Official Honda Crosstour Facebook page all lit up with early negativity [w/POLL]
2010 Honda Crosstour - click above image for hi-res gallery
Ruh roh. Looks like Honda's "friends" aren't so happy about the upcoming Crosstour. And rather than us tell you why that might be, we'll let the people speak for themselves. And we'll let Honda's marketing types speak back to the people. Here's the first three comments on the page, warts and all:
Ouch! But Honda's not going to take this kinda smack talk lying down, no sir. Read the official defense and vote in our poll after the jump.Was really hoping this car was going to look like the JDM or the Tourer...but we got neither. Very dissapointed!!! -- Ciamaris R.
The bad move here was teasing a wagon and delivering this Aztec/Venza, why? They don't appeal to the same people (wagons appeal to existing Honda, Subaru & VW owners and CUV's to people who buy cars solely for their street presence (it... helps if they aren't ugly btw)). Through inept PR you've set yourselves up for an instant backlash that is going to dominate the press narrative for this car's launch...and you deserve it. Were you trying to keep a lid on the new Venza competitor? To what purpose? Did you really think that Toyota didn't know this was coming down the pipe? You've dissapointed and angered existing, money in hand customers by raising their expectations and then showing them a product you must know they would consider a betrayal of your brand heritage. If you had announced the CUV aspect of this ahead of time all those buyers would have tuned out this release and just kept on waiting for the wagon, faith in brand intact... -- Ted G.
Excellent another hideous car from Honda. This should be a real sales leader in the Early 40's Soccer Mom demographic. How about a legitimate replacement for the S2000 or NSX instead more garbage like this? -- Andrew C.
Are you ready for it? Because here's what "Honda Crosstour" says in defense:
Oh snap! And the first response to that stinging rebuttal is, "Booooooo it looks waaaay uglier than the accord." But wait – there's more fun to be had. Check out this exchange when "Honda Crosstour" happily announces that it now has wallpapers for all the very unhappy "friends" to download.Also here is some quick info on why this car might be the right fit for you.
1. Accord doesnt have 4WD.
2. CR-V desnt have V6
3. Lower than CR-V , higher than Accord.
4. More room than Accord.
5. More aggressive looks than Sedan Accord and some might a......gree coupe.
6. Comes with 18inch wheels.
7. Fog Lights Standard
If I had a wallpaper of this car I would have to find a way to clean VOMIT outta my keyboard. -- Matt Q.
We hear you bud. You made your point. Some people will enjoy this car and this is for them -- Honda
Blind people can't drive... Matt Q.
Guess it just goes to show that just because a corporation can take advantage of social networking doesn't mean then should. Or something. Because remember – this is Honda's "official" Crosstour page, and the "This car is hideous!" heat doesn't stop. Have a look for yourself. Hat tip to Andy B!
Gallery: 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 9)
ack154 3:36PM (9/02/2009)
If I had a Facebook account, I'd join in this fun. But I don't. And won't. It was very hard for me not to refer to it as Failbook.
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zamafir 4:12PM (9/02/2009)
i tried to, it's not loading, pity if honda took it down, facebook's is an easy way for them to gauge how much their designs are sucking without having to spend money on physical thumbs down at trade shows.
Redline 4:27PM (9/02/2009)
Failbook? It might be lame, but do you know what it's worth? Hardly a fail.
Dissident 4:33PM (9/02/2009)
This is alot like one my ex's; I'm not adding it to my Facebook, it's not too bad from behind, but the front is kinda hard to look at.
Aki 5:26PM (9/02/2009)
I normally don't become a "fan" of anything, but couldn't resist. Esp when a Honda employee tries sneaking in a positive comment, heheh.
Paul 6:01PM (9/02/2009)
Oh my god, Honda is getting THRASHED on facebook, twitter and every forum on the internet! Even the fanboys are jumping ship and airing grievances on their other products.
This PR disaster is going to be national news any minute now.
kal326 10:06AM (9/03/2009)
Seems the situation has got so bad they have killed wall posts from people that are not "fans". However it seems most "fans" are fans of seeing the thing up in flames.
phillips 1:27PM (9/04/2009)
We said CrossRoad, not CrossTour... see Honda's co.jp site.
AdaM 3:38PM (9/02/2009)
Whoever that Matt Q. guy is, he deserves a beer and a handshake. EPIC rebuttal.
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Mehdi Cheddadi 4:10PM (9/02/2009)
this car is garbage. the JDM only honda Tourer and honda Odyssey looked MUCH MUCH better that this crap
Paul 4:18PM (9/02/2009)
Matt Q just provided corporate America with a case study on why you shouldn't have a facebook page for a bad product.
And whoa-nelly, this one is baaaad. There's ugly-cool (like Element, thought that's debatable) and there's boring ugly (like Insight) but this Crosstour is just-plain-ugly.
It's really shocking that they even released something like this without conducting proper market research.
KeatMP 5:06PM (9/02/2009)
+1
Made me laugh out loud.
risk 5:47PM (9/02/2009)
i nearly cried it's how hard i laughed.
Javanese 9:18PM (9/02/2009)
+1, Matt deserve a trophy. Gave me the biggest laugh this morning.
The car looks like a worse version of the panamera. At least with the panamera you get the porsche badge. This will be the Aztek all over again.
phewop118 3:39PM (9/02/2009)
I think that most Honda's are ugly, but this one beats them all for being the ugliest. Who in their right mind would buy this when it is released?
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Steve 5:09PM (9/02/2009)
Well, the folks who can't afford a BMW X6, for starters...
Obviously DaMinority 9:20PM (9/02/2009)
I think most Hondas are boring, the E-lame-nt is awful but this is just horrible. I just can't believe people are actually saying it. Thank goodness people are waking up from "Honda-can't-do-anything-wrong-syndrome".
Stuart 11:27PM (9/02/2009)
@Steve:
Touche, good sir. That or the BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo....
Ronman 4:01AM (9/03/2009)
I was just starting to warm up to the Accord.... i'm sure the Accord's designer 5 year old got a hold of the plans and his crayons, and dad was too hungover to notice the difference.
Epic Azztec
i claim right on: "Yo Mama is so Ugly, they call her Crosstour"
nastinupe 3:39PM (9/02/2009)
I never new that a car company could change my stance on abortion.
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