Honda Officially Announces The Crosstour Model

Posted at July 8th, 2009 under Uncategorized | No Comments »

Japanese-based auto maker Honda, has officially announced that its Accord-based crossover, Accord Crosstour will join its portfolio as a 2010 model. The Accord Crosstour which is expected to be a Toyota Venza fighter will go on sale in the US by fall this year.

Although visually similar to the upcoming Acura ZDX Concept which was recently showcased at the New York Auto Show, 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 Accord CUV will slot in-between CR-V and Pilot. The early productions of the Accord Crosstour  will be powered by Honda’s 3.5 i-VTEC engine. But the 2.3L four-cylinder turbo motor from the RDX may also have a chance of making it into the Accord CUV.

The Accord Crosstour is also expected to be offered with an all-wheel-drive system.