2008 Honda Accord V6

garthv

From http://jalopnik.com/cars/priddy-knows-best/spy-photos-2008-honda-accord-v6-274340.php

oilsheik

The side kinda reminds me the new Merc c-class.

Darando

looks like an old lexus.

Anan1

That made me yawn.

prospect

Looks like one of those awful Chinese versions of another car.

Stephen

Looks a bit Hyundai Sonata to me.

jayok

That would be the American Accord. What we get at the momeny is the American Acura TSX - looks far better than that.

ongarite

This man speaks the truth, the Acura is the Euro style Honda.

Mitch Connor

whats the story with the obsession with slanted lights the all the manufacturers seem to be having.

bazz26

Doubt that Europe will get a V6 Accord either as Honda are introducing an all new Legend next year.

E92

That looks grand. Honda are supposed to have gotten rid of the Accord V6 for the next generation and replaced it with a diesel. That said, that was for the hybrid, so clearly thing are different for the standard model.

The side is like a BMW with a proper `Hofmeister Kink` in it.

JHMEG

Coupe version of the same car. Looks alright to me!

unkel

The sedan is awful. The coupe does look much better to me too. Like an A5 anyone?

E92 wrote:

like a BMW with a proper `Hofmeister Kink` in it.

Copycat just like several Lexus cars before this Honda. Do any of them really need the Hofmeister Kink to announce to the world that their ambition is to look like a BMW, let alone drive like one? Or even be priced like one? :eek:

Stephen

If Wikipedia is to be believed, BMW weren't the first ones to use the Hofmeister kink, it just got its name from them! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hofmeister_kink)

colm_mcm

there was I thinking the Hofmeister kink was :

unkel

Stephen wrote:

If Wikipedia is to be believed, BMW weren't the first ones to use the Hofmeister kink, it just got its name from them! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hofmeister_kink)

Ah, right. The 1951 Kaiser had it first of course

unkel

Please take down the picture of that old hairy man, Colm :eek:

bazz26

LOL. Hoff-tastic!

Hard to believe the same country that give us the ultimate driving machine has such bad taste in music.

prospect

bazz26 wrote:

LOL. Hoff-tastic!

Hard to believe the same country that give us the ultimate driving machine has such bad taste in music.

The Italians like the Hoff

bazz26

prospect wrote:

The Italians like the Hoff

LOL, I was thinking more of Munich myself but maybe they like the Hoff also in Turin.

JHMEG

unkel wrote:

The sedan is awful. The coupe does look much better to me too. Like an A5 anyone?

I agree. Fortunately we won't be getting that one. But traditionally the US Accord sedans have always looked rotten, but usually manages to be the single biggest selling car in the US, or if not, fairly close to it.

unkel wrote:

Copycat just like several Lexus cars before this Honda. Do any of them really need the Hofmeister Kink to announce to the world that their ambition is to look like a BMW, let alone drive like one? Or even be priced like one? :eek:

I don't know how having a Hofmeister Kink is copying BMW. Are BMW copying Honda by having variable valve timing?

And how can a FWD Accord drive like a RWD BMW?

If BMW can charge what they charge, why can't anyone else? Mechanically the Honda is arguably better engineered and built, using better quality materials, so why not charge for that (better than charging for a badge)?

layke

unkel wrote:

The sedan is awful. The coupe does look much better to me too. Like an A5 anyone?

Lol, I was thinking it looked like a TT myself. I have to say comparing to the 06 Honda that is a Fugly car you'd see in some future movie or something.

unkel

JHMEG wrote:

Are BMW copying Honda by having variable valve timing?

*coughs*

VVT was developed by FIAT in the 60s. The Japanese didn't use in until decades later

layke

Something good came from FIAT?

prospect

layke wrote:

Something good came from FIAT?

I think you'll find they were also responsible for the common rail diesel.

unkel

layke wrote:

Something good came from FIAT?

You'll be surprised! FIAT also started the diesel revolution with the first common rail diesel engine 10 years ago

Edit: prospect beat me to it

JHMEG

unkel wrote:

*coughs*

VVT was developed by FIAT in the 60s. The Japanese didn't use in until decades later

And the Japanese had it long before the Germans!

[OT: Honda's system is nothing remotely like FIAT's or other vvt systems that came before it. In fact Valvetronic (2001) is more like VTEC (1989) and VANOS is]