F.Rizzo

I went to the auto show last night with my buddy so I could compare a lot of vehicles in the RDX's class and I really wanted to see the Ford Edge up close....and since Ford cant seem to make up their mind about when it will be released to dealers - I thought this might be the only time I could see one pre-production.

After seeing the edge and MKX up close, I have to say I was underwhelmed. Since it was a Tuesday night and things were kind of slow, I got to talk to the ford rep for a little while. I explained that I had lost all my enthusiasim for the Edge because the wait has been to long, and in the mean time I stumbled on to the Acura RDX, which is far more impressive. They did not have much to say - ther than to offer me a $500 off coupon for any new ford vehicle.


The Lincoln MKX - for north of $41k - in real life looks like a real poor value.

I got my first close look at a RAV4, and besides being a Girl's car - there is no way I can look at those climate control knobs every day...I dont care if it's faster...Toyota interiors are hideous.
The X3 was nice, but I just sold my 330Ci and I'm off BMW for a while.

I saw a Landrover LR2, fairly unimpressive at first glance, and when you option it up to the RDX/Tech level, it's north of $42k (HID's are a $900 option). Reliability is still questionable to me.

Closer inpsection of the CX-7 confirms that I dont enjoy looking at the front end, although they had a far more impressive booth display than Acura. They had a CX-7 on a 4 pole stand so you could walk underneath and view the AWD components. I searched in vain for the elctromagnetic clutches on the rear axle, but could not find them....then I realized that it was NOT SH-AWD.

Looks like the RDX is going to be my choice.
Here is one of two RDX's at the show. The other was non-tech.

Pacer

Nice pix, "Girl's car" lmao! I scoped out the new Rav this summer. I know Toyotas are great quality and farily stylish and all that, but I agree, their interiors are just a puzzle. The stereo components in Rav and all the Toyo trucks reminded me a lot of my mom's '85 Celica GT-S (awesome ride, btw) stereo...and not in a good way. It was cool in '85, not so cool now. Why, Toyota, why?!

I have also pretty much decided I'm gonna get an RDX IF my dealer can meet my price. Happy hunting to us both.

c_hunter

I agree on the Rav4 styling, and Toyota interior styling in general. Just not for me. I even think some of the Lexus interiors are not that good looking. I test drove the RX350 a couple weeks ago and did not like the styling of the center stack at all -- looked like a 1980s boombox. That and it drove like a Buick...

chyllintsx

nice write up... i actually like the rav4.. not bad... but the mkx n the edge... forget bout it...

did u mean the lr2 or the LR3? cuz i would like to see the LR2 if its a new vehicle

good pick with the rdx, ull be happy

astro

nice shots, thanks!

jaobrien6

Probably meant the LR2. It's brand new, the replacement for the Freelander, and smaller than the LR3.

F.Rizzo

Yeah, correct - the Landrover LR2. My camera batteries died and I did not take any pics, but it really appeared more show than go ... and my buddy had a Disovery that was a huge POS, so I do not even consider it after a quick viewing.

I did look at a Lexus RX much earlier, but the shifter coming out of the dashboard made me think CR-V, and the price/performance ratio was wrong (for me).

I really wanted to like the Edge/MKX, but like I said earlier the delayed launch of the vehicles made me loose intrest. I asked two different Ford reps at the show when the Edge would be hitting the street and one said "end of December" and the other said "mid-February"

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