JS + XES

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Alright. I'll let you know when Acura releases the vaporcar later in 2034. Would want that hook up for sure.

No way...

oonowindoo

Hey you never know.. maybe One day you wife would tell you how she missed her period for the last 3 months...

Then you probably will be looking at MDX.

JS + XES

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We are planning a baby for next year.

I've told my wife that I want to buy a used Sienna our 3rd car.

Don't want no real SUV/Minivan crap for me. I don't want to drive it everyday. Neither does my wife.

Fibonacci

1. I still don't get why they didn't pair the in-house 8 DCT across the board instead of paying a fee to ZF for a less satisfying slusher in the six.

2. Dial up some more firmness in SPORT/SPORT+ pronto!!!

2. Bring back adjustable dampers.

justnspace

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even if the v6 does do it in 5.6 seconds or whatever, what other sports sedan cant!?

worse than the 3G subsection

JS + XES

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It seems like..

Acura Management wants to position TLX to be attractive to the broader and safer conservative crowd.

But then, Acura Marketing wants to somehow go hip and target the younger demographic.

Acura just isn't getting it. It has the conflicts within the brand. That's the problem as far as I can tell.

ttribe

I think you answered your own question.

JS + XES

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Hey hey, better watch it man. Some guys are very sensitive in this thread.

Fibonacci

My recommendations:

1. Hire a better chief designer. My vote is pick off Peter Schreyer.

2. Stop this fucking plenum nonsense now.

3. Offer a sportier "Type-S" or whatever to engage the enthusiast in every sedan segment.

4. Bring more consistency across the brand line-up to differentiate it from a glorified Honda.

5. Offer at least one coupe and one convertible. Duh.



If I wasn't such a tightwad, I'd have left the brand years ago and thats the brutally honest truth. Acura should consider themselves lucky that guys like me that had NSX pics on the wall in college have still stuck around. Chasing the ghost of Senna only earns so many brownie points when their are so many great cars to be had now.

oonowindoo

Sienna SE.... at least it looks aggressive.

oonowindoo

Finally you said something with honesty.

oonowindoo

Majofo is gonna go there and stir shit up again.

iforyou

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The official reason is that the 8 DCT in the TLX can't handle more torque and SH-AWD.

On the other hand there's the 7-DCT from the RLX but I'm not sure if that is applicable to non-hybrid powertrain.

Assuming the above two points are correct, then Honda had no choice but to work with ZF for the 9AT. I mean that's listening to demands right? People here have been begging Honda to just find a better AT elsewhere, as opposed to developing one in house. They did that and now they have the slushbox with the highest gear count in the segment, while being further away from being a glorified honda.

I think Honda is gradually getting back. There have been many changes and going back and forth but it seems like things are finally starting to move in a unified direction, for better or for worse. It's not perfect for sure as they still screwed up RLX, ILX, and Civic, but I thought they are on the right path with cars like the Accord, TLX, MDX, and RDX. They really should go further and starting bringing back the Type S models.

Joneill44

What Car Doesn't Have A Performance Trim, But Needs One?

oonowindoo

you should post that in the TLX section and they will discredit Jalopik as well.

civicdrivr

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AZuser

I don't know. Every time I've driven past Sierra Acura or stopped by to look around, it's always been empty. Weekday, weekend, morning, mid day, evening.... it doesn't matter. Empty.

I think they need to move down a few... get closer to where Goudy Honda is or where New Century BMW dealer is... near Atlantic Blvd.

charliemike

LOL on the too hot comment. I wonder if that causes problems at the BMW dealer.

iforyou

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No doubt a Type S or something like that is needed to make the TLX more exciting.

oonowindoo

o you are from the hood as well?

I wish New Century had that problem, so i don't have to wait for 1 month to make an appointment.

Mugen.Justice

I peeked in that section. Whut.


GM and Acura/Honda sharing platforms?

oonowindoo

They remind me of me in 2001. fuking noobs.

civicdrivr

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Well, maybe...

Remember the Honda Passport/Isuzu Rodeo, Acura SLX/Isuzu Trooper, and 1gen Odyssey/Isuzu Oasis? Isuzu was (is still?) partly owned by GM, but those cars were nearly 20 years ago. The most recent sharing of tech was the J35 that was in the 1gen Saturn Vue.

As I said, that was quite a long time ago and I don't know the context surrounding your comment. But based on other posts in the TLX section, I wouldn't be surprised by that level of dumbfuckery over there.

Belzebutt

When I got my 2004 TSX I was all like "is it 7.2 sec or 7.5???"

JS + XES

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Me too.

When I got my 3G TL, I thought my A-Spec lip kit would add some aerodynamic magic that it would have a chance to hang with my ex-gf's C55 AMG.

I remember she putting 10 bus length from dig to like 120.

iforyou

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lol just from the launch her c55 probably already put like 5 bus lengths on you.....hahahaa

Costco

Even with the 2G TL-S... if it weren't for that car, I wouldn't have known what torque really was

JS + XES

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I was wheel hopping standstill.

Oh how I love FWD cars.

I used to say torque was overrated. It's only good for american muscle cars.

That's when I had my Honda cars. Yes.

iforyou

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yea launching the 2G TL-S in the rain was always a challenge..especially on an incline....

fsttyms1

You should try doing it with over 300 whp and skinny snow tires

Belzebutt

Yeah. "But high revving is where it's at, like F1 cars or racing bikes, who cares about torque. It's about the handling, not 0-60. My car is faster in the corners."



I'm never buying a FWD car again.

oonowindoo

It was something you did not have.

JS + XES

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Yep. It's just not rewarding.

oonowindoo

nothing feels worse than when you turn the steering wheel and the car continue going straight.

ttribe

Actually, there's one thing that's worse - when you step on the brakes and nothing (and I mean nothing) happens. When I was 18 I had a '76 Datsun pickup truck with drum brakes all around. One day, I had to slam on my brakes in an emergency situation and blew out all four wheel cylinders simultaneously. The pedal went straight to the floor with no pressure at all. That was a seriously sphinctered-up moment.

JS + XES

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OMG just pictured that in my head..

oonowindoo

Prius drivers might think their feelings are worse when the gas pedal gets stuck.

oonowindoo

my reaction will be, which car is the cheapest that i can crash into.

ttribe

Swerved and luckily no one was in the lane next to me. Missed the car in front of me by inches. Down shifted and pulled into a bank parking lot. Pulled the e-brake to stop the truck and sat there staring out the windshield for a few moments to gather my wits about me.

iforyou

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Any videos that you can show us regarding your 2G TL??