Comments on: 2008 Honda Accord Sedan Test Drive at Tochigi R&D

By: TESTDRIVER

TESTDRIVER — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 07:23:25 +0000

Had a test drive and found it quite imprerssive ! Interrior controls are more complex but cool !

Hope to see price maintained. All other data as mention in some of top US car reviews does match.

Still a wierd outlook but maybe that is what different than others. On the rood still look younger according to my friend and I would agree.

Overall , very good work honda !

By: TESTDRIVER

TESTDRIVER — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:57:32 +0000

Well a lot of other choices out there. So don’t get hung up in one brand only !!

Anyway please don’t compare cars in thier out of range categories.

By: matsu

matsu — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 06:07:31 +0000

hi guys. No offense, either its due to a brilliant copying design by proton that I think the new Saga looks similiar to the accord lah – front view! just check out the adverts side by side!

By: maxaufa

maxaufa — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:56:22 +0000

Look nice…..hopefully interior design for meter dashboard use digital for “hot looking..

By: TESTDRIVER

TESTDRIVER — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:18:09 +0000

Haven’t really see one yet. But it look like new SONATA facelift model. The Euro model look better !

By: nuajon

nuajon — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:59:32 +0000

dont b look a city, look not balance….

By: Truckster

Truckster — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:48:41 +0000

buat a bit bigger rear…look at not really balance

By: lamcy88

lamcy88 — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:41:55 +0000

car_key99 said,
January 15, 2008 @ 9:00 am

MisterBenjo said: hurm plus front lights copy from BLMâ€¦hihi â€¦this is a joke,dont attack me
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its ok coz u pakai helmet kalau tidak benjol kepalaâ€¦
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Hahahaha. Good one car_key99.

By: amad_a

amad_a — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:57:01 +0000

Thanks Paul for posting this.
IMO, dont like the side profile of the car.. the line just doesnt really fit…any interior pics paul?
seems that the crash was not really a 12 o’clock crash.. kinda curios about the other side of the car which obviously experienced more impact.. any other pic paul? the driver side looks nice with the A-pillar still intact…
great effort by Honda though.. keep on making good but cheap car (hehe.. tough indeed)..

By: ian

ian — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:55:50 +0000

The “two prominent dials with silver rings around the meter cluster” is actually similar to the older Honda Legend models.

By: BigFish

BigFish — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:45:40 +0000

Dun understand how the tok arab can get this model so fast but then againâ€¦ tok arab kan kayaâ€¦.
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Tok Arab kaya and their auto is free market. All manufacturer of course offer latest product to this filthy rich consumers yet their car price is rock bottom. For e.g. Savvy selling aroung RM23K (excluding registration/insurance), Mits Lancer 2.0L start form RM 40K ++.

Thier manager level gaji can be from RM 20K to RM 40K per month. Their purchasing power is way even higher than some Western countries.

By: car_key99

car_key99 — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:00:25 +0000

hurm plus front lights copy from BLMâ€¦hihi â€¦this is a joke,dont attack me
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its ok coz u pakai helmet kalau tidak benjol kepala…

By: paxter

paxter — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:06:54 +0000

pitty, honda to me has always been about unique japanese designs, this just looks so european or korean wannabe continental car. It just dont look like what a honda ususally looks like… slant the badge lah look like a typical hyundai design… I saw this car parked outside the mall of the emirates when i was there for a meeting… It looks fugly, interior is not bad tho. Dun understand how the tok arab can get this model so fast but then again… tok arab kan kaya….

By: scudz

scudz — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:41:59 +0000

Take side-profile photos of a BMW E60 5-Series, this latest Accord, and the new Hyundai Genesis sedan… Cover the front and rear-ends of the cars and u’ll be confused at which car u’re really lookin at…

Talk about a lack of originality

By: ront

ront — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:44:10 +0000

the side crease seems to give the impression the car is pointing downward on the front..which it already is…and that line simply amplified it….

and what’s with the excessive chrome trim?!?!?!?!?!?

By: szw

szw — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:53:44 +0000

launch when ?

By: MisterBenjo

MisterBenjo — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:25:06 +0000

i guess european buyers are very demanding that japanese sedan nowadays are forced to follow european design.

By: MisterBenjo

MisterBenjo — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:23:11 +0000

car_key99 said,

January 14, 2008 @ 4:09 pm

wowâ€¦.like a chris bangle product, I agreed wit you benjo.
Very close wit bmw 3siries on side (chrome area) and rear portion.

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hurm plus front lights copy from BLM…hihi …this is a joke,dont attack me

By: topgunthang

topgunthang — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:16:16 +0000

wait for the accord euro.
doesnt matter what it looks like. just that it doesnt look good and honda can do better. this is no mazda 6/ford mondeo competitor.

to be fair, honda never design thier usdm sedans that good looking anyway. so thats a bit comforting.

By: altimi

altimi — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:28:09 +0000

Honda + Hyundai = Hondai/Hyunda

By: car_key99

car_key99 — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:09:49 +0000

wowâ€¦.like a chris bangle product, I agreed wit you benjo.
Very close wit bmw 3siries on side (chrome area) and rear portion.

By: BigFish

BigFish — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:57:13 +0000

Nice styling car!

By: BigFish

BigFish — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:56:01 +0000

What are the crash test of NCAP rating for this new Accord and CRV?

By: Xoomie

Xoomie — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:37:54 +0000

IMHO, best looking Honda to-date.
Nice sexy curve !!!

By: napps

napps — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:48:25 +0000

disappointing-looking offering from honda. ’nuff said.

By: BMW fan

BMW fan — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:19:57 +0000

I don’t think anyone should say or accuse Honda of copying Hyundai because as we all know, hyundai’s current Sonata model is a copy of Honda’s ex Accord model…so yeah!

But about the copying of the 7 series design….I’ll just keep quiet

All in all….I say good job Honda…I always prefer Honda’s sedans to Toyotas…I prefer their design better! : )

By: drebar

drebar — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:55:01 +0000

it does look like hyundai sonata, but i’m sure the briefing in japan would have mentioned that they get the design cues from the bmw…

when the spy shots first came out.. it looks uninspiring… but these shots over here got me drooling…!! is it the angles of the picture or it’s really that nice??? hahaha…

By: KL-ATR

KL-ATR — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:55:42 +0000

Not as elegant as the current but looking at the way Paul puts it, I think I’ll have to see it in the metal to pass judgement. A sedan this size will surely need at least 2.4L to be able to haul all the weight around.

By: mohdjiman

mohdjiman — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:32:20 +0000

errr…similar…wrong spelling

By: mohdjiman

mohdjiman — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:31:56 +0000

good good…but the tail lamp is almost similat to BMW 7 series…