Aaron Gold, About.com's Guide to Cars, assures me that the new Crosstour looks better in person than it does in this 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour Photo Gallery.

I hope he's right. Because I see more 1985 Toyota Celica Hatchback than I do modern vehicle of the second decade of the 21st Century.

What do you think?

Please take a look at this 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour Photo Gallery and share your thoughts.

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I'm always glad to have Aaron Gold, About.com's Guide to Cars, review an SUV for us. I'm even more interested when he reviews a crossover, especially one that may be more car than SUV.

Take a look at Aaron's 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour Test Drive and Review. Even from Aaron's point of view, which is considerably closer to the ground than mine is, the new Honda crossover seemed like a bad idea at first. Who is it for? What does it do?

Aaron dissected the Crosstour with his usual laser-like critical sense, and discovered that he didn't hate it as much as he expected to. I understand where's he's coming from, because I had a similar preconception when I reviewed the new 2010 Acura ZDX, a luxury crossover with a perplexing target audience.

Honda and its Acura subsidiary are trying to tell us something with these two new crossovers: The Baby Boomers have officially crossed over, and they are now Empty Nesters. Watch for this group to have a much bigger effect on SUV design in the near future.

While you're waiting for the future, please read Aaron's 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour Test Drive and Review, then click on "comments" below and share your thoughts.

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Has Mazda gone too far with this anthropomorphic thing? Please take a look at this 2010 Mazda CX-7 Photo Gallery, and tell me if the new CX-7 doesn't look like it is auditioning for a part in the next Pixar movie. That is one happy looking SUV.

What's wrong with that, though? Shouldn't our cars and SUVs have some personality? And wouldn't the roads be a more pleasant place if those personalities were happy-go-lucky, friendly ones like the new Mazda corporate face. Does everything have to be aggressive and angry?

Click on "comments" below and share your thoughts.

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I've been trying to help my friend Andy find a new SUV for about a year and a half now. His old Jeep Grand Cherokee is failing, and he wants to buy something more fuel efficient. Andy's cheap, though -- he doesn't want to spend a lot of money. He uses his vehicle for work, and probably needs the space of a mid-size, rather than a compact, SUV. It's been a long haul, because Andy is very particular.

When I got behind the wheel of the new CX-7, I realized that I might have found Andy's new SUV. It has all the space he needs, and with the new 2.5 liter inline four-cylinder engine, it can get 28 mpg on the highway. And equipped the way Andy would like it, the CX-7 can list for $22,340.

Unfortunately, while I had the CX-7, Andy was very busy with work. So was I. So he didn't get to drive my test vehicle. Maybe I can convince Andy to read my 2010 Mazda CX-7 Sport Test Drive and Review. Maybe I can convince you to read it as well.

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