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talon95
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More technology to make the new Accord more competitive in the increasingly tougher midsize market...
http://www.autoblog.com/2012/06/29/new-accord-will-feature-hondas-answer-to-fords-sync/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+weblogsinc%2Fautoblog+%28Autoblog%29
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Rgist85
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I read this last nite too, I wonder if it will be standard across the board or just on certain trim levels?
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talon95
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Well, I'm guessing that the dashboard in the recent photos is from a lower trim level, given that the EX trim is the highest level that will offer a 6MT (unless it's a coupe, which means it could be an EX-L V6 with or without Navi). Also, given the lack of specific controls on the center stack, I don't think that car has Navi. So if my assumptions are correct, the screen on the dash looks to have a SYNC-type screen, so I'm hoping that means that it's included in EX trim and above at least. Located where it is, it doesn't look like it'll be touch screen. That might be reserved for Navi models. If it's not touch screen, I hope that a pretty robust voice command system will be included.
Again, all we can do is wait until Honda's good and ready to reveal the details.
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Rgist85
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talon95 wrote:
Well, I'm guessing that the dashboard in the recent photos is from a lower trim level, given that the EX trim is the highest level that will offer a 6MT (unless it's a coupe, which means it could be an EX-L V6 with or without Navi). Also, given the lack of specific controls on the center stack, I don't think that car has Navi. So if my assumptions are correct, the screen on the dash looks to have a SYNC-type screen, so I'm hoping that means that it's included in EX trim and above at least. Located where it is, it doesn't look like it'll be touch screen. That might be reserved for Navi models. If it's not touch screen, I hope that a pretty robust voice command system will be included.
Again, all we can do is wait until Honda's good and ready to reveal the details.
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It is going to be an interesting few weeks/months until we find out. I'd hope that at least the Sport models and up would get it, especially if Honda is trying to cater to younger buyers with a "sport trim" I'd figure most of the younger buyers they are trying to attract would also want some of the cool options/gadgetry. If you're gonna offer some cool infotainment type system, the trim used to attract the younger buyers should definitely have that system.
Nissan's latest approach with the Altima is to make bluetooth standard on all trims and a back up camera and upgraded radio standard on every trim except the "S" trims. Midtrim SV and high level SL get all the audio goodies standard.
I think everything above the LX should get it honestly, who knows, it just may be standard. If its just an EX-L and up thing I think Honda will suffer a bit for it.
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talon95
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Rgist85 wrote:
I think everything above the LX should get it honestly, who knows, it just may be standard. If its just an EX-L and up thing I think Honda will suffer a bit for it.
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I agree 100%... Honda needs to be competitive feature-wise with its peers, rather than having such features branded as "luxury features" and reserved to provide a degree of distinction for Acuras.
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DrWhiner
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Rgist85 wrote:
Nissan's latest approach with the Altima is to make bluetooth standard on all trims and a back up camera and upgraded radio standard on every trim except the "S" trims. Midtrim SV and high level SL get all the audio goodies standard.
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I don't think the Altima S is the "base" model.
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DrWhiner
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according to the article from Wired, which the Autoblog's piece is based on:"At CES this January, Honda announced a partnership with Aha Radio to begin providing streaming audio services in its 2013 models, and the first vehicle to benefit from that tie-up will be the all-new Accord.
The Aha Radio app – available for both iOS and Android devices – allows drivers to access thousands of streaming audio feeds, including podcasts, NPR, Rhapsody and MOG integration, through the vehicle’s head-unit.
Honda’s infotainment initiative won’t be fully disclosed until the middle of July, and that gives the automaker time to get its data situation sorted and possibly bring other content partners on board. "
It doesn't directly say the Hondalink/Aha is modeled after Ford Sync. It's sort of "invented" by AB.
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Rgist85
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DrWhiner wrote:
Rgist85 wrote:
Nissan's latest approach with the Altima is to make bluetooth standard on all trims and a back up camera and upgraded radio standard on every trim except the "S" trims. Midtrim SV and high level SL get all the audio goodies standard.
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I don't think the Altima S is the "base" model.
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LOL...you are right...there is a 2.5 model that will only be available for "ordering purposes" but even it comes standard with bluetooth. They'll sell as many base model Altimas as they did Accord DXs, virtually none. ;)
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TonyEX
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Why do you need a backup camera in a sedan?
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ClementZ
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TonyE wrote:
Why do you need a backup camera in a sedan?
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Some of them, like the Optima and Sonata, whatwith their coupe-like rooflines and high beltlines have poor outward visibility. A good driver won't need a back-up camera regardless, but with cars such as the Optima and Sonata, they certainly help.
The Accord, with it's larger greenhouse and lower beltline has more outward visibility, and doesn't necessarily need a back-up camera.
But, people seem to want it more and more. It's now become a feature that people look for in cars (much like push-button start, and touch-screen interfaces).
Honda doesn't need one, but much like PBS, it needs to at least have it as an option to stay competitive.
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talon95
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ClementZ wrote:
TonyE wrote:
Why do you need a backup camera in a sedan?
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Some of them, like the Optima and Sonata, whatwith their coupe-like rooflines and high beltlines have poor outward visibility. A good driver won't need a back-up camera regardless, but with cars such as the Optima and Sonata, they certainly help.
The Accord, with it's larger greenhouse and lower beltline has more outward visibility, and doesn't necessarily need a back-up camera.
But, people seem to want it more and more. It's now become a feature that people look for in cars (much like push-button start, and touch-screen interfaces).
Honda doesn't need one, but much like PBS, it needs to at least have it as an option to stay competitive.
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If a small child wanders unseen directly behind your Accord just before you start to back up, a low beltline, a high greenhouse and a good driver are probably not going to be enough to avoid a tragedy. And this isn't some fabricated scenario... I read about incidents like this in the local paper a few times every year. All cars have some blind spots toward the rear, though some are better than others. The point of the backup cameras is to give all cars, SUVs, etc., excellent rearward visibility, improving an Accord from "good", an Optima from "fair", etc. and eliminating the blind spot directly behind the vehicle that all of them have.
Sounds like a good idea to me...
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Trip
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talon95 wrote:
ClementZ wrote:
TonyE wrote:
Why do you need a backup camera in a sedan?
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Some of them, like the Optima and Sonata, whatwith their coupe-like rooflines and high beltlines have poor outward visibility. A good driver won't need a back-up camera regardless, but with cars such as the Optima and Sonata, they certainly help.
The Accord, with it's larger greenhouse and lower beltline has more outward visibility, and doesn't necessarily need a back-up camera.
But, people seem to want it more and more. It's now become a feature that people look for in cars (much like push-button start, and touch-screen interfaces).
Honda doesn't need one, but much like PBS, it needs to at least have it as an option to stay competitive.
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If a small child wanders unseen directly behind your Accord just before you start to back up, a low beltline, a high greenhouse and a good driver are probably not going to be enough to avoid a tragedy. And this isn't some fabricated scenario... I read about incidents like this in the local paper a few times every year. All cars have some blind spots toward the rear, though some are better than others. The point of the backup cameras is to give all cars, SUVs, etc., excellent rearward visibility, improving an Accord from "good", an Optima from "fair", etc. and eliminating the blind spot directly behind the vehicle that all of them have.
Sounds like a good idea to me...
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Plus, the camera with a wide angle lens, helps when backing out of parking spaces with cars on either side of you. The camera can "see around" the minivan next to you long before you can. The 'cross traffic alert' systems that are being incorporated into rearward facing sensors is another nice touch.
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