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The front end of the new Accord is hideous. It has been for a couple years but they made it even worse with a larger chrome strip. What the hell is wrong with people? The sedan segment is dying, right?
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Michael Scott posted:The front end of the new Accord is hideous. It has been for a couple years but they made it even worse with a larger chrome strip. What the hell is wrong with people?  Mazda did it better and happier. Honda sucks for cars. Their bike are alright.
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Jul 14, 2017 23:43
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Except the new CRV looks hideous as well. Honda's doing some cool stuff tech-wise but holy gently caress does the whole lineup look nasty nowadays.
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Jul 14, 2017 23:43
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Throatwarbler posted:The new Accord is out. Coupe is gone, but 2.0T + 6MT is true. KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:I know I'm getting old because this poo poo looks very appealing to me.  Godzilla07 posted:Also notable: Honda put both a volume and tuning knob in the new Accord. TTAC posted:Infotainment is controlled through an 8-inch touchscreen that — and Honda was careful to mention this — includes a physical volume knob. That particular announcement garnered more applause from the crowd than almost anything else. If you’ve ever tried to use the horrendous slider on most late-model Hondas, you know exactly why this is so important. Without being hyperbolic, we can state that this may be the single best change made to the new Accord. I'm not a turbo-4 person, but the fact it's got a stick, a knob and cooled frickin' seats puts this thing on my potential future list. Let's be honest, that 2.0 should be good for 300 hp with a tune.
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Jul 14, 2017 23:45
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New Civic, just base Civic not talking Si or R here, looks busy and over....angular to me.
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Jul 14, 2017 23:47
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DEUCE SLUICE posted:Except the new CRV looks hideous as well. The best selling crossovers so far this year are the Rogue, CR-V, and RAV4.
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Jul 15, 2017 00:16
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Michael Scott posted:The front end of the new Accord is hideous. It has been for a couple years but they made it even worse with a larger chrome strip. What the hell is wrong with people? Oh my god what did they do
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Jul 15, 2017 00:18
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honda/acura derp headlights strike again
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Jul 15, 2017 01:02
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Monkey Fracas posted:New Civic, just base Civic not talking Si or R here, looks busy and over....angular to me. The new Civic really is just an absolute mess visually and neither the Si or Type R do anything to fix it and the R makes it even worse. Walked out of work the other day to the full side profile of my coworkers Type R and drat near shuddered.
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Jul 15, 2017 01:17
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Michael Scott posted:The front end of the new Accord is hideous. It has been for a couple years but they made it even worse with a larger chrome strip. What the hell is wrong with people? How can a designer look at that and go, yep, I did good.
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Jul 15, 2017 01:50
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CornHolio posted:How can a designer look at that and go, yep, I did good. Actually, a whole committee of designers looked at that and said, yep, we did good.
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Jul 15, 2017 01:51
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It's like a Subaru Legacy, but uglier. Which is a spectacular accomplishment.
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Jul 15, 2017 02:17
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Deteriorata posted:Actually, a whole committee of designers looked at that and said, yep, we did good. Who said design by committee works?
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Jul 15, 2017 02:26
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I think it looks pretty good. Well aside from those wheels, ughhh
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Jul 15, 2017 02:28
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The accord will continue to sell a whole bunch just like most cars here that people declare irredeemably ugly.
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Jul 15, 2017 02:32
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big money big clit posted:The accord will continue to sell a whole bunch just like most cars here that people declare irredeemably ugly. 
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Jul 15, 2017 02:46
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big money big clit posted:The accord will continue to sell a whole bunch just like most cars here that people declare irredeemably ugly. Well yeah, if you buy an Accord nowadays, you're probably only buying it due to 20 years of brand reputation so it honestly doesn't matter what it looks like anymore Early malaise era GM cars sold as fast as they could make them, too.
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Jul 15, 2017 03:02
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big money big clit posted:The best selling crossovers so far this year are the Rogue, CR-V, and RAV4. Cheap and the smallest thing with a third row option, mostly coasting on name (although the interior space in the CRV is pretty good) and completely coasting on name. I guess the problem with the CX5 is that it's for the people who care about cars and driving in a segment where that doesn't matter at all, but the new one dunks on all of these things.
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Jul 15, 2017 03:32
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Michael Scott posted:The front end of the new Accord is hideous. It has been for a couple years but they made it even worse with a larger chrome strip. What the hell is wrong with people?  There, i fixed it.
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Jul 15, 2017 03:35
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Michael Scott posted:The front end of the new Accord is hideous. It has been for a couple years but they made it even worse with a larger chrome strip. What the hell is wrong with people? To be fair it'll probably look better in a different color.
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Jul 15, 2017 03:51
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DEUCE SLUICE posted:Cheap and the smallest thing with a third row option, mostly coasting on name (although the interior space in the CRV is pretty good) and completely coasting on name. Girlfriend is shopping in exactly this segment and the CR-V is most definitely competitive. The powertrain is smooth, the suspension is relatively compliant without being super soft and wallowy, and the interior feels a size bigger than the CX-5. I prefer the CX-5 and so did she, but there are very good reasons why someone would choose the CR-V. The other two aren't great, comparatively, but they are fine for what most people want out of the segment, and out of cars in general. OXBALLS DOT COM posted:Well yeah, if you buy an Accord nowadays, you're probably only buying it due to 20 years of brand reputation so it honestly doesn't matter what it looks like anymore What should they be buying instead?
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Jul 15, 2017 03:54
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Powershift posted:
Ah, yet another disaster saved by the tasteful application of consummate Vs it.... might actually look better like that fknlo posted:The new Civic really is just an absolute mess visually and neither the Si or Type R do anything to fix it and the R makes it even worse. Walked out of work the other day to the full side profile of my coworkers Type R and drat near shuddered. Seeing it in person I thought "oh ha ha they really went nuts with the new Si; must be debadged" but no that's just the car. That's just the car!
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Jul 15, 2017 04:03
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Deteriorata posted:Actually, a whole committee of designers looked at that and said, yep, we did good. Our cars look too fat because of retarded pedestrian safety laws. What can we do to make them look less fat? Well, we need to make them look wider because they're enormously tall. OK, then, horizontal lines make things look wider, so stick a full-width chrome bar on the front and back. This is also why that Audi had the same horizontal chrome bar on the front and back, and indeed pretty much every new sedan design
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Jul 15, 2017 04:06
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OXBALLS DOT COM posted:Our cars look too fat because of retarded pedestrian safety laws. What can we do to make them look less fat? Well, we need to make them look wider because they're enormously tall. OK, then, horizontal lines make things look wider, so stick a full-width chrome bar on the front and back. As someone who's almost been nailed twice by inattentive drivers, I'm pretty appreciative of those 'retarded' pedestrian safety laws. They're not bad when it feels like half the drivers on the road at any given time are drunk or texting. The autonomous future can't come fast enough for most drivers sit seems. Are Accords generally pretty good long-legged roadtrip cars? Ye Olde hatchback is somehow less appealing when family obligations bring many-houred journeys to your lifestyle unexpectedly.
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Jul 15, 2017 04:24
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DEUCE SLUICE posted:Cheap and the smallest thing with a third row option, mostly coasting on name (although the interior space in the CRV is pretty good) and completely coasting on name. This is four years ago and on the prior generation for each, but the difference in handling between the CX-5 and CR-V really isn't large. The CX-5 is the best handling crossover in its segment, but that is not saying much.
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Jul 15, 2017 04:52
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OXBALLS DOT COM posted:Our cars look too fat because of retarded pedestrian safety laws. What can we do to make them look less fat? Well, we need to make them look wider because they're enormously tall. OK, then, horizontal lines make things look wider, so stick a full-width chrome bar on the front and back. The new A8 is like one inch taller than the 1997 a8. The accord is an inch and a half or so taller than its 20 years ago predecessor.
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Jul 15, 2017 04:57
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chupacabraTERROR posted:Who said design by committee works? Management
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Jul 15, 2017 05:04
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big money big clit posted:The new A8 is like one inch taller than the 1997 a8. The accord is an inch and a half or so taller than its 20 years ago predecessor. The front end is taller, not so much the roof.
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Jul 15, 2017 05:11
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MarsellusWallace posted:As someone who's almost been nailed twice by inattentive drivers, I'm pretty appreciative of those 'retarded' pedestrian safety laws. They're not bad when it feels like half the drivers on the road at any given time are drunk or texting. The autonomous future can't come fast enough for most drivers sit seems. Agreed, pedestrian safety laws are good.
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Jul 15, 2017 09:20
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It's not a hatchback anyway, it's got a fixed rear glass and normal trunk. I think if you replaced the big ole chrome bit with something less blingy it would look fine.
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Jul 15, 2017 12:28
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big money big clit posted:The accord will continue to sell a whole bunch just like most cars here that people declare irredeemably ugly.
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Jul 15, 2017 16:24
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ilkhan posted:My GF drove an Avalanche, and the other day in complete seriousness said she likes the looks of the Element... And the Aztec. She sounds cool, keep her around
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Jul 15, 2017 16:53
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I'd agree with her, except for the aztec. That shits ugly.
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Jul 15, 2017 16:53
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Dunno if you guys have noticed but the Aztec doesn't stick out anymore. It's too conservative.
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Jul 15, 2017 16:55
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KakerMix posted:Dunno if you guys have noticed but the Aztec doesn't stick out anymore. It's too conservative. It was a rolling loving abortion when it came out, but holy poo poo have the OEMs gone for broke with the max-ugly in the past decade. Aztec was simply ahead of its time.
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Jul 15, 2017 17:54
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The Aztec wasn't crazy; it was ahead of the curve.
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Jul 15, 2017 18:26
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Remember a few years ago when the Accord looked like this? A bit bland? Sure, but at least it didn't make you recoil in terror whenever you looked at it.
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Jul 15, 2017 18:40
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Isn't the Rogue only on that best seller list because of fleet sales?
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Jul 15, 2017 20:11
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It's spelled Aztek you jerks
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Volvo just released info on their new vehicle. Diesel with compound turbos, RWD, automated manual, enough space to sleep in the back and comes in brown. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J_9W6fMZFM Also has apple carplay, refrigerated drivers seat, the bed turns into a recliner, sleeper up to 77 inches. Unfortunately the interior bits still seem to be made out of recycled tupperware.
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