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Review: 2010 Honda Accord Coupe proves vanilla can still be sweet

"It's the journalist special." That phrase, coined by our own senior editor, quite accurately sums up our initial impression of the Honda Accord Coupe EX-L V6 w/Navi 6MT (breathe). The Accord may be one of the best-selling cars in America, but we'll bet our bottom dollar that only a very, very small percent of the already meager coupe sales are made up of expensive EX-L Navi models fitted with the manual transmission. But give or take a few nitpicky options, this is the way we'd spec our own Accord Coupe if asked to. Sure, it may seem that Honda outfitted this car just for us, but as we ... Read More

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    Reader Spy: 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour caught out again
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    Reader Jackson De Oliviera dropped us a line this weekend to let us know he caught the highly-controversial Honda Accord Crosstour out in the wild and had posted the shots he took on his blog, DriveToEscape.com. Jackson was kind enough to allow us to reprint those photos in our gallery below. In short, Jackson's pics probably aren't about to change any ...

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    Honda Crosstour to arrive in late October?
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    There has been all manner of speculation leading to this point, but the Temple of VTEC says it has heard from a source who claims the Honda Crosstour will be arrive in the U.S. in late October.Mules of the Toyota Venza competitor from Honda have been seen testing in the U.S. on an jerry-rigged European Accord Tourer setup, an in fact, it's not likely to ...

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    Spy Shots: New Euro Honda Accord spotted on transporter
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    Click image to enlargeWhile we're all awaiting the Euro-market Honda Accord's debut at the Geneva Motor Show next month, Honda appears to have already begun shipping examples of its new machine. At least that's the impression we get thanks to readers Zane and Bojan P., who sent the accompanying shots of the new Accord on a Japanese transporter. While the ...

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    Spy Shots: Acura TSX
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    It's handy to work next door to Honda's US Headquarters if your goal is to snag pictures of future models. A user from the Temple of VTEC forums named Tyson grabbed a couple shots of what's believed to be the 2009 Acura TSX. He'd been seeing the silver sedan for a few days, and was finally able to think quickly and grab the camera phone. What we know as the ...

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    Spy Shots: 2008 Honda Accord interior from the inside
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    Click on the image above to see the high-resolution imageThe 2008 Accord represents the biggest launch Honda has undertaken since the Civic in 2006, and everything from quality to design has to be just right for the Accord to maintain its lofty position in the midsize sedans pecking order. We've been looking forward to a production-ready view of the ...

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    Spy Shots: Honda Accord coupe goes out for groceries
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    Click the image above for a full gallery of spy shots. var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/offbeat_news/Brand_new_Honda_Accord_coupe_caught_in_the_wild/'; 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 ...

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    Spy Shots: 2008 Honda Accord interior
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    A keen Autoblog reader has spotted the 2008 Honda Accord in an empty parking lot in Columbus, Ohio, and was kind enough to send us the pic he snapped of the car's interior. As the new Accord's official debut looms closer, more and more undisguised cars have been turning up, but this is really the first time we've gotten a good look at the new car's ...

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    Spy Shots: 2008 Honda Accord V6 in production trim
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    Jalopnik brought us a few nice shots of the 2008 Accord coupe and sedan last week, and they do it again with some better shots of the cars' V6 badging, lower rear bumper assembly and overall BMW-like profile.Though not a radical new design direction for Honda, it's a handsomely-done Camry competitor that should age well.[Source: Jalopnik]

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    Spy Shots: 2008 Honda Accord Coupe pics complete the circle
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    Click on the photo for a gallery of the Accord Coupe ConceptThe 2008 Honda Accord sedan has been out and about fairly regularly in the past few weeks with several lightly covered examples having been photographed. Until now, none of these were accompanied by the coupe version, but that too has changed. Comparing the production coupe to the concept that ...

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    Spy Shots: 2009 Acura TSX
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    Yesterday, Ben Stewart over at Popular Mechanics had a close encounter of the prototype kind while spending some time on the Angeles Crest Highway in So. Cal. He caught a glimpse of a camo'd current generation Accord sitting in a local lot and, knowing that it could be driven away at a moment's notice, began snapping pics of the moribund mule.Now, an Accord ...

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