not your father’s Accord

Young Man, Would You Like That in a Box?

What distinguishes younger buyers, all car companies seem to agree, is that they don’t seem to care as much about cars as young people used to — putting more stock in the style of their cellphones or P.D.A.’s than in the style of what they drive. So the designers gave the Element a back-to-basics look.

I expect I’ll see a lot of these around town.