The 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour is the latest spinoff of Honda’s most comfortable line of cars that just won’t die. With a folding rear seat, the Crosstour offers as much as 51.3 cubic feet of cargo space in addition to a wealth of refinements, such as a standard V6 engine, leather seats, real time 4-wheel drive, and, of course, Honda’s legendary reliability, making it the perfect vehicle for just enough people to make it a niche vehicle.
Hipsters
Hipsters will appreciate the Accord Crosstour’s nonsensical styling cues combined with the abundant interior room allowing up to five passengers. “What is it?” people will ask as you cruise through town, heads bobbing slightly to Dashboard Confessional playing through the Crosstour’s six-speaker-plus-subwoofer, 360-watt stereo system. Little do the bystanders know that the hipster Crosstour is loaded up with five more CDs, as well.
Retirees
Smooth ride quality and ease of entry into the Crosstour will make it an ideal vehicle for cruising into your golden years. The seats sit slightly higher than in a traditional Accord, but not so high as a full-size SUV, meaning that there is little danger of hip breakage due to a fall out of a too-tall vehicle, and no embarrassing grunts or effort necessary to raise yourself out of a too-low car. Trimmed in stylish leather, the seats are firm but comfortable, and the dual-zone climate control gives Grandpa the ability to enjoy a cool, crisp drive while Grandma snuggles up in warm and cozy comfort.
Art Thieves
Art thieves will revel in the commodious cargo room of the Crosstour once the rear seats are laid flat, allowing them to squeeze plenty of stolen paint into the car before making their getaway. And they’ll make their getaway quick, to be sure. With the punchy acceleration of its 271-horsepower V6 engine, the cunning art thief will beat a hasty retreat back to the hideout without having to stop for gas, thanks to the Accord Crosstour’s fuel economy of 21 combined miles per gallon. Shucking his disguise through the Crosstour’s standard one-touch power moonroof is no problem. Little does he know, of course, that when he activated his Honda-linked satellite navigation system with voice-activated controls to find the best local cupcakes for a post-heist treat, the museum security had phoned in the license plate to the local police.
Students
The Crosstour, being an Accord and a Honda, appeals to students for its ability to carry as many as four friends, but also for its good fuel economy and relatively sensible price tag. Rebates and incentives will play a major part in bringing down the Crosstour’s MSRP of $30,340 for the base model, especially when the next year’s cars are released. In addition to the potential resale value of the car and the money that the student will save on fuel, another consideration to take into account is the insurance premium. Because there is no sport model, and the car has practically no theft value, insurance premiums for sub-25-year-olds should stay low for years to come.
Children
The perfect passenger in the Honda Crosstour is children. Fitted with the necessary seat anchors as well as a host of fully surrounding air bags, kids can’t help but stay safe in the car. Of course, that doesn’t necessarily include the danger of flying french fries. To help mitigate that danger, the Crosstour is fitted with numerous electronic stability helpers, including anti-lock brakes and vehicle stability assist, as well as an advanced body shell that helps disperse frontal crash impact energy.
The Honda Crosstour all around may not be the most sensible car in production when it comes to styling, but what it does have far outweighs the slightly odd-looking styling. Chances are good, in fact, that the Crosstour could serve well to replace the rapidly aging and utterly uneconomical fleet of large SUVs currently plying America’s roadways.