Maybe soon begin official sales of the new Honda. Discover it, but only about our automotive market. In America, the Accord Crosstour already familiar.

The company’s representatives say that if the novelty will be popular, tops Honda, look, think about the withdrawal of our market model Acura, which so far can be purchased only through the “gray” dealers.
In the meantime, with the Lexus and Infiniti aims to fight it Crosstour, «lost” in the title Accord - to avoid confusion with the sedan, because the American and European Accord have little in common. Prospects for this battle, we can assess on a small test drive.
Frankly, to find a direct competitor for the new items is difficult. Painfully unusual positioning of the model. She, according to representatives of Honda, is an entirely new class: intermediate between crossovers and sedans. Comes to mind only one such car: BMW GT. However, despite the fact that Honda is clearly there has been in the premium segment, consider these models as ravontsennyh competitors too early.
Crosstour looks original. It appeared earlier that same GT - would produce a real sensation. However, and now it will clearly follow gaze, at least at first. Bizarre body shapes make the car like no wagon or hatchback at, nor the crossover. Dimensions Auto: length - 4999 mm, width - 1,900 mm Wheelbase - 2797 mm.
The most memorable parts of the exterior car, perhaps, are the imposing grille, chrome front and two rear exhaust pipe.
In order to impose a certain rivalry between producers of premium-car segment, Honda had to abandon those finishing materials that are used to American cars. After all, European buyer to exacting quality finishing materials. So, despite the fact that the machine is available in the U.S., to us gets a car with the interior decoration of a higher class. The plastic inside is not to say that the most mild and pleasant to the touch, but certainly not “wooden”. By the way, unlike the American version, there elektroskladyvaemye mirror.
Get behind the wheel Crosstour quite simply, the seats are comfortable. The only negative - it’s common for cars from Asia, the problem: rather short pillow. But get used to the crossbeam, which greatly complicates the review in the rearview mirror is difficult.
A stranger from the past looks like the joystick control audio, protruding from a central console. At one time (10 years ago) was very fashionable to install a car radio Sony with similar control device, which can be attached to any convenient place. But today, such a solution, in addition to the expensive car, looks weird.
In this case, the system itself is quite modern. 7-dyumovy monitor, which displays a navigation system from Navteq, a rearview camera and information from the audio system - everything you need for happiness.
One of the most memorable of the “chips» Crosstour - two-piece boot. Under the main branch is the central box, which you can get, for example, marinate meat in it on skewers. Or fill in freshly caught fish, or just throw it in the dirty shoes, so that it does not stain the boot. The volume of the main part of separation - 457 hp, if you fold the seat, you can get an impressive 757 hp.
Under the hood Crosstour engine V6 of 3.5 liters, 275 hp, maximum torque of 339 Nm. He works in conjunction with 5-speed automatic. Wheel drive system borrowed from the crossover vehicle CRV. Such a choice, rather than the more logical in the direction of an intelligent all-wheel drive, which was equipped with Honda Legend, is linked not so much with the possible rise of a car, much to the fact that in America Crosstour sold in front-wheel version (with the transmission of the Legend does not allow both simply refuse to rear-drive).
According to documents the car from zero to hundreds of 8.9 sec. In fact, it seems that there is a lot longer. Feels rather big weight car (1906 kg) and its hard big feed.
It is difficult to draw any serious conclusions after a test-drive the length of 50 km. I thought that was going Crosstour more in American than in European style. In turns the car shakin ‘, even though this version had been established other springs and dampers, designed to tighten the suspension. At the same trajectory Crosstour holds good.
Wheel in Crosstour slightly empty and not informative. On the motion of “the wheel” car reacts somehow reluctantly. Why no complaints - so this is the brakes. Pedal is quite informative. Stopped cars with no problems.
On some off-road qualities too early to speak. Check them had no chance. One can only assume that the ground clearance of 205 mm will easily climb the curbs. Yes, there probably is not required. Too staid and important to get a Honda car. “Knead” the dirt on it (even if it is theoretically possible) somehow pity and not of status.
In any case, definitive conclusions about the behavior of cars on the road can be made after a full test drive. While we can only note the well equipped car, the original looks and an impressive price. For this money, the choice of potential buyers is huge. And not the fact that he turned his attention to a compromise between a sedan and a crossover, rather than choose a car for the same price, fully related to one of these classes.