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Spy Shots: Honda Accord coupe goes out for groceries
by Damon Lavrinc on Aug 13th 2007 at 2:28AM 
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The upcoming Honda Accord sedan has already made a few public appearances in the buff, but its two-door sibling hasn't been caught in the same compromising position – until now. Although previous mules have been spotted sporting artfully applied camo, these newest shots finally give us the full Monty, with only the badges being obscured by color-matched tape.
Compared to the concept that debuted in Detroit, the blocky front end has dispatched the hard angles for a much more curvaceous clip, with deeply contoured fog lamp recesses and a smoothed out lower air dam to feed the radiator. Out back, the lines are somewhat reminiscent of the shooter's Civic Si coupe, coupled with a set of taillights that hint at the last generation Audi A4. The interior is on par with the shots we've seen recently of the sedan, with a three-spoke wheel and nicely bolstered thrones.
You can view all the pics by checking out the gallery below, and comparing it to its concept counterpart.
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[Source: The Car Lounge]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
nissansupragtr 2:47AM (8/13/2007)
that's the best looking honda i've seen since the nsx, could easily be mistaken for something a lot more upscale
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zamafir 3:03AM (8/13/2007)
well except the shut lines, headlight cluster, rims, flagrant aping of the 6 series in the side, flagrant aping of the atrocious pacifica in some cues, flagrant aping of the g35 coupe in the rear 3/4 region... flagrant... and the list goes on.
with every new honda product i pine for the release of the s2000, such a fresh beautiful product it was, and nothing honda has produced sense is even vaguely as focused or uniquely attractive.
SoCal Cuda 6:53PM (8/13/2007)
I couldn't care less for the S2000--just a gussied-up Miata.
I like this Accord, though. It's not as sleek as the Civic coupe (or NSX), but it's nice.
Don 9:17PM (8/13/2007)
I don't know about being mistaken for something more upscale, but that is one good looking coupe.
jgp 3:10AM (8/13/2007)
Nicest-looking Accord since the mid 90s. I doubt we'll ever see an Accord as beautiful as the third-gen and fourth-gen models ever again, but this looks better than the sixth-gen and seventh-gen crap.
Reminds me a bit of the 335i and G35, with a bit of second-gen Tiburon. Not bad at all.
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Justin 1:48PM (8/13/2007)
the 6th gen coupe is beautiful, don't even go there.
ronin 4:24AM (8/13/2007)
Is it true the manual transmission will no longer be offered on the Accord with the 6-cyl engine?
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Darrell 1:27PM (8/13/2007)
Judging by the pictures that are up, this model is the EX-V6 6-Speed manual. Even though the badging is covered, the dual pipes below and stick inside tell on the car.
MiniMe 5:10AM (8/13/2007)
Another formless, shapeless appliance from Honda.
zzzzzzzzzzz........
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Barry 5:14AM (8/13/2007)
Is it just me or does the hand brake look like it might get in the way of shifting even when it's down?
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odumoulin 11:04AM (8/20/2007)
Actually I think you are being fooled by the perspective. When lowered the hand brake will at most rest off the left of the base of the stickshift. And I don't know too many driving techniques that require you to hold onto the base of the shifter.
whofan 5:46AM (8/13/2007)
By far, a better looking car than a Camry.
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syed 6:39AM (8/13/2007)
those of you who find this to be "good looking" must be on a HUGE cocktail of vision altering medications. The japanese must be continuing the competition of ugly....first the Solara, then the Eclipse...and now this..
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Bob-omb 11:32AM (8/13/2007)
First, the Solara was, if memory serves, the first Toyota exclusively designed in America. So we know who to blame for that monstrosity.
Second, this coupe is fine. The sedan is the eyesore.
Alex 6:54AM (8/13/2007)
@syed
i like current eclipse =[
it definitely brought back what was lost in the NERFED versions '00-'05. now just have to make it AWD (a la GSX) or RWD to put those 260 horses to good use. but i doubt RWD will happen.
the accord never really registered on my radar. and with this new design, i'm still thinking the same. it's in competition with the camry... and i had to choose, i guess the accord presented here looks significantly better.
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Peter 7:08AM (8/13/2007)
Damn it Honda, when you have this profile on a coupe, give us a hatch. That improves practicality big time. Otherwise I have no interest.
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Kaptain75329 8:39AM (8/13/2007)
Seriously. I was thinking the same thing.
PiCASSO 9:49AM (8/13/2007)
Very good comment. The coupe should have a rear hatch lid, just like the sport version of the Mazda6 sedan.
Spiel 7:14AM (8/13/2007)
A much improvement over the past Accords, this actually looks like it belongs in the 21st century. I'm not a fan of any Jap car (nor American for that matter), but this is certainly the better looking compared to the Toyota Camry Solara or Mitsu Eclipse.
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cody 7:15AM (8/13/2007)
just as boring as a Scion tc.
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