More and different 2003 Accord Pics

[hiwayman17]

http://www.johnholtz.com/news_events_detail.asp?id=31&CatID=1

Once you get to the above link, click on: View Photo Gallery - 2003 Honda Accord

There are 15 pictures. Pay particular attention to pictures 12 & 15. 12 is a wickedly aggressive view of the front end and 15 is the back end with spoiler.

[FanaticZ]

now that the intial shock has blown over...i still don't like it, i want to, but i can't. the only thing thats changed is now i don't like the design of the interior at all either http://forums.freshalloy.com/ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif the sedan looks like two different design teams worked seperately on the front/rear of the car and when they got done they glued it down the middle.

[hiwayman17]

Different designers for the front and back...can't that be said of the Altima too? The Altima has a generic Japanese (Honda) front end and finished off the rear end with 300M fenders and dramatic taillights.

[Nizzan]

I love the interior, well thought out and executed with very nice materials. I really don't care for the exterior, mostly of the sedan. I do like the coupe though.

[FanaticZ]

u could, but i have yet to see anyone complain about the altimas exterior.

i'm not saying the front and rear have to be symetrical, its just that the accord doesn't flow. the front gives one impression and the rear gives another and they don't meet up well. the rear tailights mess with the angles making everything look akward and then the tiny little bumper on this fat looking car..
http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/jk2/images/03_accord_4.jpg

the way the hood is connected to the a-pillars is just weird. the body above the wheels is short and sleek, the open in the front of the hood where the h is- is short and sleek and then it jumps up to a very tall roof line like they changed their minds-should have a short roof like the mazda six to go with that.., doesn't matter if its a honda or a porsche its not working imo.
http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/jk2/images/03_accord_6.jpg

now for the altima, even though it shares like headlights the car flows from one piece to the next very smoothly. the side panels above the front wheel are in proportion with the rest of the car, the lines on the hood flow from the grill up to the windshield smoothly.
http://www.altimas.net/registry/users/Ricam78/images/lg_DCP00116.jpg


the roofline flows smootly into the trunk which compliments the rest of the car..
http://www.altimas.net/registry/users/Ricam78/images/lg_DCP00117.jpg

bumper sweeps across keeping in proprotion with the rest of the car..
http://www.altimas.net/registry/users/Ricam78/images/lg_DCP00108.jpg

[FanaticZ]

and for the interior i don't like the whole radio section, the lcd radio idea is horrible. what ever happened to a regualr radio? and the 3 huge knobs on front are way too in your face to be clean. shinny hard plastic on the center of the dash..

http://www.canadianautoreview.com/Accord_Sedan_09.jpg

[SHIFT_6speeds]

WoW! Those accord pics make me apprecaite the Altima even more! Simply gorgeous the Altima is. I have seen a silver Altima 3.5SE that had the grille done body color, and that car just stood above everything else on the road!

[The_Chosen_One]

No good.
Take it back.
Check please!

[limits_at_infiniti]

well get use to it, there will be 1289321 of them, doing 40 in the fast lane, on your local highway.

[warrmax]

The front of the sedan looks waaayyy too cheap. Reminds me of the previous generation Toyota Camry. The more I look at the rear, the more I hate it.

I also have to agree that the front and rear styling of the sedan just don't even complement each other. The headlamps are swept back while the taillamps are swept forward....just doesn't look right. In contrast the coupe's rear styling goes well with the front.

The only good thing is that the styling is different. But I am just not feelin' it! http://forums.freshalloy.com/ubbthreads/images/icons/tongue.gif

[**DONOTDELETE**]

Proportions are awkward and the overall impression is one of bulk and softness compared with the Altima's tight and chiseled features. On the other hand, there is a heft and richness to the interior materials and fit that I can sense even in these photographs. I can almost hear the doors close with a convincing "chunk".

[fatddyslam69]

the rear lights should have been higher...i think that would have made a difference...and they should end off...the end tips at an angle that meets....its confusing but i dunno....really wierd!

[kazi]

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and for the interior i don't like the whole radio section, the lcd radio idea is horrible. what ever happened to a regualr radio? and the 3 huge knobs on front are way too in your face to be clean. shinny hard plastic on the center of the dash..

[/QUOTE]

Seems like you're pickier than the author of Edmund 03 Accord preview.

The LCD with the blue luminate is very nice, much nicer than the Altima's plane jane radio LCD. Altima also has a odd-shaped radio. The Accord's 3 knobs are much cleaner and nicer looking than the cheaper looking 3 "in your face" knobs on the Altima.

I don't see that 'shiny hard plastic' you speak of. We have to wait until someone here actually touches it before we can judge on how hard that plastic is. But by judging from the 98-02 Accord's, Accords generally uses a better material and more refine than the dismal interior of the Altima.

I still think the Altima and Nissan has a great 3.5L V6, the interior of the Altima is a shameful disappointment. Almost every review speaks of this.

http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/roadtests/spinaroundtown/02.nissan.altima.2.5s/02.nissan.altima2.5se.int.500.jpg

[fatddyslam69]

i agree with everything fanaticz has to say...you are a genious man. And see that little buffness bump on the hood of the accord. U can see that in the pilot and slightly on the CR-V too...i think these altima-esque headlamps and wierd a$$ bumps are the next trade mark for HONDA? http://forums.freshalloy.com/ubbthreads/images/icons/confused.gif

[kazi]

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i think these altima-esque headlamps and wierd a$$ bumps are the next trade mark for HONDA?

[/QUOTE]

If you say the Accord's headlights are "altima-esque", than the Altima's headlights must be "civic-esque" since that's what the shape of them look like. http://forums.freshalloy.com/ubbthreads/images/icons/ooo.gif

[hiwayman17]

Why is it so difficult for Nissan fans to realize the Altima looks very similar to the latest version of the Civic--which was released BEFORE the Altima? It's the Altima that looks like the Civic...the new Accord also looks like the Civic, but that's simply family resemblance.

[fatddyslam69]

actually...you know what is really wierd....i am probably suffering from ALTY fan syndrome but i see absolutely no resemblence in the CIVICs lights with the ALTIMAs...is it just me? The blinker in the Civic's light is a circle on the side of the light...and it really doesnt have separate sections to the car (talking about the different circles for hihg-beam low-beam in the ALTY) i dunno maybe just me again. But despite that fact....the ALTIMA did come out before the ACCORD and had rave reviews about the design at least...so really, i dunno. ALso another thing, taking it a little furthur..i think all cars copy each other in a way, and i was just stating what was on my mind about the ALTIMA-esque thing....the back of the civic two door totally rips off on the new focus..i know there is already a forum about it, but im just trying to be a lil painful. And the whole bump thing on the hood...i totally still stand on the fact that it is hideous. Makes the car look...starting from the bumped up part of the hood, really bulky, and it really doesnt match the rest of the car. If you look at the large pic of the car in the middle of this forum we are in...look at the front of the accord....at the right light, the car looks retarded. Even the camry, well theyre both ugly, but i even like the camry better than this thing. Again thats just my opinion. ANyways, I know my messages are always confusing and just wierd, but another thing. See the shiny plastic on the steering wheel and also on the dashboard...it kinda looks cheap...why did they put plastic on the steering wheel? that is kind of wierd. I dont see why they didnt want to be like TOYOTA and NISSAN in where they placed the cruise control/audio control buttons, however, the rest of the interior looks top quality, and i really like the way they included all the alarm/keyless entry buttons on the key...if u look closely in the interior pic. Very VW, and i do remember seeing LEXUS keys like that but then again MB did it before VW, and so on and so forth. . Oh and one other thing. WHere did that waterfall design come from? the plastic running from the winshield all the way down? OH i remember....it came from the really ugly interior of the ALTY...right guys? remember i am just saying what is in my mind right now...so dont gang up on me for the he11 of it.

[kazi]

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The blinker in the Civic's light is a circle on the side of the light...and it really doesnt have separate sections to the car (talking about the different circles for hihg-beam low-beam in the ALTY) i dunno maybe just me again.

[/QUOTE]

Conveniently you go into these little details in attempt to deteriorate the Civic-Altima headlight similarities, but you don't go into the little details between the Altima-Accord. As much as you go thru the dissimilarities between the Civic and Altima in those details, the same can be said for the Accord and Altima. The Accord's blinkers are set in a different location from the Altima.

Look at the oversized triangular wrap around shape of the Altima headlights. They are very similar to the shape of the 1996-2000 Civics. The hoodlines are very similar too.

http://www.arifleet.com/pnews/2000/119-Altima.jpghttp://www.bobscycleshop.com/car/used/963521.jpg

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ALso another thing, taking it a little furthur..i think all cars copy each other in a way, and i was just stating what was on my mind about the ALTIMA-esque thing....the back of the civic two door totally rips off on the new focus..i know there is already a forum about it, but im just trying to be a lil painful.

[/QUOTE]
I totally agree the car designers 'borrow' each other's theme and style more and more nowadays, but why are you trying to be "a lil painful"? Using your own words here. Nissan "totally rips off" the Toyota's altezza style taillamp treatments of the 02 Altima and Maxima. And then re-read above about the headlight connection between the Altima and Civic.

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If you look at the large pic of the car in the middle of this forum we are in...look at the front of the accord....at the right light, the car looks retarded.

[/QUOTE]
Every car "at the right light" can look ugly or beautiful. I've seen pictures of the Altima in that "right light" that makes it looks very dull and ugly. Even the Maxima's tear drop taillamps are still ugly to me at any angle and light, and its even worse with the altezza treatment on it for the 02s. I really like everything in the Maxima and would take take it over the Altima, but those rear taillights has always been ugly to me. But its a little hinderence that won't stop me from taking a serious look at one if I was in the market. But like you said, that's all your opinion and this is mine. So until you actually see the Accord in person, you're observation about "right light" are useless.

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See the shiny plastic on the steering wheel and also on the dashboard...it kinda looks cheap...why did they put plastic on the steering wheel? that is kind of wierd.

[/QUOTE]
First, I nor you can tell what exactly is the material is on the steering wheel from just pictures and not actually touching it.

Second, the dash on the Accord isn't that shiny. It has a matte texture. The Altima's dash is shiny and cheap, in both looks and feel. The (98-02) 6th gen and new 7th gen Accords looks MUCH nicer than the Altima. My 6th gen Accords feels nicer and more refine the Altima, and this is based on hands on comparison. Every reviews publish on the Altima has noted the disappointing interior in it.

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dont see why they didnt want to be like TOYOTA and NISSAN in where they placed the cruise control/audio control buttons,

[/QUOTE]

Maybe they want to be like INFINITI [G35] (A Nissan, btw), MERCEDES, and BMW? All whom placed the audio and cruise controls on the spokes of the steering wheel. http://forums.freshalloy.com/ubbthreads/images/icons/tongue.gif


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WHere did that waterfall design come from? the plastic running from the winshield all the way down? OH i remember....it came from the really ugly interior of the ALTY...right guys?

[/QUOTE]
Altima was not the first. Mitsubishi did the same design for the Eclipse redesign in 2000, two years before the Altima. I'm sure there's other models before it. http://forums.freshalloy.com/ubbthreads/images/icons/tongue.gif

[fatddyslam69]

firs of all....i really do respect what u had to say, as i am always complaining about how people dont respect each other, but wow....u were really agressive and in my words...was a lil painful, cuz u made me hurt. I still dont think the ALTY looks like the CIVIC...and i am not being a stuck up ALTY fan... i just dont think it has resemblence. I still think the plastic on the steerin wheel does look cheap...TO ME!!! IMO...maybe they are tryin to be a lil more luxury looking who knows....as of the MITSU with the waterfall design...dont like the car, never was a fan, so i didnt know about that....and plus the 2000 maxy also had the whole waterfall desgin...so it could have been "family resemblance" and i am pretty sure the 200 MAXY came out before the 200 eclipse, and can u show me a pic of the interior of the ECLIPSE with the waterfall theme? i never do remember seeing/hearing about that...maybe again, i am not a fan....And trying not to go into details...i really think that if u edit the picture of the ALTY and the ACCORD and cropped out each of their headlamps...they would probly have almost identical shapes...not the bulbs or turn signals, but the shape is probly really really really close...ALSO JUST MY OPINION...no badgering me here...this is all just an opinion...and just to prove i aint no sttuck up ALTY fan that thinks the ALTY is the best of everything, i do think the interior is cheap and uses way too much plastic, and that is why i am just saying that i like the layout only, not the materials used. I am trying to reply to everythin u had come up with....but i am gonna say it again...u were really aggressive, and i respect whatever u said, but chill dude...its just a forum...ur supposed to state ur opinions and have fun....i might also be needed my own advice, as i know that i get a lil excited sometimes but that response...it was harsh....

[fatddyslam69]

one more thing....i photoshopped the pic of the accord...the front of it....that is in this forum...and what i did is i cut out the headlamp of an alty....i tried to find a pic of the alty driving down the road in the same angle, and what i did is that i cut out the headlamp of the alty and added it where the headlamp of the accord goes...and i left the other headlamp of the accord the way it was and it looks like the light could have belonged there from the beginning, except fro my really crappy photoshp job...now how can i place the pic in this forum? it is stored on my harddrive....???? i need help http://forums.freshalloy.com/ubbthreads/images/icons/confused.gif http://forums.freshalloy.com/ubbthreads/images/icons/confused.gif

[kazi]

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I still dont think the ALTY looks like the CIVIC...and i am not being a stuck up ALTY fan... i just dont think it has resemblence....And trying not to go into details...i really think that if u edit the picture of the ALTY and the ACCORD and cropped out each of their headlamps...they would probly have almost identical shapes...not the bulbs or turn signals, but the shape is probly really really really close...ALSO JUST MY OPINION

[/QUOTE]


Dude, I'm saying as much as you think the Accord lights looks similar to the Altima, the same exact thing can be said how the Altima headlights and grill looks like the 96-00 Civics. Look at how the headlights are the oversize triangular shape. How all they comes into the center at the same points. Look at how the top of the grill flows thru the center of the headlights. The grill of the Altima is a bit larger, but it has the same \===/ shape, even to the two horizontal grills in it. Look at the how the front of the hood is layed it in very similar fashion.

All I'm saying is, if you're opinion and argument is to say how the Accord headlights looks similar to the Altima, the same details in those similarties can be applied to the Altima and 96-00 Civics.

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as of the MITSU with the waterfall design...dont like the car, never was a fan, so i didnt know about that....and plus the 2000 maxy also had the whole waterfall desgin...so it could have been "family resemblance" and i am pretty sure the 200 MAXY came out before the 200 eclipse, and can u show me a pic of the interior of the ECLIPSE with the waterfall theme? i never do remember seeing/hearing about that...maybe again, i am not a fan

[/QUOTE]
My point was that this 'waterfall' design theme you speak of is really nothing that special to the Altima. Even Toyota used it before the Altima in the '01 Lexus IS300.

I'm still vague on the description of this waterfall theme you speak of. At first I thought you were describing how the center console looks like a separate piece from the rest of the dash using different texture and color hue that starts high close to the windshield and flows all the way down.

The Maxima has two indention lines on top of the dash, but it's really part of the dash itself and looks like it. So I don't think this qualifies as this 'waterfall' theme you speak of.

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but i am gonna say it again...u were really aggressive, and i respect whatever u said, but chill dude...its just a forum...ur supposed to state ur opinions and have fun....i might also be needed my own advice, as i know that i get a lil excited sometimes but that response...it was harsh....


[/QUOTE]
Sorry if you think I was harsh. But I ask you take an open mind on my opinions also. I think the new Accord looks pretty good. Not the best, but good for its class and mission. I'm not a Nissan-basher, but I do state points I don't like. I like many of Nissan's product, including the Maxima, G35, and Spec-Vs. Just the Altima was a big disappointment with its hype about its engine that it didn't focus on the interior quality or lack of. I make a simple statement and backed it up with pictuers to make a point about the Altima-Civic resemblance, and you get a act up on it also. I believe, for the most part, my rebuttals to your statements are constructive and contains no offensive words or name calling. I don't want to start a flamewar, but I'll keep an open mind as long as you can too. Cheers! http://forums.freshalloy.com/ubbthreads/images/icons/wink.gif

[fatddyslam69]

ok cool...im glad we are all "made up" .hahaha....but have any of u seen the 2003 TOYOTA AVELON? WOW!!! i am really sorry to bring toyota back into the NISSAN forum..but it is just a car lounge. ANyways....the new AVELON looks amazing. It hasnt gone through a complete redesign but instead, a new front grille...a more sleek side profile, because the front has been facelifted i guess, in the sense that it swipes back more instead of being so bulky, and the new rear lights...kind of remind me of the G35 but still give the car an amaazing appearance....toyota has really done well i think. They now offer the car with new 16" wheels that were used on the 2001 ES300 coach editions...kind of bland to me, but they also gave the AVELON an optional navigation system, a wood and leather wrapped steering wheel and also on the less expensive models...the avelon has an option that makes it look like an american car...the have made the front seat for three people and changed the gear shifter to next to the steering wheel, as it is in all the american cars and vans....etc....they also gave the car an electrical outlet underneath the air vents on the back of the armrest...this is for rear passengers, and enging wise the car has a VVT-i V6 with a measely 210HP. THe car is still a 4-speed automatic...but it is really really nice..mainly from the outside...but it looks like...finally, the car is going to get praise for the rear design. Before the rear lights looked like an afterthought...now they flow together, kind of resembling the G35 or even the M3 convertible with the way they did the "blinker" lights...go check it out..its worth it. www.TOYOTA.COM. (http://www.TOYOTA.COM.) Yes i still love NISSAN/INFINITI but this time, TOYOTA, IMO again, has done a really good job...i still hate the camry though... http://forums.freshalloy.com/ubbthreads/images/icons/wink.gif http://forums.freshalloy.com/ubbthreads/images/icons/wink.gif

[Irie_eyes]

Rear-end looks like it's a Saab.

Some pics I have seen it looks like a freaking Chrysler.

A lot of import companies are running out of designs and getting worst and worst...