infiniti already did those G35 tailights 3 yrs ago
Old 08-29-2005 | 09:58 PM
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Sure, the Accord has its shortcomings, but are there any of you that think it's behind the competition? Specifically in ITS class.
Old 08-29-2005 | 10:09 PM
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ehh.... the rear.

I won't hate.
Old 08-29-2005 | 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by heyitsme
The interior is really nicely done, but re-doing the rear just brings to light that the whole exterior was pretty much a bad idea from the start. The profile sucks the same, the front end sucks the same and the rear is fixed, wonderful.

Adding the 6-speed in the sedan was a nice touch that really shouldn't have taken Honda so long and should be repeated in future models, but I would think people who like driving a sporty sedan like a car that at least looks slightly sporty..can't see taking that over an Altima Se-R at the price they are asking...

wow.... the Altima SE-R looks really good when its tilted like that.
Old 08-30-2005 | 12:22 AM
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The dead on front pic of the car is horrible!
That car went from bland to ugly...and fast.

Bring on the new Civic because the Accord is over.
Old 08-30-2005 | 01:00 AM
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Still boring. The previous gen was way hotter for its time.
Old 08-30-2005 | 05:48 AM
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Originally Posted by congo
see page 30 and look at the silver accord
it seems like the rims on the silver one is same as the 01-02 CL-S rims
am i right?
Read post #758.
Old 08-30-2005 | 08:38 AM
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Looking at these pictures again, honda has gone to conservative in my view. When I look at Nissan's line they are building vehicles that consumers want, rwd, performance based, designs still with bad interiors though . Looking at the Accord above its just to conservative, they could have done better. The TL, and TSX are more of a aggressive design. Don't know when but hopefully Acura/Honda will come back to their roots and car like in their past, integra, Legand LS coupe, etc.
Old 08-30-2005 | 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by 04EuroAccordTsx
Infiniti already did those G35 tailights 3 yrs ago

those look nothing like g35 tail lights. just because they are LEDs now they're g35 lights? ok.
Old 08-30-2005 | 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by srika
wow.... the Altima SE-R looks really good when its tilted like that.
Old 08-30-2005 | 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by iNteGraz92

those look nothing like g35 tail lights. just because they are LEDs now they're g35 lights? ok.

I dont understand that one either.....if anything they look like the lights that were on the '94 Accords. Just bigger.
Old 08-30-2005 | 11:10 PM
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Actually they look like the lights the Accord coupe had all along.
Old 09-01-2005 | 09:10 AM
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Accord Coupe Info and Pictures are up at honda.com

http://accordcoupe.honda.com

Surprised, they actually changed the rear of the coupe too.
Old 09-01-2005 | 08:22 PM
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Look at the new plood trim. I like it even better than the current plood, which I always thought was more convincing than plood in previous Acuras.
Old 09-02-2005 | 08:14 AM
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Yeah, the new imitation stuff is very nice looking. It actually looks like a woodgrain that you could possibly identify, unlike the stuff they usually use, which to me looks like kinda-wood-colored ugly patterned plastic.
Old 09-03-2005 | 09:56 PM
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Am I the only one who hated the front more than the rear in the first place? I admit the back wasnt the best but I always thought the front needed more work and I think this restyling just highlights that.

Oh well...at least it hardly matters what the car looks like but after the new civic is looking good you wouldve thought they couldve done something good with the accord.
Old 09-03-2005 | 11:19 PM
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I don't know about anyone else but I really liked the rims that came with the 03-05 6MT Accord's. The rims that are equipped on the 06' 6MT don't impress me as much.

In all, I liked the 03-05's more than the new ones.
Old 09-04-2005 | 01:45 AM
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New Accord Coupe lights are LED-converted Taurus lights.
Old 09-06-2005 | 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by 03CoupeV6
New Accord Coupe lights are LED-converted Taurus lights.
Old 09-06-2005 | 10:36 PM
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Nice TL-S wheels. They must've seen my car and gotten the idea.
Old 09-06-2005 | 11:18 PM
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i'm curious as to how Honda will design the 8th generation Accord coupe/sedan in a year or two. i hope they go to the sharp styling of Nissan/Infiniti
Old 09-06-2005 | 11:51 PM
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http://www.honda.co.jp/auto-lineup/inspire/

if honda would have just kept the jdm front grill on for the NA market, i think it would've taken me a longer time to decide between a tsx and an accord, assuming the accord would've had the v6 6mt, or even a 2.4L 4cyl 6mt.
Old 09-07-2005 | 07:16 AM
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Originally Posted by 04EuroAccordTsx
i'm curious as to how Honda will design the 8th generation Accord coupe/sedan in a year or two. i hope they go to the sharp styling of Nissan/Infiniti

Please tell me you are joking.

Altima =


Maxima =


300z = meh
Old 09-07-2005 | 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by 95gt
Please tell me you are joking.

Altima =


Maxima =


300z = meh
The Altima looks a LOT better then the Accord, even the Maxima has more style then the Accord.
Old 09-07-2005 | 09:29 AM
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The Altima looks a LOT better then the Accord, even the Maxima has more style then the Accord.
Opinion there on the altima. But either way we are talking about generality here. Honda > Nissan in styling.

And if you think the maxima look better than any car on the road I weep for you
Old 09-07-2005 | 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by 95gt
Opinion there on the altima. But either way we are talking about generality here. Honda > Nissan in styling.

And if you think the maxima look better than any car on the road I weep for you
Honda Accord < Nissan Alitma
Honda Ridgeline < Nissan Frontier
Honda Odyessey > Nissan Quest
Honda CR-V < Nissan X-terra
Honda Pilot < Nissan Pathfinder
Honda Civic = Nissan Sentra (both of them are about equal)
Honda S2000 = Nissan 350Z (I like them both)
Honda Insight - no comparison but ugly as hell
Honda Element - A Rubbermaid box on wheels
Old 09-07-2005 | 09:38 AM
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I think more along the lines of the Infiniti division.

The styling of the G35, M34/45, and FX are better than Acura's, but the interiors of Infiniti's still need improvement.
Old 09-07-2005 | 09:39 AM
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The Accord had a good design, but for whatever reason the end product looked like ass. Even the rear didn't look bad when it was still on paper.


Old 09-07-2005 | 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by DownUnder
Honda Accord < Nissan Alitma
Honda Ridgeline < Nissan Frontier
Honda Odyessey > Nissan Quest
Honda CR-V < Nissan X-terra
Honda Pilot < Nissan Pathfinder
Honda Civic = Nissan Sentra (both of them are about equal)
Honda S2000 = Nissan 350Z (I like them both)
Honda Insight - no comparison but ugly as hell
Honda Element - A Rubbermaid box on wheels
I think the Pilot should compete w/ the Murano since they are both cross over SUVS -- and the CR-V & Xterra are kinda different creatures too but I guess you have to pair them all up somehow ...
Old 09-07-2005 | 01:34 PM
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I think the Pilot should compete w/ the Murano since they are both cross over SUVS -- and the CR-V & Xterra are kinda different creatures too but I guess you have to pair them all up somehow ...
True, I forgot the Murano is more inline with the Pilot.

And to be fair Honda > Nissan when it comes to interiors. But I think Nissan still has more exciting designs. With the few exceptions such as the Quest and Maxima, I wonder what the hell went wrong there.
Old 09-07-2005 | 05:14 PM
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damn, is honda stealing talent from mitsubishi, the new accord is eclipse ugly
Old 09-07-2005 | 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by phile
The Accord had a good design, but for whatever reason the end product looked like ass. Even the rear didn't look bad when it was still on paper.



that would've made anicer accord
Old 09-07-2005 | 11:37 PM
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front is a tad nicer, but not to crazy about the rear, i still havent gotten used to the current model sedan rear
Old 09-08-2005 | 03:06 AM
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Originally Posted by phile
The Accord had a good design, but for whatever reason the end product looked like ass. Even the rear didn't look bad when it was still on paper.



man wish that was the accord but i like the redesign too those concepts look alot like the mazda 6 endproduct
Old 09-08-2005 | 07:51 AM
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front is a tad nicer, but not to crazy about the rear, i still havent gotten used to the current model sedan rear
Same here, I can't stand the ass.
Old 09-08-2005 | 11:05 PM
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it went from ugly to the ugliest
Old 09-11-2005 | 07:30 PM
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i hate that new ass.
Old 09-11-2005 | 08:08 PM
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wow, that rear is gorgeous


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