Future plans for Accord Euros

[Type R Positive]

Someone needs to put the mdx engine into a euro accord....would be something to drive.....or not.

What? A V6? 2010 TSX has V6!

How about the RDX? 2.3L turbo FTW!

[Mike Star]

I thought over time I would get used to and come to like the look of the CU2 but to me it's just plain fugly........ Porked up for no actual advantage in interior space and to the detriment of the really nice lines of the CL7 or 9. A pristine CL7 or 9 still looks heaps better than any CU 2 IMO.

[denot]

I thought over time I would get used to and come to like the look of the CU2 but to me it's just plain fugly........ Porked up for no actual advantage in interior space and to the detriment of the really nice lines of the CL7 or 9. A pristine CL7 or 9 still looks heaps better than any CU 2 IMO.

I think CL7 and 9 model are outdated just looks like any other sedan/saloon car. Shaped just like Accord CD or Liberty or other sedan/saloon from the past.

[Mike Star]

Cant agree mate. I think the CL7 and CL9 Lines are classic.
The very thing you criticise them for is what most people I know feel about the CU2 and also the new Liberty. Porked up for no real reason and now just look like everything else including Camrys...................

[denot]

Cant agree mate. I think the CL7 and CL9 Lines are classic.
The very thing you criticise them for is what most people I know feel about the CU2 and also the new Liberty. Porked up for no real reason and now just look like everything else including Camrys...................

well each to its own mate...

[Mike Star]

well each to its own mate...

Agreed absolutely!

[HunterZero]

I think CL7 and 9 model are outdated just looks like any other sedan/saloon car. Shaped just like Accord CD or Liberty or other sedan/saloon from the past.

I'm going to have to chime in and stick up for the CL9 here. ;-)

To say it's 'outdated' is a bit much... It's still one of the nicest looking cars on the road, it doesn't "just look like any other car". The CL9 is a simple, clean looking car, especially from the back. Even at night the small round tail lights stand out. Just because a car is a newer model, doesn't mean it's better looking - look at the Liberty, the current model is a dog's breakfast compared to the last one.

CU2 isn't a bad looking car, but IMHO the styling is a bit too fussy, it's a bit too big, and a bit too heavy. An impartial friend of mine (he has a Mondeo XR5 Turbo) drove my CL9 and another friend's CU2, he said he much preferred the CL9, in looks and to drive. He said the CU2 felt a bit on the heavy/slow side, the CL9 was more of a driver's car. The word he used when he drove the CU2 was 'disappointed'.

The CL9 is an ideal size for me, not too big, not too small. The CU2 definitely feels like a bigger car around you, yet there isn't much difference in cabin size. It looks like they just made the bonnet a bit longer on the CU2 (to accommodate the DTEC?), flared the arches to make it wider and lowered the roof a bit.

But at the end of the day, they're both very nice cars, it all comes down to personal preference.

I'd like to see a performance based hybrid offered in future Euros, and while I like the 2.4L 4 cyl, a 3L V6 option or Euro R would be nice. I would like to see it return to the smaller size of the CL9, to differentiate it from the larger standard Accord. The Euro should keep its slightly sporty feel as well, it started to lose that feel a bit in the CU2.

- HZ

[Mike Star]

I'm going to have to chime in and stick up for the CL9 here. ;-)

To say it's 'outdated' is a bit much... It's still one of the nicest looking cars on the road, it doesn't "just look like any other car". The CL9 is a simple, clean looking car, especially from the back. Even at night the small round tail lights stand out. Just because a car is a newer model, doesn't mean it's better looking - look at the Liberty, the current model is a dog's breakfast compared to the last one.

CU2 isn't a bad looking car, but IMHO the styling is a bit too fussy, it's a bit too big, and a bit too heavy. An impartial friend of mine (he has a Mondeo XR5 Turbo) drove my CL9 and another friend's CU2, he said he much preferred the CL9, in looks and to drive. He said the CU2 felt a bit on the heavy/slow side, the CL9 was more of a driver's car. The word he used when he drove the CU2 was 'disappointed'.

The CL9 is an ideal size for me, not too big, not too small. The CU2 definitely feels like a bigger car around you, yet there isn't much difference in cabin size. It looks like they just made the bonnet a bit longer on the CU2 (to accommodate the DTEC?), flared the arches to make it wider and lowered the roof a bit.

But at the end of the day, they're both very nice cars, it all comes down to personal preference.

I'd like to see a performance based hybrid offered in future Euros, and while I like the 2.4L 4 cyl, a 3L V6 option or Euro R would be nice. I would like to see it return to the smaller size of the CL9, to differentiate it from the larger standard Accord. The Euro should keep its slightly sporty feel as well, it started to lose that feel a bit in the CU2.

- HZ

I couldn't agree more. The only things I prefer are the seats. I could have much the same look and feel if I had Acura TSX seats which IMO were way nicer than ours. I think the real test will be in 3 to 5 years. Have a look at both and see which car has dated most styling wise CL9 or CU2. I have a friend who drives European cars in the main and he is always saying what lovely clean lines the CL9 has right from the MY03/04 series thru to the MY05/06/07. His words not mine are that the Cl9 has "classic lines" that will prove timeless. So lets wait and see!