SPY PICS: Next-gen Honda Accord spotted in US

The next-generation Honda Accord has been captured by our US spy photographers undergoing real-world testing in the Midwest, revealing a totally new look for the 11th edition of what is now Honda’s flagship sedan.

As usual for a prototype undergoing testing, the car’s body is hidden under an elaborate camouflage wrap in an attempt to maintain some secrecy, but no amount of swirling black and white patterns can hide the next Honda Accord’s new silhouette and overarching proportions.

Compared to the fastback-styled current Accord, the new one looks like returning to a more traditional sedan shape with a well-defined boot line made even more pronounced by a sizeable lip spoiler.

The front-end has changed too, with virtually everything from the A-pillar forwards being redesigned and resized, especially the headlight clusters that look as if they could’ve been pinched off a ZB Holden Commodore.

The lower and more rectangular front bumper plays its part here too, although the grille is admittedly squarer than the retired German-made Holden’s.

Our sources tell us the new-generation Accord will debut in the US as an MY24 model and is on track to be released after the next-gen Honda CR-V Hybrid, pointing to an early 2023 reveal, which means we likely won’t see it here until late next year or even early 2024.

A late 2023 arrival would align with previous intel from Honda Australia that its local line-up would be completely refreshed by the end of next year, and the new-gen Accord will celebrate the model’s 50th anniversary of arriving Down Under (in 1976) during its lifecycle.

For reference, the current Accord landed heremore than a year after production started in the US, however, our cars are sourced out of Thailand.

Despite the all-new look, carsales understands the engine line-up is likely to be carried over largely unchanged, meaning drive should come from a turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder, a 2.0-litre hybrid powertrain and a gruntier 2.0-litre turbo, although the latter option isn’t offered in Australia.

It’s been a while since the full-size Accord was considered a volume-selling model, with Honda Australia shifting just 32 examples of its biggest sedan between January 1 and May 31 this year, making it the slowest-selling offering among its rivals with a tiny 0.5 per cent slice of the sub-$60,000 medium car segment.

Join the conversation at 

our Facebook page

Or email us at 

editor@carsales.com.au