Calm down James Brown.We've already worked out the doors, roof, front fenders, windshield, and hood match up near perfect with the current Accord.
What else do you want?
Looking closer I think you're right99.9% sure those are type r seats in the pictures. They look identical to current gen
Hmmm, that hand still looks like a right hand to me, that lifted finger got to be the pointer, I agree there's another person on the passenger seat, and like others suggested, maybe his/her hand just isn't holding the knob.Pretty sure the hand in the picture is the passengers hand. Not the driver's hand. You can even see his face blurred in the pictures.
Also, given the styling of the rims and the design of the headlights, 99.9% sure we can call this a Honda, while different in shape, the headlights still share the same LED reflector and turn signal placement the current civic LEDs use. I hardly think the steering wheel design can determine whether this is a honda or not. Honda rarely uses the same steering wheel across models (there's always small changes)... also, look at the wheel in the new Fit and Urban EV and you can see similarities in the round center Airbag housing.. and maybe the new CTR has it's own design for the steering wheel.
It's been Honda's rule of thumb to bastardize the Civic and Accord to upsell you their Acura lineup. Didn't work too well for Acura though. People still preferred their ugly Civic/Accord to the uglier Acura.I'm not sure you know what rule of thumb means,,,
Done. That was easy.So no photoshop experts out there that can work some magic based on these photos?
As do you.It's been Honda's rule of thumb to bastardize the Civic and Accord to upsell you their Acura lineup. Didn't work too well for Acura though. People still preferred their ugly Civic/Accord to the uglier Acura.
Good comparison
It shares a lot of proportion, style, and body shape with the accord that it just doesn't share with the Type R.
Look at the hard lines around the doors, particularly the panel gaps but also the rear of the rear door window.
The front end/nose also looks a lot more proportioned like the accord.
The thing throwing me off is the hang past the rear wheel is much shorter, but it still doesn't look like the Type R either.
You can also see the rear window/windscreen appears to be similar to the accord and is hard-affixed. There is no indication on this test mule that it is a hatchback. It looks like a straight up sedan to me, with a shortened rear end.
Would they have made the accord shorter for a Type R version?