The Chicago Auto Show opens to the press tomorrow and the new Accord is ready for the spotlight. Take a look at this sylish near-production concept from Honda!

On display at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show is the Honda Accord Coupe Concept that is a thinly disguised glimpse of the all-new, ninth-generation 2013 Accord model, set to go on-sale this fall. The prototype reveals new front styling cues that include four-sided honeycomb grille, deeply set multi-reflector headlights, and lower fog-light spoilers accented by crystallized chrome inlays. The Accord Coupe Concept's 20-inch, machine-finished, five-spoke wheels contribute to its solid stance. Around back, the rear taillights aggressively sweep into the body, while a trunk -lid spoiler and large exhaust finishers integrated into the bumper underscore the Coupe Concept's muscular exterior. With the 2013 Accord, Honda will celebrate 30 years of Accord production in the U.S. The first Accord Sedan rolled off the Marysville, Ohio assembly line on November 1, 1982 and was the first Japanese-nameplate car assembled in the U.S. The coming 2013 Accord will feature three all-new powertrains, including the first U.S. application of both a 2.4-liter direct-injected engine and two-motor plug-in hybrid system from Honda's suite of next-generation Earth Dreams powertrain technologies. In addition, the V-6 Accord will be the first Honda sedan to feature a new six-speed automatic transmission.

 

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