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2011 Honda Accord Crosstour EX-L (photos)
The Crosstour is Honda's attempt at a crossover vehicle, mixing the practical cabin space of an SUV with the drivability of a sedan. With its all-wheel-drive system, the Crosstour competes with the Subaru Outback.
Wayne Cunningham
Although Honda's SUVs, built on car platforms, qualify as crossovers, the Accord Crosstour looks the part. Honda bases the Crosstour on the Accord platform, giving it a hatchback, raising the ride height, and adding optional all-wheel-drive.
The Crosstour uses the standard Accord grille, yet has more controversial looks down the side. Its curvy design gives it a bubble butt, somewhat like the Porsche Panamera.
Although Honda offers a four cylinder in the Accord sedan, the Crosstour can only be had with this 3.5-liter V-6. Active cylinder management helps its freeway fuel economy.
The cabin of the Crosstour is very comfortable, the ride and roof height adding a feeling of spaciousness.
The optional RealTime 4WD puts 100 percent of torque to the front wheels under normal conditions, but can shift it back to the rear wheels as needed.
The Crosstour boasts ample cargo room, making it a good road trip car for two or three people.
In EX-L trim, the Crosstour gets leather seats and wood trim, lending an air of luxury to the cabin.
The steering feels a little vague on the Crosstour. It makes highway cruising easy, requiring casual input, but doesn't offer any sort of precision feel.
Honda fits the Crosstour with a five-speed automatic, a transmission that seems old compared with all the six-speed transmissions available today.
The available navigation system shows poor resolution maps and only offers the basics in features.
Honda's onscreen interface paradigm is easy to understand, but the graphics are ugly.
Zagat ratings are included in the points of interest database, which is the best feature from this navigation system.
The navigation option adds the LCD to the car, making browsing satellite radio channels easy.
The Bluetooth phone system is reasonably advanced, offering phone contact list download.
The audio system in the Crosstour EX-L is surprisingly good, with six speakers and this subwoofer in the cargo area.
The rearview camera shows distance lines, but no trajectory lines. It is extremely useful in the Crosstour, as the car's design limits the view out the back.
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