2024 Honda Accord Spied As Redesigned Chevy Malibu Rival
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GM Authority spy photographers have captured photos of a next-generation 2024 Honda Accord prototype testing in public, giving us an early look at this upcoming Chevy Malibu rival.
The eleventh-generation Honda Accord will utilize the same platform as the current model, with minor improvements and a restyled exterior that will take after the current Honda Civic, which was redesigned for the 2022 model year.
This 2024 Honda Accord prototype appears to feature production LED headlights, a placeholder grille, partially obscured production taillights and black-painted alloy wheels. The Accord will stick with its familiar three-box sedan shape, integrating a rearward sloping rear window and a short trunk decklid.
Major powertrain changes are not expected for this next-gen Honda Accord. The base version of the four-door will stick with its turbocharged 1.5L engine and continuously variable transmission, which may introduce some minor performance and/or efficiency improvements, while Honda’s new-found focus on hybrid vehicles will see an electrified powertrain return to the order books. It’s not clear if the turbocharged 2.0L engine and 10-speed automatic transmission will return to the vehicle’s order books.
Inside, we expect the next-gen Honda Accord to take after the current Honda Civic from a styling standpoint. We also expect a new infotainment display screen and a new available digital dash display.
While the Honda Accord is receiving a comprehensive redesign to help cement its place as one of the mid-size sedan segment leaders, the Chevy Malibu is expected to be put to pasture at the end of the 2023 model year. It could be indirectly replaced by a new battery-electric Chevy passenger sedan at some point in the future, although this seems unlikely given the waning popularity of these vehicle types in comparison to crossovers, trucks and SUVs.
The 2024 Honda Accord will likely make its debut sometime in early 2023 ahead of an official arrival later that year.
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Sam – are you sure this is an Accord prototype? Maybe it’s actually a Malibu prototype being developed on the Accord chassis?
I think the joint effort car will be an EV that will come after this model.
But GM doesn’t need to co-develop an EV Malibu with Hondas help. GM does need a sedan that gets them through to 2035. And if they can work with Honda to drop the development costs that would provide huge savings. And if Honda builds it, that frees up another plant to convert to EV.
The Japanese are so smart. Honda is advertising the most fuel efficient lineup of any brand and pushing hybrids with $5-$6 gasoline.
GM abandoning hybrids looks even more stupid today.
Evan, Honda, = Smart
GM, = Stupid: Why would Honda turn to GM to build their next gen battery electric vehicles?
Honda and GM are teaming up to build Honda’s CUV’s at GM’s Spring Hill’s plant using GM’s
Ultium batteries technology.
Hard to sell that $100,000+ EV in a recession lol.
Buckle up. It’s 2008 2.0
1929 2.0…
luxury products aren’t really affected by depressions…the rich will get richer in a few months
I think it’s interesting that the article makes the #1 selling sedan for the last three decades the “rival”. Malibu is gone…it wasn’t much of a rival
Well there is a shortage because they are stocking the mens bathrooms with them! Libs are crazy idiots!
Because GM has tech and no idea how to use it. Honda knows how to make what people want ,(for cars and crossovers)
Honda is doing Hybrids as they can not afford a full EV program independently.
GM is taking all their money and doing the final goal vs investing in vehicles. that will not be around long term. Even Hybrids will not meet the coming numbers.
Until the numbers are changed due to the backlash. Even the Germans are bringing back coal due to the energy crisis.
Definitely agree. They wasted a bunch of money on hybrid tech and it flop so I doubt they’ll have the money for EV.
We are the situation were in now because we have the dumbs M….. F….. in the White House PERIOD!!!!!🚲🦽
I what to know the idiots who clicked thumbs down…you are getting what you voted for! A disaster for the US and the World!
What Malibu? I haven’t even heard of it.
I thought the original agreement was GM would design the SUVs & Honda would design the car platform?
Malibu is competition for something?
Let’s be honest the Malibu compete with no one. It gets blow out of the water at every test.
Malibu is competition for nothing in the last couple years. The car is just the next gen accord. Thats it.