When I first saw the Crosstour in the showroom I went over in a whirlwind of intrigue to find out more. At first glance it actually looks quite good for a car that doesn’t seem to belong to any specific class. The front is large and neatly arranged, the sides are smooth, but the back does look a bit bottom heavy, almost like it needs a workout to shed some pounds. It appears to have combined an Audi A7, Volvo XC60, Subaru Outback, and BMW X6 (?!) and come out somewhere else. It even has a spoiler! It’s not strictly pretty or ugly, but interesting to say the least.
A vast, cavernous space lies within the mutant body of the Crosstour. Because it is based on the Accord (it was previously known as the Accord Crosstour) the interior is largely identical, which is of course not a bad thing at all, the usual comfort and finesse is present. But it isn’t an Accord, so you will arguably feel cheated: you have made a conscious effort to deliberately not buy an Accord, yet somehow have ended up with one.
The Crosstour has within it acres of space, but look closely… The rear wheel arches deplete the footprint of space considerably, and as the car has a fastback tailgate the boot loses functional space. There is a clever compartment in the floor, but it won’t fit much. Beyond that, the Crosstour comes with Honda’s Variable Cylinder Management system as well as 4WD.
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