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It's a bird. It's a plane. No, wait, it's Honda's answer to the Toyota Venza.

With a gap in its lineup between the mid-size Pilot and compact CR-V SUVs, Honda would appear to be filling that hole with an Accord-based crossover. Caught here wearing no camouflage, it is clear Honda is prepping to do battle with the new Toyota Venza.

Based on the European-only Accord Tourer wagon, this CUV displays the familiar U.S.-market Accord front end grafted to a Tourer body. The similarities stop there, though, with additional fender flares pinned to the side indicating a wider track and the C-pillar masking a lengthened wheelbase. From the back, a rear differential makes it evident the CUV will get power to the rear wheels in addition to those in the front, likely via Honda's VTM-4 all-wheel-drive system. We expect power will come from the same 2.4-liter four-cylinder and 3.5-liter V-6 engines offered on the current Accord, the latter shown on this vehicle denoted by the dual exhaust.

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