Honda Accord 'Crosstour' hatchback to go on sale this fall

July 7, 4:21 PMDC Car ExaminerBrady Holt

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  The Honda Accord sedan (shown) will be joined by a hatchback 
  version this fall. (photo by Honda)

A five-door hatchback version of the Honda Accord family sedan will go on sale this fall under the name "Accord Crosstour," the automaker said today. 

Honda is offering frew details yet; its full press release is below:

All-new Honda Accord Crosstour to Arrive in Fall 2009

07/07/2009 -Torrance, CA - An all-new crossover vehicle based on the award-winning Honda Accord will go on-sale in the fall of 2009 as the "Accord Crosstour," American Honda Motor Co., Inc., announced today. This new addition to the Honda lineup will be sold as a 2010 model. Additional information will be announced later in the year.

Honda seems to be positioning the new Accord Crosstour as an alternative to car-based SUVs like the Toyota Venza and Nissan Murano rather than as just a hatchback, but unauthorized "spy photos" that purportedly depict the future product do not illustrate a vehicle that looks much like an SUV. 

Honda hasn't sold an Accord hatchback in the United States in more than 20 years and stopped selling the Accord wagon here after 1997. Accord wagons remain available in European and Asian markets, however.