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2008 honda accord coupe

2008 Honda Accord Coupe, Part Three

Why you should buy this car:
You've always bought Accords and the 2008 Honda Accord Coupe will merely be the latest. You don't know much about cars but you do know that you don't want to buy American. You fit the above criteria, but despite the physical onset of middle age you think you're too young for a four door. In reality, you're just too single. You're on the fast track to middle management and you want people to know it.

Why you shouldn't buy this car:
You know that driving fast isn't just about power. You want to buy American and that whole "Made in Ohio" versus "Assembled In Ohio" thing confuses you. You want a simple, well-engineered, economical, practical car. You work in any design-related field.

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12:30 PM on Tue Apr 22 2008
By Wes Siler
3,359 views, 67 comments

Latest by superbmtsub: Sorry Wes. This car jus kept lookin better every day. The interior dash cluster is a flaw however. One word of advice: Not every car has to be a big-wiener mobile. more »

novelties

Scoot Coupe Snapped In Detroit, End of World Pending

The times, they are a changing. We've been seeing all kinds of craziness on the roads of Detroit these days in response to the insanity of expensive gas. We saw our second Detroit area Smart ForTwo last night and are wondering if the taste for hulking behemoths is being usurped by the compact and efficient. This was followed up by the shock we felt when we snapped this little bugger parked outside a local bank. The "Scoot Coupe" is a two person runabout featuring engines ranging in size from 50cc up to 150cc, and have an MSRP starting at $6,199. That seems like a lot to pay for something that tops out at only 45 MPH. For that money we'd rather have an old El Camino with a surplus golf cart in the bed.


[More info at ScootCoupe]

6:20 PM on Fri Apr 18 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
1,800 views, 50 comments

Latest by skulldriveshaft: If it looked like Archie's Jalopy I don't think Betty or Veronica would mind. more »

jalopnik reviews

2008 Honda Accord Coupe, Part Two

Exterior Design:**
In places the 2008 Honda Accord Coupe is woefully bland, in others awkwardly edgy. And what's with the rubber strip running across the hood? Having said that, it packs space for five and their luggage into a reasonably svelte shape, we suppose that's something.

Interior Design:**
As seen here in EX-L trim it's possitvly posh. The problem is, the grayish plastic and cornicopia of buttions clash with the nice leather. Too much that you touch is cheap plastic, while what you look at is awkwardly unintuitive. The Sat/Nav screen resides several inches behind a piece of prehensile plastic and can't be viewed anytime the sun is above the horizon. The high waist-line makes for huge blind spots.

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12:00 PM on Tue Apr 15 2008
By Wes Siler
5,229 views, 51 comments

Latest by null: Comment on 2008 Honda Accord Coupe, Part Two I recently drove the 2008 Honda Coupe EX-L V6. It's a fantastic car for the money. It was fun to drive and for the amount of gas it uses it's a more »

jalopnik reviews

2008 Honda Accord Coupe, Part One

The 2008 Honda Accord Coupe isn't immune to road rage. Driving back to Brooklyn on the LIE, scrunched forward on the steering wheel with a back seat full of reasonably-priced, but well-designed Ikea flat pack behind, I'm minding my own business in the middle lane, overtaking the law-abiders on the right but not the flouters on the left when suddenly the Accord's rear view mirror is filled with a chrome Isuzu badge. Not content with making the same progress as everyone else, the Forward Cab driver has settled on intimidating those before him in order to ensure he arrives back at whichever depressing industrial estate he's destined for at least 30 seconds earlier than he would have otherwise.

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12:00 PM on Mon Apr 14 2008
By Wes Siler
6,879 views, 66 comments

Latest by dudeman2323: bet Sebastian wished t was a Stream so he could get the shit out of his lap. more »

new york auto show

Scion Hako Coupe Concept Live Unveil

Scion is known for trying to be hip with the kids, but I have a feeling its latest concept, the Hako, is a couple steps too far, even for the spikey haired, angsty kids of America. Hako means box and this is very boxy, even more boxy than the xB. If you remember, Scion originally teased the Hako Coupe concept two weeks ago, but here she is in all of her ugly glory. Original speculation suggested that this could take the place of the xA, but something tells me that wouldn't fly too well.




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3:57 PM on Wed Mar 19 2008
By Travis Hudson
5,006 views, 98 comments

Latest by nisei2ndgen: I like everything aft of the A pillar. They need a slight tweak on the front end but overall, I like it! more »

new york auto show

2009 Pontiac Solstice GXP Coupe Revealed Live In New York

We saw it in the flesh a couple weeks ago and were sworn to secrecy, we revealed the explosion of pics and press release at midnight today, but now we've got live and in the flesh shots of the 2009 Pontiac Solstice Coupe. The targa-topped coupe sure is sleek in its fine new enclosed coupe styling, and there was a bit of the swoon on in the room when it was unveiled. The coupe gets the same Ecotec powertrain options from the original style 2.4L with 173 HP as well as the GXP hoontastic 260 HP 2.0L turbo mill. Its possible we're slightly disappointed GM didn't go all out with T-tops, but beggers can't be choosers. We'll be getting the full compliment of live shots up as soon as we can.



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11:43 AM on Wed Mar 19 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
5,394 views, 34 comments

Latest by xenti: @danio3834: Reliability. Depreciation. Union labor. Materials. more »

new york auto show

Acura or Honda Two-Door Concept Coming To The New York Auto Show?

We'd heard rumors in the past few weeks about Acura bringing some sort of two-door concept car here to the New York Auto Show, but we couldn't actually verify that. We still can't — at least not until the 9:40 AM press conference. But, as the show floor is now open, we took a quick run around for fun and found the following sheet-covered car. Is it an Acura TSX coupe concept? Is it an Acura TL coupe concept? Maybe it's a Honda coupe concept? Are we seeing things? We guess Wert'll find out for certain in a couple of hours.

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8:06 AM on Wed Mar 19 2008
By Matt Hardigree
1,758 views, 25 comments

Latest by mikebly: what happened to this unwrapping? more »

new york auto show

2009 Pontiac Solstice Coupe Brings Transformer Back To Life

You knew him as Jazz before he was so handily destroyed — ripped asunder, really — by Megatron. You also knew him as the Pontiac Solstice. But that never quite fit, did it — because he wasn't a convertible in the movie. Well, now he's been truly revealed as a production model, and most importantly as a coupe — the 2009 Pontiac Solstice Coupe to be exact. Yes, that's right, the absolutely gorgeous alt-mode of the Autobot recon man's been brought back to live in a fully production targa-topped coupe — and what else can we say other than we're having a very private robogasm right now — especially over the lines of this sleek little two-seater. Full press release after the jump.

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12:01 AM on Wed Mar 19 2008
By Ray Wert
5,358 views, 70 comments

Latest by Number_Six: @TR3-A: Likewise. more »

2010 hyundai genesis coupe

Even More 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe Press Photos Revealed

Well, after the Tiburon-lovers at NewTiburon dropped a hot load of shots of the new 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe over the weekend, some sites (we won't mention any names, MT, don't worry!) were apparently confused over which shots made it out on to the web and just decided to drop 'em all. So, we're just going to follow suit. Here's all the press shots you could ever want — well, until we get you the live photos on Wednesday at the New York Auto Show.



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10:00 AM on Mon Mar 17 2008
By Ray Wert
1,835 views, 43 comments

Latest by NewSunSEO: Hello, the Genesis does in fact resemble the Tiburon in looks which isn't a bad thing, however it doesn't make it as unique either. I am liking how Hyundai is trying to improve the quality of their cars. The interior more »

2009 pontiac solstice coupe

2009 Pontiac Solstice Coupe Revealed Early On Pontiac Web Site

Maybe they'll be changing the name of the "GM display" at the New York Auto Show this week to the "Pontiac display." All we know is they'll be doing a lot of driving excitement at the show. We've already revealed the 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP and more importantly, the 2010 Pontiac G8 "El Camino" sport truck. Now they've accidentally revealed the 2009 Pontiac Solstice Coupe in an ad button on the official Pontiac site — further confirming what we'd already told you about the targa-topped Solstice coupe. Awww...poor Pontiac. Well, there had to be a misstep somewhere — and accidentally revealing a hot little tamale like a coupe-roofed Solstice ain't a bad way to misstep. Since we've seen this hard removable-topped coupe in person we can say... More »

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6:47 AM on Mon Mar 17 2008
By Ray Wert
6,871 views, 38 comments

Latest by cargogh: Today I got beside one of those last generation giant turd-shaped accord coupes and noticed just how freakin' tall it was--the door handle was in the middle of the door. A few minutes later a bright red, completely more »

autorama

1940 Ford Coupe

Here's a clean 1940 Ford Coupe that was put up for the Ridler Award at the 2008 Detroit Autorama. Owned by David Walsh out of Macon Georgia, this Ford would have probably done better any other year, because it's nearly a dead ringer for the '41 Willys we saw earlier. Deep black with a red leather interior, this one replaces the high rise intake and supercharger with eight single barrel throttle bodies with matching velocity stacks. Very nice effect and we're sure it sounds mean at full snort.

4:45 PM on Mon Mar 10 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
1,204 views, 7 comments

Latest by blownsvt: i work at T&T. i tubbed the car out originaly to give more room for tires obviously, at the time we were expecting to go with 315's out back and thats the reason for the large tubs, we ended up more »

detroit auto show

Cadillac CTS Coupe Concept Press Photos Finally Arrive

We saw the Cadillac CTS Coupe concept in person at the Detroit Auto Show in January. We've also seen the production version of the CTS Coupe in spy photos last week. Despite all that CTSexy action out there, it's taken a wee while for the folks at the General's luxe brand to deliver some of the hot press shot action. Yes, seriously, we haven't seen a single press-managed picture of the talk of the town from this past Detroit show. But despite the wait, we're still happy as hell to have them for you below. Enjoy.

9:40 AM on Mon Mar 10 2008
By Ray Wert
1,671 views, 31 comments

Latest by Dsanders100: yeah looks like a hatchback, whats the deal with the recent design of rear ends with a that gradual sweeping rear window? seems to me its a lot of glass for not a lot of rear visibility. more »

spy photos

2010 Cadillac CTS Coupe

Unlike the last set of spy photos we saw of the 2010 Cadillac CTS Coupe, these breaking like home run records in Major League Steroids Baseball shots of the new CTSexiness from the General's luxe brand show us a somewhat camo-clad front end. Also, we'll have more shots up momentarily. For the moment, feast your eyes on that Art & Science front end and check out the full spy report from the boys at KGP after the jump detailing all the design differences between the Cadillac CTS Coupe concept from Detroit and this seeming production model.

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10:46 AM on Fri Mar 7 2008
By Matt Hardigree
3,338 views, 27 comments

Latest by cobra007: I hope it's not very edgy! more »

geneva motor show

Renault Megane Dragonfly Doors Would Make The Doc Proud

While we're all eagerly awaiting the return of the Delorean, take a gander at Renault's Megane Coupe concept that introduces "dragonfly wing" doors that seems a hell of a lot like the gull-wing style doors of the Delorean DMC-12 that Marty McFly and the Doc drove right into my heart. It's alright, imiation is the sincerest form of flattery, right? Regardless, these doors are only a minor part of what is known as the Renault Megane Coupe Concept.
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4:00 PM on Thu Mar 6 2008
By Travis Hudson
2,906 views, 26 comments

Latest by porschephile: qwerk: 30seconds, max more »

new york auto show

Scion Hako Concept, Replacement For TC Coupe To Drop In New York

Scion just released this teaser image of the Hako Coupe Concept, which will debut at the New York Auto Show later this month. It's expected that the Hako will represent a near-production version of 2006's Fuse concept and could replace the TC coupe. Judging by the picture, Scion are looking to bring their coupe styling more in line with their popular XB hatchback. The press release follows the jump. More »

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3:00 PM on Wed Mar 5 2008
By Wes Siler
4,836 views, 37 comments

geneva auto show

2009 Mercedes-Benz CLC 220 CDI Revealed, We Applaud Diesel Goodness

You know you wanted more diesel goodness, well, this is it. As part of the Mercedes march upon Geneva, they've revealed the latest version of the "Sports Coupé with fun factor," the 2009 CLC 220 CDI. Essentially, this is to the C-Class what the CLK is to the E-Class. Which is to say it's a bit confused because while the back of the car seems to have been truncated, it would be hard to call the CLC unanimously ugly. This particular model is probably the one C-Class or variant a buyer should want to buy (unless there's an AMG CLC63 in the future) mostly because the 220 CDI is the better of two diesel engines offered in the lineup. Think of this as more as a frugal micro-GT car rather than completely left-brain transportation. Full press release below the jump.

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10:15 AM on Wed Mar 5 2008
By marnold
2,227 views, 12 comments

Latest by FreeMan: As I was reading the story, I caught this image in the corner of my eye, and I thought the gray clouds behind it were coming out of the tailpipe. It was a 70's diesel flashback. more »

new cars

Devaux Coupé: Retro-Coupe Lust Has a Name

We stumbled on the Australian Devaux Coupé many moons ago, but because our ADD addled brains forgets faster than they remember, it's only now you get to see it as well. The Devaux takes it's styling from so many sources it's tempting to call it a mongrel, but that would be a betrayal of what we consider one of the best styled boutique cars in the world. Featuring a GM LS engine (could be a 6 or 7, we can't tell) riding in a fiberglass over steel chassis with a wheelbase stretching out for over nine feet, the luxo-liner certainly fulfills the boulivardier image.

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2:30 PM on Mon Feb 25 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
6,997 views, 44 comments

Latest by cellojoe: It reminds me of Georgia O'Keeffe paintings, especially the front of the car. more »

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1925 Rolls-Royce Phantom 1 Jonckheere Coupe

And then there were ten. With a completely expected shoo-in for JFG like the Porsche 959, the margin of acceptance standing at 95.1% is no surprise. Impressive yes, but still bested by the McLaren F1 and the Mercedes 300SL, though we suppose that to be good company to keep. Today's offering is far less well known, with a far murkier history, and much, much more beautiful coachwork. What the bloodlines of the recently axed Rolls Royce Phantom cannot offer is everything this car represents. Complete and utter disregard for cost, opinion, standard, and precedence. This automobile set a benchmark we doubt will ever be reached again in within our lifetimes; the 1925 Rolls-Royce Phantom 1 Jonckheere Coupe. More »

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12:30 PM on Tue Feb 12 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
8,938 views, 114 comments

Latest by ShantJ: I give a resounding yes. I just love this car's design. While it does bear a resemblance to the Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantique, bear in mind that this was built thirteen years earlier so it most definately can't be a more »