With the 2009 Toyota Venza filling a perfect niche between a crossover and a sedan, Honda is quickly following suit with the upcoming 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour. After teasing a pair of images, Honda has finally taken the wraps off the new model for all to see. The bad news for Honda is that the design of the all-new Accord Crosstour doesn’t seem to be making any friends, but the good news is that the Acura ZDX is suddenly starting to look much more attractive. Shortly after Honda’s countdown page expired and a pair of images were released, the “Honda Accord Crosstour” Facebook page was suddenly inundated with negative feedback.

Autotropolis

Bayerische Motoren Werke’s engineering prowess is long established, as is its well-worn rep as purveyors of ‘ultimate driving machines.’ With its EfficientDynamics program, BMW is drawing from its considerable expertise in an effort to continue to develop engaging, sports-themed cars while at the same time improving the efficiency of its vehicles through the use of new technologies.

Motortrend

The new rear wheel drive 2010Mercedes S400 will come in the market with some new features including redesigned lights with the addition of LED day driving lights, new front and rear bumpers, full LED tail lights, latest driver assistance systems and modern innovative design.

Tecneek

Back in 2007, Hennessey Performance Engineering originally announced the forthcoming Venom GT supercar. There have been many different variations and renderings over the last couple of years but it looks like the company has finally settled on a concept and some preliminary specs. The Hennessey Venom GT will feature a V8 engine rated up to 1,200 horsepower with a curb weight just under 2,400 pounds. With these two figures, even a third grader could perform the math here to see that the power to weight ratio is insane. The sprint from 0-60 mph should take only 2.4 seconds with the car reaching 100 mph in just 5.3 seconds. And it tops out at a whopping 272 miles per hour.

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Execs at GM have given the green light for the Hummer H4, a new baby SUV similar in size to the Jeep Wrangler that’s expected to go on sale in the 2009 model year. Hummer has been experiencing strong sales outside of the US and the addition of a new smaller model will only cement that success.

MotorAuthority

James Trim, a student of Conventry University has designed a green concept car called the ‘Aston Martin Volare’. This two-seater luxury sports car will run on a high-powered fuel cell stack, placed between the front seats, a rear-mounted battery pack and a coaxial electric motor at the front. The balancing act is done by the two hydrogen storage tanks that are positioned directly above the car’s rear axle.

Greendiary

Mini released images on Wednesday of a new concept car called the Coupé Concept, before its auto show debut in Frankfurt. There is some significance in the date because Wednesday was the 50th anniversary of the brand’s introduction to the public.

NYT

Its been official since early July that the 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour will arrive in showrooms this fall. But now Honda is running a teaser and countdown on its Future Cars site for the upcoming crossover/tourer previewing a September 1 ’sneak preview’ date, and it has also released a second teaser – a close crop of the headlight – via its Facebook page. The previous teaser showed part of the grille.

TheCarConnection

In one of the most disappointing debuts in the history of automobiles, the 2010 Mazdaspeed3 is almost laughably ugly. Uglier than an Edsel. Uglier than an Aztec. This car, based on the front end alone, is destined to land on every future top 10 list of ugly cars from now until eternity.

CarGurus

General Motors Brazil has just released the first official image of its new Agile small car. Thankfully, contrary to earlier speculation, the somewhat awkward-looking car that you see here will not be GM’s new B-segment model for North America (oft referred to as Viva). The North American model will actually retain the Aveo name when it debuts next year and wear styling that emulates the even smaller Chevy Spark in some respects, only stretched over a longer platform. We saw the next-generation Aveo last week and while it doesn’t quite have the style of the competing Ford Fiesta, from where we sit, it’s a huge improvement over either the current Aveo or the Agile shown here.

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