click above to view more spy shots of Europe's 2009 Honda Accord Tourer
In case you didn't know, the Acura TSX sold in the U.S. is basically the same car as the European version of the Honda Accord. So when we see spy shots of the old country's new Accord, we're interested because we're looking at the next TSX for us. This image was sent into us by Autoblog reader bojan with not much information, but it's clear that we're looking at the 2009 Honda Accord Tourer (wagon) for Europe. The car's shape is based on the Accord Tourer Concept that was shown by the automaker at the Frankfurt Motor Show last September. Since there's virtually no covering, we can make all those bits that Honda showed use in a series of teaser images it released late last month. It's shaping up to be one extremely sharp wagon, which we'll get to see in person next month at the Geneva Motor Show. Even though we'll get the sedan version of this car over here in the States as the next Acura TSX, the tourer model will likely remain beyond our reach and not offered in the U.S.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Dondonel @ Feb 8th 2008 6:24PM
It looks pretty much like the US version, a large, featureless sedan. What happened to that Honda Sports 4 Concept that was supposed to be the next generation of Accord?
http://world.honda.com/Tokyo2005/sports4/image/photo/01.jpg
Derek @ Feb 9th 2008 12:09PM
The nose, headlight shape, wheel arches and basic appearance are almost the same between those two.
Remember, the shot above is a dark car in poor lighting compared to a red car under careful studio (or rendered?) lighting.
Zane @ Feb 8th 2008 6:24PM
Why does every upcoming Acura have to look like the current TL?
Nathan @ Feb 8th 2008 7:13PM
I don't know about the rest of you, but if I could get that wagon with Honda's diesel, I would be a very very happy man.
Want = Small diesel engine in affordable small / mid-size car
Do not want = Volkswagen
Unfortunately that leaves me without many options. Damn you US market trends!
paul34 @ Feb 8th 2008 6:24PM
Autoblog:
Your comments system is broken. Any attempt to reply personally to any comment simply anchor links you to the bottom of the page to the general reply form, which isn't what I asked for.
Thanks for fixing the rating system for non-IE users at last, but coudl you also look into this? Thanks.
Seoultrain @ Feb 8th 2008 6:34PM
They're aware of the problem. In the meantime, you can reply by clicking the date of the comment you want to reply to, then typing your message on that page.
Grant @ Feb 8th 2008 6:53PM
that image was already shown on vtec.net (TOV), so i'm not sure "bojan" is the real source.... anyway, i think it looks great and only wish Honda would bring that thing here so i don't have to resort to buying the new Toyota Venza.... BRING THE WAGON!!!! =)
Xcountryflyer @ Feb 8th 2008 6:55PM
At least it was spared the Medusa ugly grill that the updated RL got and the nearly as ugly new Pilot and Accord sedan front ends.
Polly Prissy Pants @ Feb 8th 2008 7:00PM
Wow, that's really ugly. What's up with all these forked up Honda front ends these days?
jgp @ Feb 8th 2008 7:10PM
Slight correction: The rating system was only broken for Firefox users.
I'm an Opera zealot; I've never had problems with rating posts with Opera. It was only at work, where I use Iceweasel (the open-source version of Firefox), where I couldn't rate comments.
Darrell @ Feb 8th 2008 7:32PM
So should I imagine this Accord with the Acura shield uhh... grill?
Owain Ozymandias Buck @ Feb 8th 2008 8:08PM
Oh yeah! Hot wagon action! MmmHmmm.
I swear seeing new wagons is like porn--you just don't see this stuff out in public in the U.S., and you don't talk about it, because folks think your sick. ;)
TSX Touring has a nice sound to me.
fsx @ Feb 8th 2008 9:06PM
"So when we see spy shots of the old country's new Accord, we're interested..."
When I see North Americans trying to put some geography in a sentence, I'm interested as well. There's quite a difference between country and continent, you morrons.
psarhjinian @ Feb 8th 2008 9:34PM
There's only one "r" in moron. :P
To be fair (and pedantic), "the old country" is a colloquialism used in several North American immigrant groups to refer to their country of origin. I've personally heard my (Italian) grandfather use it. He might say that this is the Accord he would get in the old country.
Well, probably not. He'd probably buy a Fiat or Lancia, but you get the point.
Gary Blomquist @ Feb 8th 2008 9:10PM
Another nice rendition of the original Mazda 6 grill.
Andrew @ Feb 8th 2008 9:13PM
I don't know who the original source is but I can see that the petrol station name is Statoil. Statoil is a Norwegian company and is pretty common in Sweden. Sweden is where they test a lot of the new models under winter conditions. And "bojan" sounds very Swedish to me, possibly short for Bo Johansson or something like it. I think it's very possible that bojan is the original source.
Andrew @ Feb 8th 2008 9:14PM
I don't know who the original source is but I can see that the petrol station name is Statoil. Statoil is a Norwegian company and is pretty common in Sweden. Sweden is where they test a lot of the new models under winter conditions. And "bojan" sounds very Swedish to me, possibly short for Bo Johansson or something like it. I think it's very possible that bojan is the original source.
fsx @ Feb 8th 2008 10:25PM
Thanks for the tip on the moron, I'm kind of one too when I write in English ;)
While your explanation for the expression "the old country" is pretty satisfactory, I still think the author of this post meant (or should mean) "the old continent".
psarhjinian @ Feb 8th 2008 9:36PM
From a holistic perspective, the old Accord Tourer was one of the best cars you could get. It wasn't out-and-out as sporty as some of it's competition, but it was an all-around excellent car.
It was also much more reliable than everyone save Toyota and (possibly) Ford.
Pity that we get the RDX instead.
toronado455 @ Feb 8th 2008 10:19PM
Yeah! Wagon!
But... we'll never get it. They'll come out with yet another lame SUV/CUV that slots halfway between 8 gazillion other SUV/CUVs.