Mystery JDM car revealed as Honda Crossroad
UPDATE: More photos added after jump
The mystery JDM vehicle we showed you traipsing around downtown L.A. a week or so ago has been revealed to be the Honda Crossroad, a utility vehicle that's smaller than a CR-V destined only for the Japenese domestic market. Though we were more than certain the vehicle was a Honda, we and many of you were ready to put money down on it being the new HR-V. Well, it's not the HR-V, but it may actually replace that vehicle in Honda's lineup. Information is still super sketchy, but these pictures prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that it's not a Ford!
[Source: Hollywood Extra]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
nathan b 3:39PM (12/26/2006)
this looks pretty cool and utalitarian like. i hope we get this in australia, maybe to compete with the qashqai or something, but the again honda australia are tight-arses and dont bring much here
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srivendel 6:46AM (12/27/2006)
The question remains: what was it doing in LA? There doesn't seem to be room for it between the CR-V and Element, so US sales don't make sense. But hauling it over here seems like an awfully expensive exercise if Honda doesn't have any US market plans for it...
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Tony 10:13AM (12/27/2006)
Poor Honda, a great many posts thought it was a ford!
I think it makes a better Ford than a Honda.
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Stephen 3:49PM (12/26/2006)
If that replaced the Element, I'd consider getting an Element. That's actually nice-looking.
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Jim 8:25AM (12/27/2006)
Sure does have a Ford grille on it though, don't it?
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Stone 4:05PM (12/26/2006)
Nice Looking?
I'm sorry, but that's one ugly looking truck. I usually prefer JDM over US branded stuff, but even the Element is light years ahead of this thing. I'm glad we're not getting this one on our shores.
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Honda Crossroad 7:06AM (12/27/2006)
Ford fanboys:
randy, jaydez, Bedhead, RC, dakota, Josh E. Oliver, trans_am02, Goodday, Mike, SilverAero, Taylor Alexander, ryan, Model Z, JC, Allan Wolozny, Kotse, James, Paul, Jonathan, Mark B. Morrow, Herschel Brown, Justin G, Mathew Johnson, Rick, whatwasthat, Michael
Nissan fanboys:
JST000, Car videos & Motorcycle videos, ezbst, ndtinker, Juan, starlightmica, Supercujo, Ariza, seanz0rz, kaikidtx, dave, David, gotsmart
So the question is, those who asserted that it was a Ford or Nissan, (especially the Ford fanboys who said that this car was beautiful and that it would sell like hotcakes)... now that it's revealed that it's a Honda, what do you have to say?
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chronoguy 4:18PM (12/26/2006)
Here is the original Crossroad.
http://www.luk-korbmacher.de/Autos/Honda/SUVs/crossroad.jpg
Honda rebadged Land Rover.
This truck is for real.
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Jeff 4:42AM (12/27/2006)
I like the look of that. It sorta reminds me of the new ford look, like a smaller-grilled edge, but it looks nice. I'd take this over the element any day of the week. It should be brought to the US to see if it sells well- people love their SUV's, and this looks the "toughest" of any small SUV I've seen, aside from the FJ cruiser. But that doesn't have the same practicality as this does. I bet it'd do well enough.
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SR 4:26PM (12/26/2006)
it looks like a mismash of vehicles from several manufacturers. a blatant ford front end, the shape of a gm minivan with a dash of hummer (something about the windows), and the rear end of... something. maybe an escalade with vertically stretched taillights. whatever it is, it's ugly.
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Alex 9:03PM (12/26/2006)
More pics and larger resolutions pics on this site:
http://hondavehicles.blogspot.com/2006/12/its-official.html
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$0.02 4:48PM (12/26/2006)
If Honda put out a saltine box with wheels it would sell just b/c its a Honda. Most Honda's have very practical usage points and their drivetrains are quite reliable and efficient.
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Tim UF 11:30AM (12/27/2006)
stephen, i agree. this is what the element shouldve been
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Sid 7:28PM (12/26/2006)
I actually think it looks better than the new CR-V. Atleast this one has a clean-cut design language. The CR-V? I doubt the designers themselves know what the heck it's supposed to look like.
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Jeff 9:11AM (12/27/2006)
Thank you! You can all write your checks out to "I told you this wasn't a ford!"
The "three-bar grill = FORD FAIRLANE" comments got pretty annoying, but not nearly as much as the folk's who thought this was actually a volvo just cause of the tall tail lights that went up to the roof.
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jon.... 8:12PM (12/26/2006)
ugly, ugly, ugly. I like nothing about it. They will probably sell in the millions. Gota have that trendy, no acceleration, poor handeling, box mini minivan look.
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Dave 9:13PM (12/27/2006)
Civic is ugly.
Accord is the dullest looking thing on wheels.
This is better looking than an element, but thats faint praise.
Apparently, Honda is pulling a GM - cheapening the entry cars to force folks to their upmarket brands.
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stan 8:50PM (12/26/2006)
looks like honda likes the ford fusion 3-bar grill
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Alex 1:10PM (12/27/2006)
Quote posted by stan:
9. looks like honda likes the ford fusion 3-bar grill
Posted at 8:49PM on Dec 26th 2006 by stan
Actually Honda has used this grille around 1999 with the StepWGN and is still using a version of this grille in the Mobilio/Mobilio Spike versions in Japan.
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dan 10:39PM (12/26/2006)
First CR-V, now this. Honda's suv has gone from bland to ugly...
Can't wait how ugly the pilot will look...
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