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Today, a new generation of Honda Accord patent pictures have been exposed online. According to previous reports from Automotive Industry concern, the new car will be launched globally as soon as early 2023. In the future, GAC-Honda will continue to introduce domestic sales and compete with Volkswagen Passat, Nissan Teana, Toyota Camry and other models.

Previously, the spy photos and effect pictures of the new car have been exposed on the Internet. Combined with the spy photos, effect pictures and the newly exposed patent drawings of the new car, it is basically certain that the new car has adopted a new design style of the Honda family. Compared with the current model, the overall style of the new car is more stable.

A new generation of Honda Accord patent map

A new generation of Honda Accord effect pictures

A new generation of Honda Accord spy photos

As a replacement product, the new car may be built with the latest family design concept similar to the new generation CR-V and Civic. The front face adopts hexagonal forward air grille, with flat and slender LED headlights on both sides, the front bumper adopts a design style similar to that of the new Civic, uses three-stage hollowed-out decoration, and the front enclosure adopts through-type heat dissipation and ventilation opening design. There are also four raised tendons on the front hatch, which looks more stylish as a whole.

On the side of the body, the new car appears to be slimmer, and it is expected that the length of the new car will be increased compared with the current Accord model. As a reference, the length, width and height of the current Accord are 4906/1862/1449mm, and the wheelbase is 2830mm. The new car retains the appearance design style of the back-running car, and adopts the relatively standard body structure of the three-car car, with the side waistline running through the body and the concave rib line under the door. At the same time, the new car also uses a new rim style to make the car look more dynamic. In the rear part, the overall design of the new car looks relatively simple. From the exposed pictures, the new car taillights may be replaced with the popular through type, and the internal structure of the main body of the taillight group on both sides is more complex and the overall recognition is higher. The rear enclosure of the new car adopts a hierarchical design, the tail exhaust system still adopts a bilateral double-outlet design, and the lower exhaust pipe of the bumper adopts a hidden exhaust layout.

In the interior part, it is expected that the interior of the new car will be decorated with the same model of Civic, and at that time, design elements such as penetrating air conditioning outlet and suspended central control screen will also be used on the interior of the new car. Of course, it is only speculation at present, and whether this is the case in the end remains to be verified.

New generation of CR-V interior decoration

In terms of power, it is expected that the new car will be developed on the current Accord platform, and the power system will probably be continued. As a reference, at present, the Accord is equipped with 1.5T gasoline engine and 2.0L hybrid system, and the transmission system matches the CVT CVT and E-CVT CVT respectively. It is expected that the new car will offer two models: the ordinary fuel version and the hybrid version, or the 1.5T turbocharged four-cylinder engine. Hybrid version of the model may use 2.0L naturally aspirated engine + motor to form an e:HEV hybrid system, of course, the future will not rule out the launch of new electrified models.

As a classic Honda model, Honda Accord has a history of 38 years around the world. In 1999, Guangzhou Auto Honda formally introduced the sixth generation Accord model into China, and this generation Accord model formally filled the gap in the market of Honda in medium and high-class cars after its listing. Up to now, the development of Honda Accord has experienced ten generations of models, of which the tenth generation has been on sale in China for four years since April 16, 2018. According to the replacement cycle of 5-6 years, the new generation of Honda Accord spy photos exposed will be the 11th generation of models, which is expected to be the first to be released overseas, and then continue to be introduced into China.

Honda Accord, Toyota Camry and Nissan Teana are known as the "Japanese three musketeers". The three models are booming in the medium-sized car market. Accord mainly competes with Toyota Camry (17.98-269800 yuan) and Nissan Teana (17.98-269800 yuan). As of last year, Accord accumulated global sales of more than 22 million vehicles, making it the world's best-selling medium-sized sedan, with cumulative sales of more than 2.4 million cars in the domestic market. Honda Accord sold 97588 vehicles from January to June, compared with 113734 for Toyota Camry and 74171 for Dongfeng Nissan Teana, according to the latest figures. Judging from the data, the competition between Honda Accord and Toyota Camry is very fierce, with a difference of only 16146 vehicles in the first half of the year. As for whether a new generation of Accord can make a breakthrough after listing, we will wait and see.

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