phile

from a quick view, I thought it resembled the outgoing Lexus ES

iforyou

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Fixed.

dom

Like the front bumper.

TSX69

TOV has a new spy shot of the rear.

phee

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can't see shit

AZuser

ToV blocks hot linking. Rear looks better than Hybrid front. Looks to be an improvement over 8G sedan rear too... from what I can make out. Hope I'm not wrong

iforyou

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seems to be quite good looking but I really need a better photo to from an opinion.......

Teh Jatt

more pics

http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2013-...photo-5076441/

TSXy Luster

loving the aggressive front

biker

^ till we get the watered down production version....

TSXy Luster

hopefully not since that car was shot on los angeles roads...

iforyou

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I think that's the watered down version already...I don't think they would test a concept car with 20" rims and totally black windows with racing suspension with no wheel gap on the street....there's no point of testing a production car that way....

civicdrivr

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Do I see LED tails and HIDs??

AZuser

Knowing Honda, it's probably LED tails and halogen projector headlights.

They'll reserve HIDs for Acuras.

civicdrivr

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And then omit the LEDs from the MMC?

Rocketsfan

.... except for the base model.

Aman

Really excited to see what this looks like unskinned...

phile

And not all Acuras have LEDs in the rear...ILX, RDX, TSX, ZDX. That's over half the lineup.

iforyou

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I think those are projectors:

Type34

Obviously we need to wait for the de-camo'ed Accord, but in looking at the pics combined with the show-circuit Accord Coupe and Crosstour...

2013 Design
Fusion > Sonata (still) > Camry, Accord, Altima, Malibu LTZ (ECO model is boring)

The outlier may be the 2013/14 Mazda 6...I love my 2010 and the next model, based on the Takeri concept, seems to be intriguing...

SSFTSX

Once new Altima and Accord sales starts. No one will ever talk about Sonata and to certain extent Fusion sales.

F23A4

The question is: will LED tails be on the hybrid model only (a la Toyota Camry hybrid) OR for EX-L models OR across the whole lineup (i.e.: 7.5G Accord) as well.

In any event, I think it's a styling improvement over the 8G Accord sedan.

biker

AZuser

Kinda looks the same as the current gen. But with projector (halogen?) headlights and daytime running LEDs a la Audi

Edward'TLS

Agree, looks very similar to the current gen.

F23A4

Rumor had it that the 9G Accord would be more evolutionary than revolutionary. Aside from the headlights and taillights (and although camo'd up), it pretty much resembles my 12 Accord Ex sedan....right down the wheels and exhaust.

TSX69

http://vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=1072135

http://vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=1072100

F23A4

So.....8.5G Accord in disguise.

iforyou

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If it looks anything like the rendering made by some guy at TOV, then I don't mind at all.

Moog-Type-S

Gonna be hard to tell the new gen apart from the old gen.

phile

Same here. the current Accord actually looks very nice, they just needed to tidy up the proportions (front overhang looking blunt and heavy, wasn't as sleek as before due to pedestrian safety design), and do some clean up in other areas. at least the taillights (from what I can see) will now look more integrated than the outgoing model's. And I hope the projectors headlights come standard on all models, a la Odyssey.

iforyou

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ya....I also think that most Honda designs can withstand the test of time...I'm not sure if Honda is capable of designing that would "wow" everyone while keeping the design ageless....

Hapa DC5

LOL ala Civic...?

3G TL comes to mind. Funny how BMW and other manufacturers can get away with evolutionary styling changes...

phile

3G TL still looks good til this day.

MuGen7Modulo

G9 will be a Winner.



Bringing the JDM/Inspire spec with plugin version, will seal the deal!

iforyou

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lol this is funny because I originally didn't like the 3G TL design in 2004. I thought the 1g TSX was much better looking. Fast forward to 2012 and I feel that the 1g TSX looks quite outdated now....

YEH

Seems like Honda basically kept the roofline/greenhouse the same (which is the best thing about the Accord) and is going to make the front and rear fascias a bit more cutting edge.


Surprised no one has posted pics of the dash.



Have to say, I'm impressed - looks nice (better than the dash/centerstack in the new Camry, Altima and Malibu).

It's also better than the dash/centerstack in the TSX design-wise/aesthetically.


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Why would they talk about Sonata sales - since they are capped by supply.

Otoh - combined Sonata and Optima sales should still be near the top.

Also, a new Sonata is due in about another year and a half.

Legend2TL

^ Interior looks really nice.

dom

So I guess only the plug in version is getting that more aggressive front end? Doesn't look like any of the other cars in the spy pics have the same aggressive front and rear bumper. Too bad.

As for the interior, it definitely looks nice. But I'll wait until I actually sit in one and get a close look at the plastics before passing judgment.

SSFTSX

Honda has to make Accord slightly upscale than Altima design wise because there is no Maxima class vehicle in Honda.

It is not better than TSX. TSX small steering wheel and
buttons are blended into dash on reasonable size center stack. so it is not overhelming but gives elegance. not over done.
Accord center stack is too wide like the new Lexus.




all you see is vast area behind the dash. every thing else is below eyesight.



Sonata sells will always be capped. New Sonata will not make difference. It is Honda and Nissan time to implement new engines and transmission.
Hyundai/Kia has no chance of implementing some thing new. At best copy some tech from Germans. where is 8speed transmission from Koreans in 4 cylinder cars?. Honda and Nissan are going to implement CVT in 4 cylinder.