Interesting about the Manufacturer's plate from Ohio. The video taken on the streets of Columbus back in January had 86 D2UA as the license plate number, this car has 18 D2UA.
I guess those are part of a series of numbers registered to Honda R&D in Ohio? It kind of looks like the two small...
I used google translate to translate the https://creative311.com/?p=113350 web page that was the source. That is indeed a Japanese blog, with a Japan-centric focus. They do mention that it will be built on both US and Japan. I also wonder if there's something lost in translation, or if the info...
This appears to be the article in question. I had to use google translate for the webpage, I don't speak or read Japanese:
https://creative311.com/?p=113350
The article actually references another Japanese car magazine, Magazine X, as the source of the info (see picture). There is a
picture...
Looks almost like it could be a modern Accord hatchback - not that that's necessarily a bad thing. It's not as bloated looking as the Crosstour was.
The "OF" in the German license plates is the city code for Offenbach am Main, which is where Honda R&D Europe is located.
Hocking Hills is only about 100 miles from the Marysville Plant, it's on the opposite side of Columbus. If those test mules were built in Marysville, Hocking Hills is a plausible distance for test drives that last a good part of the workday and end back at the plant. I wonder if those cars...
I sure hope there is an Si Hatch for the 11th gen. Have they ever said there would be one?
Actually, the preview seems to confirm what the patent drawings indicated. I see few, if any differences.