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SEMA 2007: Honda Accord Coupe HFP Concept you can build yourself
Click image for live gallery of the Honda Coupe HFP from SEMA
The second accessorized Accord from Honda is the Accord Coupe HFP Concept. This is the one that you can replicate with a careful parts checking in the Honda Factory Performance accessory catalog, not the HF-S as we previously reported. This red sample looked pretty good, but not nearly as racy as the HF-S. After the jump you'll find the limited press release and a photo of the placard that provides details about what specific mods this coupe is sporting that you can buy for your own coupe. As we pointed out earlier, the great thing about factory accessories is that if you have the dealer affix them to your car, they carry a 3 year/36,000 mile warranty.
[Source: Honda]
Gallery: Honda Accord Coupe HFP Concept
PRESS RELEASE:
Honda to Reveal Two Factory-Modified Accord Coupes at SEMA Show
10/23/2007 -TORRANCE, Calif. - American Honda Motor Co., Inc., today announced that two factory-modified versions of the all-new 2008 Accord Coupe will be revealed at the 2007 SEMA show on October 30, 2007. SEMA attendees will see the first showing of the Honda Factory Performance version of the Accord Coupe along with the Accord Coupe HF-S Concept, a specialty concept created by Honda Access America, Inc., Honda's U.S. accessory development team. More details about both vehicles will be released at the SEMA show.
As a dealer installed accessory, Honda's in-house HFP products carry the same 3-year/36,000 mile bumper-to-bumper warranty as the rest of the vehicle, when installed at the time of new vehicle purchase, and are designed to genuinely enhance the ownership experience. American Honda launched its performance accessory
program in 2002 with the introduction of a Honda Factory Performance package for the Civic EX Coupe.
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Daniel 4:46PM (10/30/2007)
Say what you want about the sedan, but the coupe is definitely beautiful.
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mk 6:49PM (10/30/2007)
Are you kidding?
It is about as bland as a coupe it's size can be.
The square headlights are awkward, the grille is disconcerting, the side profile is bland, and the back is boring.
Design by committee is right. Granted it isn't as ugly as the Monte Carlo, or the Solara, but it isn't a beauty, unless you are only comparing it to those two.
G35/37 anyday. The Altima coupe is better looking, if you want FWD. (which I don't, anyway) I am not a nissan guy, I think the 350Z is a style-wise let-down, the Altima and Maxima sedans are ugly, I don't like the looks of the GT-R either. I just like the infiniti coupe, really.
I wish some company would build a good looking affordable coupe, with non-FWD, and give the G35/7 some competition. Something doesn't have to cost like an aston martin to be good looking and not-FWD.
The Scion Tc looks decent but tall, short length, and chunky. Hyundai's forthcoming coupe is looking like it will do the accord coupe's boring rear quarter window profile one worse, by scooping lower into the bodywork.
Subaru has nothing, the Mitsubishi Eclipse is ugly and bulbous, aside from FWD. Toyota has nothing else anymore. The IS Coupe is going to look just like the IS sedan. Acura has nothing anymore.
Audi's A5/S5 is ok, but a touch bland, and very expensive. BMW's 3 is boring and a tad frumpy looking compared to past 3-series designs in their day.
Porsche Cayman is fantastic, other than having the st. Louis Arch as a roofline (a tad lower and longer could have been perfection.) The Volvo C70 is as boring as beige appliances.
Ford has NOTHING. Mustang is woefully inadequate in the interior and refinement categories. We'll see about Camaro and Challenger, but that is a muscle-car subset that usually isn't cross-shopped with the G35/7, let alone something like the Accord Coupe.
GM has the G6 coupe, which looks cheap, slightly sleeker than the Accord, but probably not as nice in other areas, like interior and fit-finish.
Opel/Saturn Astra, C30, Mini, and other hot-hatches are the boxy kind of 3-door, and again, not difinitively sleek coupes.
I have a feeling the CTS coupe will look just like the CTS sedan, but we'll see.
I am not thinking of other low to mid-priced coupes at the moment, but none seem to come close to the G35/7 in terms of design fluidity and good looks.
I kind of wish that Ian Callum, or whichever Callum designed the DB9 and Jag Xk8 would design something for us mere mortals to drive, with some good looks, but who would have the guts to sell it?
Daniel 7:25PM (10/30/2007)
That whole rant is pointless and irrelevant to me, but I'll reply since it's obviously what you want in order to feel satisfied.
I'm pretty sure there's not one car in your huge list that (according to you) doesn't have a flaw. If _you_ don't like a certain (incredibly specific) aspect of the car, it must be totally wrong. Plus, you're comparing cars that aren't related at all. You said that you'd take an Infiniti over this Honda. Well guess what, so would I.
Whenever I need a quick review on a given car (or if I’m deciding between a Scion tC and a G37), I'll be sure to check back on mk's post.
John R 7:30AM (10/31/2007)
Good God! I think Daniel hit a nerve. Anyway I'd be hard pressed to choose between this and the Altima coupe. I'd probably go with this Honda as I've heard the seats are really comfortable and it may hold up longer than the Nissan.
kris burbidge 5:02PM (10/30/2007)
That thing is money. I wish I hadn't already bought a new car. Just kidding, I like my Civic coupe for half of what this thing costs.
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Mark 5:10PM (10/30/2007)
Looks like a Euro Ford to me, Falconish even. The copying should be left to the Chinese.
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geo.stewart 5:37PM (10/30/2007)
you can build it yourself, but why?
same design issues as with the sedan. design by committee. Is the coupe also Full-size now?
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PJ 6:29PM (10/30/2007)
Gorgeous. Too bad it's a 3,330 lb front-driver.
Ah well, there's always a place for fast, comfortable, buttoned-down "grand tourers,"and Honda hasn't dressed this HFP up with any boy-racer promises it can't keep. I like it.
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zamafir 11:16PM (10/30/2007)
Actually, you'd be surprised at the amount of press such cars have garnered such as the GTi which is FWD, damn near 3300lbs, and a great drive.
That said... no performance mods? pass. Though I do like the coupe, and i'm averse to honda (it's a good sign) :)
Zane 8:20PM (10/30/2007)
Nay, the HFP looks boring and might I say, downright crappy compared to it's sister (or brother), the HF-S. Now that's a really sharp car. Honda, if you're listening, for the love of God make a production model of the HF-S.
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500 10:29PM (10/30/2007)
Not a single performance modification, just appearance items. Weak.
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chad.dawkins 10:58PM (10/30/2007)
That looks really nice.
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PJ 2:24AM (10/31/2007)
Y-rated 245/40R19 tires, lowered springs, and stiffer dampers don't constitute performance mods? Roads to tend to curve occasionally, you know...
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gotsmart 3:18AM (10/31/2007)
Honda needs to figure out a way to add more aggressive body kits without them looking like they're stuck to the vanilla factory panels with double-sided tape... which is exactly what they are.
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tanooki2003 10:06AM (10/31/2007)
Just to educate most of you here. This is a USDM Honda Accord. If you want the current JDM Honda Accord then you should look at the Acura TSX, which will be redesigned in 2009.
The new Honda Accord sedan and coupe are designed here in America. They are sold in Europe and Japan badged as the Honda Inspire, just like the last generation Accord.
Just food for thought
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Chris C. 3:26PM (11/01/2007)
Has anyone else had the chance to drive the 6-speed Accord Coupe?? I did and this car is one fast ride!!! There is no doubt in my mind that if anyone hooks this car to a dyno they will prove that the 268hp number is only there to protect Acura. This car jumps out of the hole while the TCS is barely noticeable, although it is working hard, and pulls hard all the way to the top of 4th gear.
Go drive one, you will be shocked. I have an '04 6-Speed Coupe and I never thought the extra HP and TQ numbers would feel that different.
The Altima coupe is no match after you've stepped out of the Accord.
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