this accord just came in to get PD cleaned- it is so ugly i had to show u guys!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...uglyaccord.jpg
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this accord just came in to get PD cleaned- it is so ugly i had to show u guys!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...uglyaccord.jpg
hmm...the rear reverse lights look ghey. if they streamlined the license plate area, it would look nice.
i like it
looks a lot like the new legend
did a dealer bring this in? there isnt even anything about the new model on the honda australia website yet
only on the US one
I just checked the Honda AU website now and seems they've updated their gallery - it's showing the new (facelift) accord rear end.Quote:
Originally Posted by thatdbeme
hmm true... interesting
but the images on the model overview page havent changed...
it leads me to ask:
1) had the front end changed at all?
2) are they offering the accord hybrid as they do in the US?
looks like the mitsu verada series...lol...
but should be better in person tho...
lol i was gonna make a similar thread to this when i got home.
we had 3 get delivered to the dealership today. i like the taillights but the rest will need to grow on me, i'm not a fan of the sharp angles and the boot 'spoiler-light-thingy'
the 2 reasons for the change as i am led to believe are:
- this rear end is what is sold overseas already, so now aus falls into line with other areas
- hyundai grandeur.... straight jack of the accords styling, especially the tail light area
hmm they dont look to hot in that pic. Well at least they are an improvement over the previous fugly rear lights.
Give me the Euro lights anyday :)
went to scotts honda today to place deposit on 2006 accord vti in nighthawk black. the sales rep there said all current shape vti models they have have been sold and there is this new face lift model out in june.
interesting fact about the new vti apart from the rear view looking like a flattened odyssey, the 2.4 DOHC i-vtec now has 125kw@5800 and 218Nm@400.
I am waiting for the test drive next week before putting my money down, though the wife prefers the euro.
im suprised they dont use the same 2.4 as the euro...Quote:
Originally Posted by blk05gli
the reason i like the american model is because of the v6 and i think hybrid v6 could be good aswell.
with the 2.4L euro i reckon it would be more sensible to also brink the acura TL with the 3.2... rather than the accord that would be mega
does anyone know how they've been able to up the power from 118kw? wonder if it's just a ECU remap or if there's new parts in the engine etc..Quote:
Originally Posted by blk05gli
Yeah strange how they dont use the Euro's K24A3 2.4L in the Accord Vti.
I mean fuel consumption is almost the same.
Accord Vti AT 9.3 (1435kg)
Euro AT 9.4 (1375kg)
...Euro MT 9.1
...Accord V6 AT 10.4
Maybe Honda wants the 2.4L to perform slow to attract people to the more powerful V6 variants.