Likes - Excellent Accord platform
- Useable interior space
- Good power and economy
- Excellent ride
Dislikes - Non-traditional exterior design
- Can get pricy
Tech Specs - 3.5 liter 6-Cyl. 271 hp
- 5-speed automatic transmission
- 0 to 60: 7.5 seconds (2WD)
- 0 to 60 :7.9 seconds (4WD)
- MPG: 18 city/27 highway (2WD)
- MPG: 17 city/27 highway (4WD)
What's New/Changed - New model
The Vehix View - This innovative ride holds lots of potential. Although it’s not yet perfected, one could comfortably say the Honda Accord Crosstour has a lot of personality. Nice ride, too.
First Impressions
I first encountered the Honda Accord Crosstour (view photos) in Fontana, California at a press event. Before I even saw it, I heard other automotive journalists spewing a new vernacular of disdain for the station wagon-like Accord. The poor thing was being treated like it was sitting on the home team’s bench at a ball game while wearing the visiting team’s colors.
Then I saw it.
This is where I would normally use words and terms like, “polarizing,” “hard to look at,” “reverse engineered when conceived,” or even “disturbing.” But I had a few hours to truly gaze at the Honda Accord Crosstour before stepping foot inside and I saw something else. I see the future direction of Honda design—whether we like it or not.
Honda likes to keep continuity in its lineup. Look at any Honda (other than the Crosstour) and you will find similar design themes, shapes and colors. The Crosstour shares very little with its brethren. It is a completely unique vehicle within the Honda family.
There are a few clever bits to the otherwise nonconventional exterior design. For one, the rear hatch is much higher than it looks, much closer to a station wagon’s square buttocks than it looks. The swoopy, lifting beltline and steeply raked hatch hide the overall height of the cargo area.
The nose is a tough one. I did see some value for such an enormous and exaggerated honker—terrifying pedestrians. The Crosstour won’t scare someone in a vehicle, but I am sure many casual walkers will flinch at the idea of being sliced by its cheese-grater grill.
Is the design clever? Well, if consumers are stigmatized by station wagons and don’t want a conventional SUV/crossover/minivan shape – then yes. Otherwise…
Pricing, Trims and Options
The Honda Crosstour starts at $29,670 for the 2WD EX. With a base price of $32,570, the 2WD EX-L is a near-loaded trim level. Step up to the 4WD EX-L (which bases at $34,020) and gains Honda’s Real Time™ 4WD system.
Many of the options for the Honda Crosstour include:
- Underbody spoilers ($1,352)
- 18-inch chrome “look” alloy wheels ($2,068)
- Roof rack ($374)
- All-season floor mats ($142)
- Honda remote engine starter system ($509)
- Backup sensors ($495)
- Trailer hitch ($578)
- Accessory Bluetooth hands-free link ($507)
- Luggage basket ($403)
- Cargo tray ($138)
Interior Features
Some of the notable standard features of the Honda Accord Crosstour include:
- Great-sounding 360 watt audio System with 6-Disc In-Dash CD Player plus MP3/auxiliary input jack
- Dual-zone automatic climate control
- One-touch power moon-roof
- Steering-wheel mounted audio and cruise controls
When it comes to driving comfort, you’ll be impressed by a driver's seat with 10-way power adjustment, including power lumbar support and a front passenger's seat with 4-way power adjustment.
Safety, Quality and Reliability
Safety scores for the Honda Accord Crosstour have not yet been posted.
Standard safety enhancements include Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) Body Structure, Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS), Front Side Airbags, Side Curtain Airbags with Rollover Sensor, Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS), Driver’s and Front Passenger's Active Head Restraints.
Bumper-to-bumper warranty is 3 years/36,000 miles, power train is 5 years/60,000 miles and corrosion is 5 years/unlimited miles.