Comments on: Uncovered Honda Accord sedan and coupe spotted!

By: mankrm

mankrm — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 17:20:53 +0000

i thot i saw one of these in front at klcc last monday. greg colour with twin eksoz and benz like taillights. couldnt make out the model name, some alphabets and numbers like GLXX something.. Wilayah plate very cool looking car. not familiar at all, only the honda logo infront.

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By: K.A.R.R

K.A.R.R — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 13:55:19 +0000

cant wait to see it in reality

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By: Phisto

Phisto — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 23:16:03 +0000

I kinda like the front. Looks very much similar with the Odyssey/Stream family look. I think it would they buyers of that category a more edgy choice other than the all-rounder Camry.

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By: hyundai

hyundai — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 22:09:17 +0000

This accord looks too bland to me… I hope to see the Euro Accord.

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By: ynnad

ynnad — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 17:22:54 +0000

looking at the coupe's front clip and the sedan's one it's quite amazing what a little groove or protrusion on the front bumper and grille makes.

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By: ynnad

ynnad — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 17:19:37 +0000

hmm… if this accord is coming to m'sia… then toyota has nothing to worry about. heck they (toyota) wont even need a midlife facelift to the camry when this accord is launched. I drive an accord and cannot imagine myself in a camry… that's until the present camry was launched.

Toyota now moving away from ahpek image, but accord is going towards one.

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By: mmcwei

mmcwei — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 15:26:26 +0000

Paul,

will this model come to malaysia? it is totally different from the previous accord…the front look like EVO 8 or 9…the rear look like Bmw 5 series…but i'm still interesting to know more bout it…

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By: BanyakMasukWorkshop

BanyakMasukWorkshop — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:08:06 +0000

Personally, i think if anything, its the koreans who are more well known for copying, and not vice-versa. I believe honda has more than enough heritage to put a claim on their own designs, although this accord looks like its taken a page out of BMW 5series design. The rear quarter glass even has a pseudo "hofmeister kink" ala BMW.

anyways.. i dont believe there is truly any such thing as a truly "original" car design. The real originals were the first cars of its type that appeared in the world. From then on, everything has been inspired by something else or another, or is just an evolution on an older design.

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By: Xoomie

Xoomie — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 11:22:35 +0000

Alamak, the new Accord looked like Korean designs.

I think the current Camry still looks better as it more "conti".

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By: droll

droll — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 11:18:10 +0000

if i recall i read somewhere the rear light design is based on US tastes. Honda did a survey and found most people in the US prefer that sloping look in the light.

it is the same with the current accord (that has the same front lights as the previous model but some god forsaken ugly rear lights!)

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By: terracottaz

terracottaz — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 08:58:06 +0000

This Honda Accord will be launch on March 2008 and Honda Malaysia already signed contract with Goodyear to slap Goodyear Excellence RunOnFlat rubber on this machine.As you know Goodyear Excellence promised safety, comfort and performance.

http://www.goodyear.com.ph/excellence.html

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By: 4G63T DSM

4G63T DSM — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 08:40:58 +0000

FYI. Our new camry is not the USDM version, hence it looks more sporty. US is still using the old one. Still selling in droves.

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By: 4G63T DSM

4G63T DSM — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 08:38:50 +0000

I wont compare the designs of the accord and the sonata because to me, they are both night and day. completely different.

However, at the price war, The Sonata is firing all guns. An Accord sized car for less than civic money. And with any indication, just as well built (those that read my Honda post will see what sort of nightmare we got with our 05 Accord).

Remember that the Accord is styled for the American market. People see things differently there. There is a risk of Honda getting too avantgard over styling and risk turning their targeted demographics. North America also has the Acura brand for more "aggresively" styled Hondas, so expect Honda branded cars to be a bit bland. "Bland" works great for Toyota……

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By: normaluser

normaluser — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 07:56:11 +0000

arcana, i quite don't agree with the statement. the camry has always been designed to be conservative & bulky. I don't think the camry looks sportier than the accord. Each time a new accord comes out, it always look far sportier than the camry. Camrys always look bulky, yet its elegant for towkays.

This new accord is sleek and compact. Look at the BMW-inspired C pillar (3rd pic) and flowing shoulder lines. I just wish that the 4-door version uses the same rear lights as the coupe version.

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By: NiceCar

NiceCar — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 07:36:11 +0000

as arcana said, if compare as an executive car, camry is still miles ahead in terms of style..

hopefully this accord will win the camry if compare as sport sedan, and attract the youth buyer..

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By: azrai

azrai — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 07:20:54 +0000

No wonder the interest rate for Accord is only 1.38.Stock clearance it seems.It look nice, but quite a bit like new Sonata. Hmm..

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By: arcana

arcana — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 02:26:35 +0000

awww quite disappointing….for an executive car, camry is still miles ahead in terms of style. looks like toyota can breath a sigh of relief if they gonna see this as their competitor.

we need more intense competition so that buyers are spoilt with not only choice, but more stuff added into cars.

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By: nmh

nmh — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:30:36 +0000

camry win this time. Its ok coz civic win over corolla

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By: reizan

reizan — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:07:48 +0000

The coupe version looks very similar to the Civic coupe version at the rear and i think it is sexy. Too bad it (coupe) will never get to Malaysia…..

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By: Prem3377

Prem3377 — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:37:12 +0000

wow!!!its a killer man!!!!!!!honda is always the best!!!i really want one!!!hope price remain the same as the current one!!!

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By: armandd

armandd — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:16:52 +0000

are u sure that's not the sonata?

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By: proton GL

proton GL — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 21:18:24 +0000

the latest trend in forming/designing a car body is 'knife edge'

-so this new accord is not really trendy

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By: transformer

transformer — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 21:12:42 +0000

hope Honda will bring in their 2.2CDI into bolehland in this model…

hopefully…

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By: transformer

transformer — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 21:11:51 +0000

the sedan front can attract my attention!

fugly rear!

only the Coupe cun all round! yeah!

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By: LittleFire85

LittleFire85 — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 21:02:58 +0000

Now is japan copy koreans?!? Wah lau! Look like the new sonata a lot! But rumours say that the koreans hyundai are going come out even newer sonata then us… Louzy Malaysian G, always scare ppl to bring new cars to Malaysia coz tax..

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By: ingolstadt

ingolstadt — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 20:45:48 +0000

Woah~ Honda's returning a favor to Hyundai Sonata !

Honda :" Thanks for giving us the greatest form of flattery by copying our tail lamps."

Hyundai :" No prob, you can have my front."

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By: drebar

drebar — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 20:40:40 +0000

oh no! what happened to Honda? they seems to be going backwards in their design!

the cr-v is the best example… and now this accord??

it looks exactly like the new Hyundai Sonata… lolz…

and the front grill! those peeps from proton must have seen this somewhere and did the same grill for Waja facelift.

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By: Capt Shopalot

Capt Shopalot — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 20:38:34 +0000

This is so Autobot!!!

What a long time since Prelude

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By: mystvearn

mystvearn — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 20:14:06 +0000

Found this at LowyatNF few days ago. The coupe looks great. Not so sure about the sedan version

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By: ab

ab — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 19:55:29 +0000

they've solve the rear styling, but now the front looks like the old honda civic, come on honda, it looks a decade old!

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