Your Take: Honda Accord Crosstour vs. Acura TSX Sports Wagon

Honda has two similarly sized wagons, an AWD-optioned Honda Crosstour and a luxurious Acura TSX. The Crosstour drives very nice and handles extremely well, thanks to its transmission revisions and its 273hp engine. Now the Acura TSX certainly looks better and does have slightly more room. Pricing-wise, the Crosstour is very expensive and the TSX Wagon is priced well. And Honda is set to introduce a lower-cost 4-cylinder Crosstour priced at around $27 000 US. So which one would you choose? The Crosstour from Honda or the TSX Wagon from Acura? 

Honda Crosstour coming to Russia!

Guess what? The Accord Crosstour has found a market in Russia! As a result, Honda's Ohio plant is modifying the current Crosstour to meet the standards in Russia. The Crosstour fits into the luxury vehicle category in Russia and will receive additional luxury features and modifications to fit the market. 

Crosstours going to Russia will have a standard front ashtray and lighter in the center console and an ashtray and lighter for the rear passengers. Heated rear seats, burled walnut interior trim, paddle shifters and a rearview camera in the rearview mirror will grace the Russian model. American models will not be getting these features in the timebeing. A headlight washer feature that sprays washer fluid at high pressure will also be installed along with turn signals on the outside mirrors. Oval-shaped exhaust finishers as well as fog light rear reflectors and a tow-hook will be added to the rear of the Russian Crosstour. 

The Crosstour is set to go on on sale in Russia later this summer. 

Confirmed: Honda Accord Crosstour 4-cylinder

Sources at Honda America have confirmed the option of a 4-cylinder Honda Accord Crosstour FWD. Look for it to be priced approximately $2000-$3000 below the current base price at $29 790. The engine might be a little more powerful considering the hefty weight of the Crosstour. Canada is rumored to get the 4-cylinder as well. Expect the model by late summer.

More to come ...

Autonet.ca's 2011 Honda Accord Crosstour Review

"As I drive along pleasantly in the 2011 Honda Accord Crosstour, I find myself musing about how the initial proposal may have gone.

Designer guy: You know what we should do? We should totally take the Accord, hack off the back end, add a hatch, but still make it kinda big and kinda expensive and not at all like other hatchbacks. Not really a wagon, exactly, but like a wagon. Not an SUV, obviously, but for SUV people who don’t really want an SUV. You know?

Executive: Um. OK."

For more on the review, visit their website @ http://www.autonet.ca/autos/search/testdrives/2011/01/07/16797836-autonet.html

Accord Crosstour to get 4-cylinder model

Often being criticized for the lack of a V6 and as a result, its high starting price, the 2011 Honda Accord Crosstour will soon see a 4-cylinder option be added to its trim levels. A memo was sent out to dealers today listing that the 4-cylinder option will be released mid-summer but rumors tell us to expect the 4-cylinder models to be phased in along with the 2012 model coming out in fall 2011. A few other rumors state that the 4-cylinder model will be available in FWD only and be available in lower trim levels and the 4-cylinder will be a slightly beefed-up engine because the Crosstour substantially weighs more than the Accord Coupe/Sedan. No word on a 4-cylinder option for Canada.

Honda sticking with Accord Crosstour

Known for its lackluster start and its infamous Facebook criticism, Honda's introduction of the Accord Crosstour hasn't exactly been a good get-up and go. And neither has been sales. But despite that, Honda says it will stick with the Crosstour model in its Accord line-up for some time to come. The automaker hasn't yet ready to call it a disappointment. Year-to-date sales of the Crosstour is pegged at close to 26,000, and while it is not far from Honda's projected 2010 sales at 30,000 (originally 35,000), the Crosstour will not be able to make that mark.

Honda spokesman, Chuck Schifsky says, "It's a work in progress, we're not done yet in terms of building brand awareness."

Director of Industry Analysis at AutoPacific Ed Kim says that considering the obstacles the Crosstour has faced, being the economy, move towards smaller vehicles, the design of the Crosstour and the tall butch wagon stance, it has done okay calling it a mild success. Its association with the Accord brandname and the platform has also helped its sales.

Canadian sales have been dismal at the start of the year and they are ending up between below average as the lack of a cheaper 4-cylinder option (starts around $34-35000 in Canada) have all but hindered sales possibilities for the Crosstour in Canada.

2011 Honda Accord Crosstour economy

The fuel economy rating for the 2011 Honda Accord Crosstour is not looked for to update. The front wheel drive is looked for to transport a normal of 18 mpg on the metro and 27 mpg on the highway. Meanwhile, the all wheel drive framework acquires a midpoint of 17 mpg and 25 mpg on the burb and highway, respectively.


2011 Honda Accord Crosstour


2011 Honda Accord Crosstour


2011 Honda Accord Crosstour


2011 Honda Accord Crosstour


2011 Honda Accord Crosstour


2011 Honda Accord Crosstour


2011 Honda Accord Crosstour


2011 Honda Accord Crosstour


2011 Honda Accord Crosstour


2011 Honda Accord Crosstour


2011 Honda Accord Crosstour


2011 Honda Accord Crosstour


2011 Honda Accord Crosstour


2011 Honda Accord Crosstour


2011 Honda Accord Crosstour

Honda Accord Crosstour shows tiny problems in the IIHS rollover tests

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) conducted rollover tests on several vehicles and the Honda Accord Crosstour was among those that didn’t do well.

Already, many observers expect this model to get an early refresh. The suggestions include a new face and a titanium-reinforced roof. In the latest tests, the IIHS didn’t exactly roll the vehicles. Rather, the IIHS pushed a metal plate against 1 corner of a roof at a constant speed. To get a good rating, a roof must withstand a force of 4 times the vehicle’s weight before reaching 5 inches of crush. To get an acceptable rating, the minimum strength-to-weight ratio that’s needed is 3.25. A poor rating is given to those that have lower than 2.5. Vehicles that did remarkably well are the Grand Cherokee, Highlander, Liberty, and Venza, which all withstood forces of almost 5 times their weights. The Crosstour can withstand 2.8 times its weight while the Endeavor and Pilot can endure only 3 times its weight.

Honda Accord Crosstour shows tiny problems in the IIHS rollover tests

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) conducted rollover tests on several vehicles and the Honda Accord Crosstour was among those that didn’t do well.Already, many observers expect this model to get an early refresh. The suggestions include a new face and a titanium-reinforced roof. In the latest tests, the IIHS didn’t exactly roll the vehicles. Rather, the IIHS pushed a metal plate

Honda Accord Crosstour shows tiny problems in the IIHS rollover tests

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) conducted rollover tests on several vehicles and the Honda Accord Crosstour was among those that didn’t do well.

Already, many observers expect this model to get an early refresh. The suggestions include a new face and a titanium-reinforced roof. In the latest tests, the IIHS didn’t exactly roll the vehicles. Rather, the IIHS pushed a metal plate against 1 corner of a roof at a constant speed. To get a good rating, a roof must withstand a force of 4 times the vehicle’s weight before reaching 5 inches of crush. To get an acceptable rating, the minimum strength-to-weight ratio that’s needed is 3.25. A poor rating is given to those that have lower than 2.5. Vehicles that did remarkably well are the Grand Cherokee, Highlander, Liberty, and Venza, which all withstood forces of almost 5 times their weights. The Crosstour can withstand 2.8 times its weight while the Endeavor and Pilot can endure only 3 times its weight.

Honda Accord Crosstour shows tiny problems in the IIHS rollover tests

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) conducted rollover tests on several vehicles and the Honda Accord Crosstour was among those that didn’t do well.

Already, many observers expect this model to get an early refresh. The suggestions include a new face and a titanium-reinforced roof. In the latest tests, the IIHS didn’t exactly roll the vehicles. Rather, the IIHS pushed a metal plate against 1 corner of a roof at a constant speed. To get a good rating, a roof must withstand a force of 4 times the vehicle’s weight before reaching 5 inches of crush. To get an acceptable rating, the minimum strength-to-weight ratio that’s needed is 3.25. A poor rating is given to those that have lower than 2.5. Vehicles that did remarkably well are the Grand Cherokee, Highlander, Liberty, and Venza, which all withstood forces of almost 5 times their weights. The Crosstour can withstand 2.8 times its weight while the Endeavor and Pilot can endure only 3 times its weight.