Spy shots: New Accord based CUV could arrive by the end of the year
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/" rel="tag">Spy Photos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/wagons/" rel="tag">Wagons/Estates</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/crossovers-cuvs/" rel="tag">Crossovers/CUVs</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/honda/" rel="tag">Honda</a></p><a href="http://vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=810703" ><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/10cuv_bpcd-02.jpg" alt="" /></a>Currently, all of Honda's crossovers are of a more traditional upright style like the Element (if you can call that traditional) and Pilot. What Honda hasn't offered in the U.S. in more than a decade is a wagon body style. That looks like it might change by the end of 2009. Apparently, the gang in East Liberty, Ohio is cooking up a challenger for the Toyota Venza, Nissan Murano, and Subaru Outback. The mule that has been spotted uses the body of the European market Accord Sport Tourer (aka wagon) with the front clip of the current North American Market Accord. <br /><br />It's not clear if this is the final body style that will appear, but the car actually has quite handsome proportions. Power will likely come from either the current Accord 2.4-liter four and 3.5-liter V6 engines, or possibly the Acura RDX 2.3L turbo. It's unfortunate that the 2.2L i-DTEC diesel is dead in the water for America because that would actually be an ideal candidate for such a vehicle. John Mendel, executive vice-president of American Honda <a href="http://www.autonews.com/article/20090125/ANA05/901260300/1203">confirmed to a dealer meeting over the weekend that a new product is coming for the brand this fall</a>. The new CUV is expected to debut at the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/LA-Auto-Show/">LA Auto Show</a> in November. <br /><br />[Source: <a href="http://vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=810703" >Temple of VTEC</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/26/spy-shots-new-accord-based-cuv-could-arrive-by-the-end-of-the-y/">Spy shots: New Accord based CUV could arrive by the end of the year</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:26:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=810703> Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/26/spy-shots-new-accord-based-cuv-could-arrive-by-the-end-of-the-y/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1440648/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/26/spy-shots-new-accord-based-cuv-could-arrive-by-the-end-of-the-y/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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