Strong similarities, strong differences
Recently, the first photos of packed test units of the all-new Honda Accord surfaced. AutoWeek can already show you the appearance of that brand new Honda Accord, because we have found patent plates in the database of the Brazilian patent office.
In Europe we mainly know the Accord by name. The Civic’s big brother has not been for sale in Europe since 2015, but the model is still very much alive. For example, Honda still sells an Accord in various markets, including in the United States. Together with the Toyota Camry, the Accord used to fight there annually for the title of ‘best-selling passenger car in the United States’, although the sedans had to recognize their superiority in successively the RAV4 and the CR-V (361,271 units in 2021). Nevertheless, the Accord is still a very important car. The new Honda Accord can already be viewed from all angles on these patent plates.
Honda Accord
In the United States alone, the Accord is good for more than 200,000 copies sold annually. It is therefore not surprising that Honda wants to keep the Accord current and in the spotlight by replacing the current model presented in 2017 after about 5 to 6 years. Honda does not mess with the overall lines, which means that the new Accord also gets a fairly steeply sloping roofline, which continues beautifully into the rear window and tailgate. The Accord almost becomes a liftback, but it remains a sedan. The windows of the new Accord are so similar to those of the current model that you would almost think that it is a thorough facelift.
Honda Accord
The Accord will have a sober, tight muzzle with few frills. On either side of the angular grille are flat LED headlights that give the Accord an almost gruff but businesslike appearance. On the back we see lighting that runs over the entire width of the rear and in the middle there is only order trousers due to the Honda logo that is still missing on these patent plates.
Just like the current Honda Accord, the new model will again get hybrid powertrains. It is striking that Honda has registered the design of the new Accord through the Brazilian patent office. The current Accord is not for sale in the South American country at all. The current Accord is also not available in the Netherlands and the new model is not coming our way. Counting from 1983 Honda has sold almost 45,000 Accords in the Netherlands. Although Honda has not carried the Accord in Europe for about 7 years, the model is still in second place in terms of sales numbers on Honda’s all-time Dutch sales ranking.
Is the European market ready for an Accord again? It would just be a welcome addition to the SUV-strewn road network, although sedans are no longer popular in our corner of the world.
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– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl