Honda Accord Coupe Concept

Tags: concept cars, honda, detroit 2007 Published on 9 January 2007 | 14,129 views

After the preview sketch, Honda has unveiled the first pictures of the Accord Coupe Concept, the 2-doors five seater vehicle that defines the main exterior design of the next generation Accord model.

From the official Press Release:

The Accord is Honda’s best-selling model in North America and its debut at NAIAS marks the first time that an Accord concept vehicle has ever been shown at a major auto show.

Design

The styling of the Accord Coupe Concept conveys a powerful stance through its long hood, deeply sculpted lower body and fastback roofline.

A six-sided grille and projector headlamps that recess deep into the front fenders contribute to an unmistakable and aggressive front fascia.

The rear end is characterized by quad exhaust outlets integrated into the rear diffuser.

“The Accord Coupe Concept demonstrates the styling direction for the upcoming, eighth-generation Accord,” said John Mendel, senior vice president of American Honda.

Features

A more powerful and lower-emissions V6 engine will provide higher fuel efficiency with the incorporation of Honda’s next-generation Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) technology.

The next-generation Accord will be based on the company’s Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) Body Structure.

It incorporates a front-end frame structure that helps absorb and disperse crash energy over a large area in a frontal impact and makes the vehicle more crash compatible in frontal impacts with vehicles of differing ride heights.

The ACE Body Structure is currently adopted on the Odyssey (2005), Civic (2006) and CR-V (2007) .

Honda Accord History

The Honda Accord, currently in its seventh generation in 30 years, remains Honda’s best-selling vehicle worldwide and has consistently been one of the top five best-selling automobiles in the U.S.


Brochures for the first generation Accord (1978-1981) (Source: Honda Revolutions)

The Accord was launched in 1976 with subsequent major re-designs debuting in 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998 and 2003.

More than 9.5 million Accords have been sold in the U.S. since 1976.

Car and Driver magazine named the 2007 Honda Accord as one of the winners of its prestigious and highly competitive annual "10Best Cars" award.

The Accord has achieved "10Best" status 21 times in the 25 years that Car and Driver editors have been conducting the competition, more than any other vehicle in the award's history.