Saw this on the freeway today:




Didn't care much for it at first but I checked it out and the fender flares looked really clean and it it looks like the wheels were extended at least 2" out. The car had DST (distributor I think) plates on it. Anyone seen this?

 

Sorry, that just looks nasty, IMO.

 

lmao...HONDA RIIIDIN HIIIGH BOOOOY, forget chevys

 

hmm...a prototype for a rear wheel drive Accord?

 

the plates are 3421 - it's a Honda test mule

 

I thought it was an 8-Series at first

 

I'm down in Longbeach for work and caught it going down 110 S near the terminals. Its def not my look though

 

Somehow the license plates look like a Manufacturer Plate which if it is so would suggest that MYTRAN got a lucky shot off on a Factory prototype of some sort. Wonder what Honda has up it's sleeve that needs those big flares.

Jens

 

I don't see anything. Anyone else having a problem?

 

Those were cropped pics off of my digicam. I figured it might be a local tuner testing out the car so I didn't try to chase it down. Oh well, too late

 

Probably testing the drivetrain for the next Accord? Perhaps the next Accord is slightly wider, and they want to camo it using a current gen Accord, that's why they had to widen it...

 

Where is the pic???

 

Pics still work for me.

 

Also:

And i thought the CL had a bad case of 4x4...

 

Looks like a test mule with some fender flares...

 

the gayness

 

Why would they use an 03-05 Accord sedan rearend and not the one on current 06+ Accord if indeed it is a manufacturer one?

Honda needs to bring back the nice styled 6th gen 98-02 Accord sedan and coupe and revise them for the 8th gen. Every Accord since 2003 has looked ugly and odd looking to me.

 

More future ugly Honda product

 

wtf!! its worst than 4x4!!

 

it looks like it has 26in rims on it!

 

It must be coming to/from Honda Headquarters, I'll ask my mom about it.

 

they are testing something out on a current platform for an upcoming it looks like

 

with the fenders that far out and the wheels high off the ground, im guessing it's a test mule for a future SUV (pilot replacement?)

 

Didn't see anyone else comment on this. So 3421 plates used on Honda test vehicles?

 

a wide bodykit?

 

i know....what a retard!

 

its been mentioned like 10 times in previous posts... its a test mule, retard.

 

2009 TL disguised?

The next Accord? TSX? Who knows. It could be AWD.

 

shit, my bad! no need to call me a retard...dick head!

 

Dammit! I was in socal just this past week ... missed it!

But it is interesting to see such an animal (ie test mule) do real miles on the road. If I was a betting person, I think it's to test out AWD on a platform. Car looks like a shell (but I'm basing this on really crappy quality digital pics)

Probably find out more about that car in a couple of years as a concept.

 

Not necessarily only on test mules, but official American Honda veichles...like test mules, pre-production models, press cars, etc...

 

Ummm it HAS TO BE THAT high. The SH wont fit.


Test mule.


Look at BMW X models 330xi. All raise up a bit. AWD will do that to you every time. Even the mighty bmw cant hide AWD....well if u get sport package you can.

=p

But on this accord the SH-AWD will not fit and the bigger rims make it soo high. But its not that high. Looks like 19 inch rims and 4 inchs extra fender gap. meh.

 

Notice the new mufflers. I remember seeing a set up like that on a rear-drive 300M test mule in Car and Driver. As it turns out, that was a test mule for the rear-drive 300C. If you're adding a rear-drive set up on the back end of a front wheel drive car, you probably need to re-route the exhaust and, hence, the new mufflers.

Perhaps Honda is trying out the RL's SH-AWD system under the Accord chasis and decided not to shorten the half shafts. That would account for the wide stance and the increased ride height.

However, that begs the question, what would this be a mule for? What information is Honda getting out of putting the RL's driveline under an old Accord? My guess is that in addition to the RL driveline there is a new engine and perhaps a new transmission (six speed?) under the hood.

I for one would welcome an AWD TL. Test driving one last year, I felt there was just too much power in the car to have it all come out of the front end. I just hope Honda doesn't increase the wheel clearence on the car like BMW does on its AWD 3 series; looks ugly. If Audi can make nice-looking AWD cars, Honda should be able to do it too. Who knows, maybe the next TL Type S will be an S4 killer.

 

its a 2008 Honda Accord Outback Sport Utility Sedan

 

haha he's Ridin Derrity!