Comments on: What’s Wrong With This Picture: With Friends Like This Edition http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture-with-friends-like-this-edition/ The Truth About Cars is dedicated to providing candid, unbiased automobile reviews and the latest in auto industry news. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:33:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Caraholica http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture-with-friends-like-this-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-1531713 Caraholica Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:08:15 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=328057#comment-1531713 Yikes! I do hope they keep it away from small children. Seriously, where’s the real Crosstour? This bastard child of an Aztek/X6/Sebring abomination cant be a real Honda. Can it? Yikes!

I do hope they keep it away from small children.

Seriously, where’s the real Crosstour? This bastard child of an Aztek/X6/Sebring abomination cant be a real Honda.

Can it?

]]> By: jaje http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture-with-friends-like-this-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-1531634 jaje Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:38:51 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=328057#comment-1531634 I'm sure Honda did a focus group on this - they showed the car to its "literally" blind followers and described the features. They thought it looked great. I'm normally a supporter of Honda (do more with less ideals) but as of currently - they've dropped the ball in styling and technology. Acura really needs to be put out to pasture as it has not grown or evolved and has no clear message besides being a slightly nicer Honda. Now they took most of the lineup and hit them with an ugly stick. Seems the same design gurus are now taking a whack at all Hondas too. I’m sure Honda did a focus group on this – they showed the car to its “literally” blind followers and described the features. They thought it looked great.

I’m normally a supporter of Honda (do more with less ideals) but as of currently – they’ve dropped the ball in styling and technology. Acura really needs to be put out to pasture as it has not grown or evolved and has no clear message besides being a slightly nicer Honda. Now they took most of the lineup and hit them with an ugly stick. Seems the same design gurus are now taking a whack at all Hondas too.

]]> By: hunmik http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture-with-friends-like-this-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-1531495 hunmik Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:21:22 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=328057#comment-1531495 It's fugly. And this is from a guy who owns an 09 Pilot. It reminds me of the Kia Rio station wagon from a few years back. Looks like there is less room in it than the sedan, so I don't see the point. Who is going to buy this? I read somewhere that car companies are not introducing station wagons in the US, because they would steal sales from the small SUVs. If that's the case then Honda can pat themselves on the shoulder. CR-V sales are not threatened at all. Not by this car. But then why build it at all? It’s fugly. And this is from a guy who owns an 09 Pilot. It reminds me of the Kia Rio station wagon from a few years back. Looks like there is less room in it than the sedan, so I don’t see the point.

Who is going to buy this? I read somewhere that car companies are not introducing station wagons in the US, because they would steal sales from the small SUVs. If that’s the case then Honda can pat themselves on the shoulder. CR-V sales are not threatened at all. Not by this car.

But then why build it at all?

]]> By: tedward http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture-with-friends-like-this-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-1531492 tedward Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:16:27 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=328057#comment-1531492 Davekaybsc "You sure about that? The Legacy wagon is dead, and the Outback gained several inches in height so as to appear a lot more crossover-ish and a lot less wagon-ish." I hear you on that one. I hesitated before including Subaru in the mix there, but I think that on the whole they've pulled a mini-Saab by ditching the pure wagon. They sell the Forester and Outback on the strength of the undeniably wagonish previous models and the loyalty those models have created. I don't know anyone who has a new Forester and is happy with it (I'm sure they exist somewhere, but the 3 owners I know are old Subaru buyers who thought they were getting more of the same and won't make that mistake again). VW has the Jetta wagon obviously which does quite well. Davekaybsc

“You sure about that? The Legacy wagon is dead, and the Outback gained several inches in height so as to appear a lot more crossover-ish and a lot less wagon-ish.”

I hear you on that one. I hesitated before including Subaru in the mix there, but I think that on the whole they’ve pulled a mini-Saab by ditching the pure wagon. They sell the Forester and Outback on the strength of the undeniably wagonish previous models and the loyalty those models have created. I don’t know anyone who has a new Forester and is happy with it (I’m sure they exist somewhere, but the 3 owners I know are old Subaru buyers who thought they were getting more of the same and won’t make that mistake again). VW has the Jetta wagon obviously which does quite well.

]]> By: Mark MacInnis http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture-with-friends-like-this-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-1531456 Mark MacInnis Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:42:31 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=328057#comment-1531456 If this car comes complete with a full set of the black vinyl cladding they use to camouflage them during the prototype testing process, then....MAYBE. It is a Honda, afterall. I'd just keep the lights turned off in the garage..... If this car comes complete with a full set of the black vinyl cladding they use to camouflage them during the prototype testing process, then….MAYBE. It is a Honda, afterall.

I’d just keep the lights turned off in the garage…..

]]> By: shaker http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture-with-friends-like-this-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-1531438 shaker Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:20:32 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=328057#comment-1531438 The only thing that can help this ugly duckling is a reasonable price and the availability of colors that can mask the styling (the color they're showing ain't it). This is the Nissan Quest of Hondas, I guess. The only thing that can help this ugly duckling is a reasonable price and the availability of colors that can mask the styling (the color they’re showing ain’t it).

This is the Nissan Quest of Hondas, I guess.

]]> By: thanh_n http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture-with-friends-like-this-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-1531436 thanh_n Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:02:36 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=328057#comment-1531436 As a Honda devotee, owning fun cars such as the Civic Si, Integra GSR and AP1 S2000, I began noticing Honda's steady decline ever since they killed the Integra/RSX/Prelude. The new Si's are nice, but I can't help but notice all the fun, family and luxury cars coming from Nissan/Infiniti. That's why I bought an Infiniti G37, which was an easy choice considering its fun factor, (Acura's botched surgery also had something to do with it). I still have respect for Honda, but my next car purchase may be a 370Z. As a Honda devotee, owning fun cars such as the Civic Si, Integra GSR and AP1 S2000, I began noticing Honda’s steady decline ever since they killed the Integra/RSX/Prelude. The new Si’s are nice, but I can’t help but notice all the fun, family and luxury cars coming from Nissan/Infiniti. That’s why I bought an Infiniti G37, which was an easy choice considering its fun factor, (Acura’s botched surgery also had something to do with it). I still have respect for Honda, but my next car purchase may be a 370Z.

]]> By: discoholic http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture-with-friends-like-this-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-1531429 discoholic Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:27:27 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=328057#comment-1531429 Uh oh. Just about every website I've seen so far has greeted the new Grosstour with nothing but unmitigated scorn. Honestly, a) who was the designer of this bad Picasso on wheels, b) which executive thought it would do and c) where is a car crusher when you need one? Uh oh. Just about every website I’ve seen so far has greeted the new Grosstour with nothing but unmitigated scorn. Honestly, a) who was the designer of this bad Picasso on wheels, b) which executive thought it would do and c) where is a car crusher when you need one?

]]> By: CommanderFish http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture-with-friends-like-this-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-1531418 CommanderFish Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:10:21 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=328057#comment-1531418 At first, I saw the name Accord Crosstour and got excited. A midsize wagon with sporting intentions, and more reliable than a Saab! Where do I sign up? Then I saw it was this... Thing. Sure, Azteks and Sebrings may be ugly, but this <em>takes the cake.</em> I guess it's back to looking at used 9-5's. At first, I saw the name Accord Crosstour and got excited. A midsize wagon with sporting intentions, and more reliable than a Saab! Where do I sign up?

Then I saw it was this… Thing. Sure, Azteks and Sebrings may be ugly, but this takes the cake.

I guess it’s back to looking at used 9-5’s.

]]> By: Davekaybsc http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture-with-friends-like-this-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-1531416 Davekaybsc Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:46:44 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=328057#comment-1531416 "Both VW and Subaru have shown that it still works for their customers, even now." You sure about that? The Legacy wagon is dead, and the Outback gained several inches in height so as to appear a lot more crossover-ish and a lot less wagon-ish. “Both VW and Subaru have shown that it still works for their customers, even now.”

You sure about that? The Legacy wagon is dead, and the Outback gained several inches in height so as to appear a lot more crossover-ish and a lot less wagon-ish.

]]> By: V6 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture-with-friends-like-this-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-1531411 V6 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:47:36 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=328057#comment-1531411 i actually quite like the Venza having seen them in real life. but this is still a rolling pile of turd and the ugliest car so far this century i actually quite like the Venza having seen them in real life.

but this is still a rolling pile of turd and the ugliest car so far this century

]]> By: King Bojack http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture-with-friends-like-this-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-1531377 King Bojack Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:46:45 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=328057#comment-1531377 Ahhh, Honda, removing reasons for me to not buy domestics with each styling decision. Ahhh, Honda, removing reasons for me to not buy domestics with each styling decision.

]]> By: wnoh41 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture-with-friends-like-this-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-1531371 wnoh41 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:34:30 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=328057#comment-1531371 I agree with most others this is hideous. I just bought a brand new civic si. It may not the best looking car on the road, but this is ridiculous. The whole front end is a freak show. I agree with most others this is hideous. I just bought a brand new civic si. It may not the best looking car on the road, but this is ridiculous. The whole front end is a freak show.

]]> By: Robert Schwartz http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture-with-friends-like-this-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-1531348 Robert Schwartz Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:42:51 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=328057#comment-1531348 My 2002 Accord will last a while longer. My 2002 Accord will last a while longer.

]]> By: mistercopacetic http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture-with-friends-like-this-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-1531332 mistercopacetic Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:11:32 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=328057#comment-1531332 The best part is that you can't comment on the Crosstour until you become a "fan." Then you can bash it all you want on the official page! Check out the picture section spam too for some laughs. The best part is that you can’t comment on the Crosstour until you become a “fan.” Then you can bash it all you want on the official page! Check out the picture section spam too for some laughs.

]]> By: tedward http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture-with-friends-like-this-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-1531323 tedward Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:44:20 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=328057#comment-1531323 This is hilarious. I saw this in the morning, commented quickly and moved on, thinking it would end there. Then it hit Jalop, Autoblog, and the moving shitstorm that is Digg. I'd say this probably qualifies as a very very bad day for their marketing department. superbadd75 "why not be a little different and offer a wagon?" I couldn't agree with that more. The funny thing is, it isn't really a daring move to sell a mid-sized(ish) wagon if your talking about VW, Subaru or Honda...these are the brands that have a screaming audience for that kind of product. Both VW and Subaru have shown that it still works for their customers, even now. I think Honda's been seduced by the numbers war between the Accord and the Camry, and they think that they've left behind the quirky, not-quite-mainstream branding that is the source of their fan's respect. This is hilarious. I saw this in the morning, commented quickly and moved on, thinking it would end there. Then it hit Jalop, Autoblog, and the moving shitstorm that is Digg. I’d say this probably qualifies as a very very bad day for their marketing department.

superbadd75
“why not be a little different and offer a wagon?”
I couldn’t agree with that more. The funny thing is, it isn’t really a daring move to sell a mid-sized(ish) wagon if your talking about VW, Subaru or Honda…these are the brands that have a screaming audience for that kind of product. Both VW and Subaru have shown that it still works for their customers, even now. I think Honda’s been seduced by the numbers war between the Accord and the Camry, and they think that they’ve left behind the quirky, not-quite-mainstream branding that is the source of their fan’s respect.

]]> By: James2 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture-with-friends-like-this-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-1531310 James2 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:04:16 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=328057#comment-1531310 Every time I think Honda can't possibly outdo the Pilot in pure ugliness... they prove me wrong. First it was the new Acura snout, now this monstrosity. Every time I think Honda can’t possibly outdo the Pilot in pure ugliness… they prove me wrong. First it was the new Acura snout, now this monstrosity.

]]> By: Detroit Todd http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture-with-friends-like-this-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-1531306 Detroit Todd Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:54:39 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=328057#comment-1531306 If I were really in the market for a crossover, I'd sooner pick up a used Aztek. Even one with cladding. Seriously. This new Honda is beyond fugly. If I were really in the market for a crossover, I’d sooner pick up a used Aztek. Even one with cladding.

Seriously.

This new Honda is beyond fugly.

]]> By: Schlemmer http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture-with-friends-like-this-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-1531305 Schlemmer Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:53:15 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=328057#comment-1531305 OMFG. Kill it with fire... Honda, how could you? OMFG. Kill it with fire… Honda, how could you?

]]> By: superbadd75 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture-with-friends-like-this-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-1531301 superbadd75 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:46:46 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=328057#comment-1531301 I really don't understand why Honda has to follow Toyota down this road. They have other very competent CUVs and if they want to sell a wagon in the U.S., why not be a little different and offer a wagon? I'd bet that there are enough people out there that want a midsized wagon to make a business case for it, especially if theirs was the only on available. I can't see this thing having enough appeal to make it worthwhile. Maybe I'm wrong, but it's just hideous, and the sloping back cuts its utility quite a bit. The point escapes me. I really don’t understand why Honda has to follow Toyota down this road. They have other very competent CUVs and if they want to sell a wagon in the U.S., why not be a little different and offer a wagon? I’d bet that there are enough people out there that want a midsized wagon to make a business case for it, especially if theirs was the only on available. I can’t see this thing having enough appeal to make it worthwhile. Maybe I’m wrong, but it’s just hideous, and the sloping back cuts its utility quite a bit. The point escapes me.

]]> By: Davekaybsc http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture-with-friends-like-this-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-1531296 Davekaybsc Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:21:47 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=328057#comment-1531296 Honda fans are generally a pretty loyal bunch, but Honda is <em>really</em> putting that to the test with monstrosities like this and the ZDX. Is it possible to make vehicles so ugly that even Honda fanatics are turned away from the brand? They are going to find out. Honda fans are generally a pretty loyal bunch, but Honda is really putting that to the test with monstrosities like this and the ZDX. Is it possible to make vehicles so ugly that even Honda fanatics are turned away from the brand? They are going to find out.

]]> By: Toyondai92 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture-with-friends-like-this-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-1531295 Toyondai92 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:21:38 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=328057#comment-1531295 <em>What’s wrong is that Facebook still hasn’t offered us a ‘Dislike’ button.</em> Agreed, although as I've already stated, I don't mind the looks of this. What’s wrong is that Facebook still hasn’t offered us a ‘Dislike’ button.

Agreed, although as I’ve already stated, I don’t mind the looks of this.

]]> By: Ingvar http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture-with-friends-like-this-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-1531291 Ingvar Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:04:03 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=328057#comment-1531291 As I've said earlier, I actually like it. It looks like a toad ready to jump. As I’ve said earlier, I actually like it. It looks like a toad ready to jump.

]]> By: Shogun http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture-with-friends-like-this-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-1531289 Shogun Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:54:59 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=328057#comment-1531289 What's wrong is that Facebook still hasn't offered us a 'Dislike' button. What’s wrong is that Facebook still hasn’t offered us a ‘Dislike’ button.

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