2008 Accord looks great

On Jan 24, 5:51 pm, Doctor Chen wrote:
> Just when Toyota thinks they dominated the sedan market with Camry,
> Honda comes out with the brand new Accord to make a challenge.
>
> Toyota already loses the Civic vs. Corolla war, not sure if they want
> to lose Camry vs. Accord either.
>
> Then again Toyota is making so much money around the world that US
> market might not mean that much to them as it used to.

Lets see if the Accord gets the Motor Trend Car of the Year =)
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"Doctor Chen" wrote in message

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> Just when Toyota thinks they dominated the sedan market with Camry,
> Honda comes out with the brand new Accord to make a challenge.
>
> Toyota already loses the Civic vs. Corolla war, not sure if they want
> to lose Camry vs. Accord either.
>
> Then again Toyota is making so much money around the world that US
> market might not mean that much to them as it used to.
>

I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The rear tail lights look
like the tail lights from a 2000 Sable.
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On Jan 24, 11:12 pm, "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom>
wrote:
> "Doctor Chen" wrote in message
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> > Just when Toyota thinks they dominated the sedan market with Camry,
> > Honda comes out with the brand new Accord to make a challenge.
>
> > Toyota already loses the Civic vs. Corolla war, not sure if they want
> > to lose Camry vs. Accord either.
>
> > Then again Toyota is making so much money around the world that US
> > market might not mean that much to them as it used to.
>
> I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The rear tail lights look
> like the tail lights from a 2000 Sable.
> --
>
> Ray O
> (correct punctuation to reply)

And Honda has to come up with a hybrid to compete with the Camry. They
do have a coupe which is winner by default =)
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"EdV" wrote in message

> On Jan 24, 11:12 pm, "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom>
> wrote:
>> "Doctor Chen" wrote in message
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>> > Just when Toyota thinks they dominated the sedan market with Camry,
>> > Honda comes out with the brand new Accord to make a challenge.
>>
>> > Toyota already loses the Civic vs. Corolla war, not sure if they want
>> > to lose Camry vs. Accord either.
>>
>> > Then again Toyota is making so much money around the world that US
>> > market might not mean that much to them as it used to.
>>
>> I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The rear tail lights look
>> like the tail lights from a 2000 Sable.
>> --
>>
>> Ray O
>> (correct punctuation to reply)
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> And Honda has to come up with a hybrid to compete with the Camry. They
> do have a coupe which is winner by default =)

The Solara is the coupe version of the Camry.
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"EdV" wrote in message

> On Jan 24, 11:12 pm, "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom>
> wrote:
>> "Doctor Chen" wrote in message
>>
>>
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>> > Just when Toyota thinks they dominated the sedan market with Camry,
>> > Honda comes out with the brand new Accord to make a challenge.
>>
>> > Toyota already loses the Civic vs. Corolla war, not sure if they want
>> > to lose Camry vs. Accord either.
>>
>> > Then again Toyota is making so much money around the world that US
>> > market might not mean that much to them as it used to.
>>
>> I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The rear tail lights look
>> like the tail lights from a 2000 Sable.
>> --
>>
>> Ray O
>> (correct punctuation to reply)
>
> And Honda has to come up with a hybrid to compete with the Camry. They
> do have a coupe which is winner by default =)

Yeah - they sport tuned their previous generation Accord Hybrid but it
wasn't fuel efficient. I think that killed it. Their '04 & '05 tail
lights were butt ugly, too. A friend said it looked like the lights from a
Buick. Freshened for '06 & '07 but still not great. New Accords are too
big.. More power from the same 2.4 engine and gas mileage goes down. What
is Honda thinking?! (And this is coming from an Accord owner).

-Dave
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On Jan 25, 8:17 am, "C. E. White"
wrote:
> "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote in message
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> > "EdV" wrote in message
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> >> On Jan 24, 11:12 pm, "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom>
> >> wrote:
> >>> "Doctor Chen" wrote in message
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> >>>
>
> >>> > Just when Toyota thinks they dominated the sedan market with
> >>> > Camry,
> >>> > Honda comes out with the brand new Accord to make a challenge.
>
> >>> > Toyota already loses the Civic vs. Corolla war, not sure if they
> >>> > want
> >>> > to lose Camry vs. Accord either.
>
> >>> > Then again Toyota is making so much money around the world that
> >>> > US
> >>> > market might not mean that much to them as it used to.
>
> >>> I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The rear tail
> >>> lights look
> >>> like the tail lights from a 2000 Sable.
> >>> --
>
> >>> Ray O
> >>> (correct punctuation to reply)
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> >> And Honda has to come up with a hybrid to compete with the Camry.
> >> They
> >> do have a coupe which is winner by default =)
>
> > The Solara is the coupe version of the Camry.
>
> Like he said, the Accord coupe is a winner by default
>
> Ed

I was thinking of a 2007 version for the Solara. By the way, The new
Accord is much bigger and will be like the Avalon. In Australia and
Asia they have the Aurion (slightly bigger than the Camry) which was
initially, I dont know if up to now, called the most powerful FWD car,
still a 4 dr sedan.
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"Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote in message

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> "Doctor Chen" wrote in message
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>>
>> Just when Toyota thinks they dominated the sedan market with Camry,
>> Honda comes out with the brand new Accord to make a challenge.
>>
>> Toyota already loses the Civic vs. Corolla war, not sure if they
>> want
>> to lose Camry vs. Accord either.
>>
>> Then again Toyota is making so much money around the world that US
>> market might not mean that much to them as it used to.
>>
>
> I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The rear tail lights
> look like the tail lights from a 2000 Sable.

The first time I saw the TV ad for the new 4 Door Accord, I thought it
was a Saturn Aura, i.e., DULL. However, the new 2 Door Accord is very
attractive. Unfortunately they must not be particularly eye catching -
I don't recall seeing either a new 4 door or 2 door Accord on the
local roads, but then it might be hard to pick them out when I am
surrounded by thousands of Camrys.

Ed
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"Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote in message

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> "EdV" wrote in message
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>> On Jan 24, 11:12 pm, "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom>
>> wrote:
>>> "Doctor Chen" wrote in message
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>>>
>>> > Just when Toyota thinks they dominated the sedan market with
>>> > Camry,
>>> > Honda comes out with the brand new Accord to make a challenge.
>>>
>>> > Toyota already loses the Civic vs. Corolla war, not sure if they
>>> > want
>>> > to lose Camry vs. Accord either.
>>>
>>> > Then again Toyota is making so much money around the world that
>>> > US
>>> > market might not mean that much to them as it used to.
>>>
>>> I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The rear tail
>>> lights look
>>> like the tail lights from a 2000 Sable.
>>> --
>>>
>>> Ray O
>>> (correct punctuation to reply)
>>
>> And Honda has to come up with a hybrid to compete with the Camry.
>> They
>> do have a coupe which is winner by default =)
>
> The Solara is the coupe version of the Camry.


Like he said, the Accord coupe is a winner by default

Ed
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"C. E. White" wrote in message

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> I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The rear tail lights
>> look like the tail lights from a 2000 Sable.
>
> The first time I saw the TV ad for the new 4 Door Accord, I thought it was
> a Saturn Aura, i.e., DULL. However, the new 2 Door Accord is very
> attractive. Unfortunately they must not be particularly eye catching - I
> don't recall seeing either a new 4 door or 2 door Accord on the local
> roads, but then it might be hard to pick them out when I am surrounded by
> thousands of Camrys.
>
> Ed
Now that you mention it, the new 4 Dr. Accord and Saturn Aura do look very
similar. There are a few Accords running around the northwest suburbs of
Chicago, and one is parked in the lot at my office.

I haven't seen any new Accord coupes, but from the photos on their web site,
the nose looks like a Scion tC to me.
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"C. E. White" wrote in message

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>>> And Honda has to come up with a hybrid to compete with the Camry. They
>>> do have a coupe which is winner by default =)
>>
>> The Solara is the coupe version of the Camry.
>
>
> Like he said, the Accord coupe is a winner by default
>
> Ed
>
I like the nose of the Accord Coupe but not the back end. The Solara needs
a freshening, now that the Accord Coupe is out, the Solara will probably get
a facelift.
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Ray O
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"EdV" wrote in message

> On Jan 25, 8:17 am, "C. E. White"
> wrote:
>> "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote in message
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>> > "EdV" wrote in message
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>> >> On Jan 24, 11:12 pm, "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>> "Doctor Chen" wrote in message
>>
>> >>>
>>
>> >>> > Just when Toyota thinks they dominated the sedan market with
>> >>> > Camry,
>> >>> > Honda comes out with the brand new Accord to make a challenge.
>>
>> >>> > Toyota already loses the Civic vs. Corolla war, not sure if they
>> >>> > want
>> >>> > to lose Camry vs. Accord either.
>>
>> >>> > Then again Toyota is making so much money around the world that
>> >>> > US
>> >>> > market might not mean that much to them as it used to.
>>
>> >>> I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The rear tail
>> >>> lights look
>> >>> like the tail lights from a 2000 Sable.
>> >>> --
>>
>> >>> Ray O
>> >>> (correct punctuation to reply)
>>
>> >> And Honda has to come up with a hybrid to compete with the Camry.
>> >> They
>> >> do have a coupe which is winner by default =)
>>
>> > The Solara is the coupe version of the Camry.
>>
>> Like he said, the Accord coupe is a winner by default
>>
>> Ed
>
> I was thinking of a 2007 version for the Solara. By the way, The new
> Accord is much bigger and will be like the Avalon. In Australia and
> Asia they have the Aurion (slightly bigger than the Camry) which was
> initially, I dont know if up to now, called the most powerful FWD car,
> still a 4 dr sedan.

My guess is that the most powerful FWD car, at least sold in the U.S., is
the V8 Impala.
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Ray O
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