What would a Cabriolet CrossTour look like you ask?

April 01, 2011, april fools day, www.autoblog.com put together a nice joke by reimagining the Honda Accord CrossTour into at cabriolet to compete against the Nissan Murano cabriolet.... so for those that might be interested in what it might have looked like, here you go.

2010 Honda Accord Crosstour SuperBowl 2010 Ad

2010 Honda Accord CrossTour Micro Site

Here's a link to the CrossTours Micro Site with lots of info....
http://www.crosstour.ca/home.php?lang=en

Move aside Toyota Venza, Honda has unveiled its latest offering: the Honda Accord Crosstour. And this time it’s official. The Accord CUV - not station wagon - will go on sale this fall as a 2010 model.

While the press release is brief to say the least, the Accord Crosstour will probably be based off the Acura ZDX and current Honda Accord. Honda’s official website now lists the Accord Crosstour as a future model and features a timer counting down to September 1. At which point Honda will tell us what exactly it is that they’ve put together.

It is yet to be seen if my previous prediction about the Crosstour deriving power from the Acura RDX’s 2.3-Liter turbo fourbanger is true. It was also predicted that an AWD setup might be in the works. Conveniently enough, the press release confirms/debunks absolutely nothing:

HONDA PRESS RELEASE
An all-new crossover vehicle based on the award-winning Honda Accord will go on-sale in the fall of 2009 as the “Accord Crosstour,” American Honda Motor Co., Inc., announced today. This new addition to the Honda lineup will be sold as a 2010 model. Additional information will be announced later in the year.

Personally, I’d much rather have Honda of America skip this whole CUV bullshit. The European Accord Tourer (pictured below) is a very fine car and it’s absolutely stunning to look at. Skip the drama and just give us the Accord Tourer.
(I agree)

Source; http://japancarblog.com/honda-confirms-accord-crosstour-coming-fall-2009/

More Honda "Crosstour" pic's

Once again, our spy photographers caught up with Honda’s upcoming Accord-based crossover - not far from where we originally shot it earlier in the week, but this time we managed to get a bit closer! Honda fans have been asking lots of questions and speculating, and we think this newest set of photos will satisfy most.In response to Toyota’s recently launched Venza crossover, Honda is preparing a new CUV based on the Accord. Believed to be called the CrossTour, the latest shots show reveal the forthcoming CUV’s interior as well as engine bay. Although visually similar to the upcoming Acura ZDX, the CrossTour will not ride on the ZDX’s platform.

Based on a modified Honda Accord chassis, this all-new crossover vehicle will start production in September of this year at the East Liberty factory in Ohio (the ZDX will be produced in Alliston, Ontario). The Accord CUV will slot in-between CR-V and Pilot and will look to do battle with Toyota’s new Venza CUV. It will likely be called the CrossTour.

These early-production prototypes are powered by Honda’s 3.5 i-VTEC engine, but earlier this year, we observed powertrain mules testing alongside a 2010 Acura RDX. We also noticed these mules accelerating rather briskly, so the 2.3L, four-cylinder turbo motor from the RDX may also have a chance of making it into the Accord CUV.

One thing we can say for sure about this vehicle is that AWD will be an option. A close look at this prototype reveals that it has a rear differential. More than likely, this means the car has Honda’s VTM-4 AWD system.

Source;
http://www.leftlanenews.com/honda-crosstour.html

Something New is Coming to Honda!

Honda has quietly slipped this onto their Future Models portion of the US website, I am pretty sure they are talking about the 'Crosstour' (spyshot pictured below).

A completely new Honda vehicle is on the horizon. We can’t tell you anything about it just yet, but if you sign up for the New Model newsletter, you’ll definitely be ahead of the curve.
Source;
http://automobiles.honda.com/future-cars/

TOV Rumours: 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour CUV

Crosstour We've heard whispers of this product for so long it seems that it's been under development forever. We don't have any confirmation on the name yet, but Honda recently registered the Crosstour name, so at the moment it makes the most sense. A flurry of spyshots of a cleverly disguised test mule for this vehicle provided plenty of fodder for internet discussions over the past year or so, but we're still waiting to catch a glimpse of how it will look in production sheetmetal. So far, those spy photos have eluded us. We don't know a lot about this vehicle but there is at least some consistency in the rumors that we've been hearing. First of all, it will be based upon the Accord platform. It will be larger than a CR-V, yet smaller than the Pilot, and priced accordingly (one source tells us it will be equipped to match the Venza for the most part, yet it will undercut it in price). Drivetrains are expected to also be borrowed from the Accord, which would most likely mean you'll get your choice of 4-cyl or 6-cylinder power. Since it will supposedly be equipped to take on the Venza, our guess is that the Crosstour will also offer VTM-4. We've heard a tentative launch date of November, 2009, but we're also told that it could be moved up slightly or even pushed back to early 2010; the decision will be based upon Honda's inventory levels and the overall state of the economy as those dates get closer.
Summary: Honda's long-rumored Accord-based crossover will finally be reaching showrooms soon.
Watch For: Spyshots of camo'd test vehicles to begin surfacing soon.
Available: Oct/Nov '09 OR early 2010

Source;
http://www.vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=828861

2010 Honda "Crosstour"?!?

Found some more information on the upcoming Honda Accord Wagon from Japancarblog.com....
It looks like Honda’s readying a new model to challenge Toyota’s all-new Venza. Spy shots of the station wagon (what it really is) show a slighty enlarged blend of the American Accord and the European Accord Tourer. The test car reportedly carried a “Latitude” badge but trademark records from December 16, 2008 hint the Honda might name it the “Crosstour” instead.

Jalopnik is predicting power will be derived from the Acura MDX’s 2.3-Liter turbo fourbanger. They also predict the rear differential is a sign that an AWD setup might be in the works.

If the wagon makes it to production, which rumors are suggesting is likely, it’ll be the first U.S. market Honda wagon in more than a decade.

Source;
http://japancarblog.com/spotted-honda-accord-station-wagon-in-america/#more-313