Personally I feel that Honda’s recent car designs have declined. They have attempted to make their cars look more futuristic. Some people like it and some people do not. I personally find the majority of the redesigned vehicles not stylish but really it’s a matter of personal opinion. What one person hates another person may love. I guess every car company goes through some growing pains trying to reinvent themselves and stay fresh.

As for the this new vehicle, the Honda Accord Crosstour, this one doesn’t look all that bad to me. It actually looks a lot better than some of the cars that Honda has been producing over the last few years which is partly why I’m baffled by the negative reaction to the images. I’m not sure if Honda had a focus group look at this vehicle but they certainly should have. If the focus group was diverse but all seem to like the design, I’m not too sure what the Facebook fan reactions would mean in the overall scheme of things. Perhaps the focus group was not as diverse as it should have been. We won’t know about this unless Honda decides to release the research documentation they did for the new concept vehicle.

Honda has a pretty good track record and has always produced high quality vehicles even though the design might have falter a bit. I’m sure they will be fine and will probably be able to turn this how fiasco over into something positive.

I think both Honda and Toyota somtimes try to be “inovative” or more daring with their designs and it comes out the wrong way. They should stick to a safe formula that has worked in the past. So what if American car fans think they are bland and boring, as long as they make millions in profit.