Car Reviews 2026 Honda Accord Crosstour

The Honda Crosstour joined the Honda family in fall of 2009 as a 2010 full-size crossover. It’s a fastback with a slightly higher and more sloped roofline than the Accord sedan. And it’s directly aimed as a competitor to the Toyota Venza and inspired by the BMX X6 and 5 Series Gran Turismo. Available only in the United States, Canada and Mexico, the Crosstour has generated as much industry buzz in its short tenure as any new car. Not all of the Crosstour comments have been good. In fact, there’s seemingly little neutral turf. The Crosstour has been simultaneously praised as innovative and criticized for its unique styling. The Weekly Driver Test Drive The round-trip trek from Sacramento to the East Bay area of San Francisco is 180 miles. Do it as often and I have during the past 35 years, it’s not nearly as boring as a “daily commute.” Few things stand out, trip after trip. But make the journey in a car that stands out and the repetition of the trek at least provides something new. It happens in a sports car when the top’s down and in happened last week when I drove the Honda Crosstour. It’s quiet. It’s responsive. It’s comfortable. It maneuvers in traffic like it belongs on the open road. It has all the well-documented features Honda has to offer throughout its lineup — the mobility of the Fit to the refined ruggedness of the Ridgeline — in one car. Interior Much of the rap against the Crosstour is its lack of cargo space. There are 25.7 cubic feet of storage space behind the rear seats and 51.3 cubic feet with the seatbacks folded. That’s not a lot of space compared the Toyota Venza and the Subaru Outback. But for me, the comparison isn’t fair. The Crosstour isn’t an SUV or a wagon. It’s a ‘tweener, and I like it. I like the easy access front and back seats. I like the easy pull lever to lower the back seatbacks. I like the Crosstour because it has the efficient, contoured front cabin design of its close sibling, the Accord. But it’s a sedan with cargo space and a lot of multi-use versatility. Like the Accord, the Crosstour features high quality but not luxurious materials, and the dials and knobs on the instrumental panel are user-friendly. Exterior Scott Burgess of the Detroit News wrote a clever review of the Crosstour, and bashed the bashers of the car’s exterior. Describing the exterior design, Burgess wrote: . . . “It improves on the Accord’s Category:Home › Home • Will higher gasoline prices mean lower sales for new cars? — part 2 • Will higher gasoline prices mean lower sales for new cars? — part 1 • Should the crew of the Sea Shepherd board whaling ships? • Which makes a better pet: A dog or a cat? — part 13 • Grandparents: Can blogging chronicle your genealogy? • Which makes a better pet: A dog or a cat? — part 12 • Are teachers unions the cause of public school problems today? • Which makes a better pet: A dog or a cat? — part 11