PRNDLmatic

This is what I used to love about Honda, the way their things just last. The car not only ages well mechanically, but the design is still clean, uncluttered, and simple. A lot of car companies forget that sometimes their cars won't be forgotten, whether it be for better or for worse. 

The new Accords feature gaudy reflectors next to the tail lamps as part of the mid-cycle refresh. They're there to mimic the tail light assemblies on the Japanese-market Honda Inspires, but all I see is fail. The lights on the trunk lid of the Inspire are actual, working assemblies that lie flush with the trunk whereas the reflectors on the North American Accord are just tacked on bits. In twenty years, would you be able to sleep at night knowing that you made such an awful decision and are reminded of it on the road every day? I probably wouldn't. 

The Inspire's trunk lid with working tail lamps. The lamps extend all the way into the license plate tray and you can see through the lens:

The Accord's tacked-on reflectors. These don't go all the way into the license plate tray and are opaque instead of clear: