jesuswalks

Acura TSX has the 2nd best factory navigation system by J.D. Powers

This really makes me regret not getting the navigation...

http://www.jdpower.com/corporate/new...asp?ID=2006244

Tsx536

Hmm...very interesting. Pioneer actually won best navigation. Aftermarket Pioneer navi FTW!

Jk of course

EuRTSX

Sweet. Our navi systems are indeed great.

klas

i don't get it why IS is not better, you could tell it "I am hungry" and able to scroll using your screen and not a joystick...

mg7726

honda/acura has always been tops since honda rolled out navi systems in the '90s. i don't know how spoiled we are until i sat in an audi/bmw/toyota....then i knew what i was missing.

every past generation of cars, honda's system has been top 5.

Tsx536

Yeah the navi in both of my brother's BMWs suck

ElmerJrG

Yep, I've messed around with other navi(s) too and I find the hondacura systems to be one if not the best and the easiest to use. I don't have navi on mine since I didn't want to wait but my parent's Pilot and MDX does. Yeah, I do regret not waiting but at least I can go TSX536's way and get a pioneer system.

xenonhid

Geez, the TSX is cleaning the house on awards and etc!

TSX was also in the Top 5 for most reliable UpScale sedan too no? I forgot which thread it was.

SoCaliTrojan

hey, we beat the RL's navi system...I guess real-time traffic isn't all that ;-P

Looks like we've got the best Alpine system out there

feelgood13

let's face it, if you have the address to input it's great, but if you're looking for POIs (let's say a costco) you want to break the stupid thing because it will start listing everything costco from on the opposite coast. f'ing stupid system, but cool looking (though i think the lexus menus are more polished looking)

SoCaliTrojan

I've noticed that. If I want the nearest post office, it'll send me to the 20th closest post office. If I'm in one city and I ask for a list of libraries, I'll be able to scroll and see a library I want...if I'm in a different city that's right by that same library I want, it won't list it.

But I don't think the review takes into account POI's. Otherwise, whoever's database is the most comprehensive will win. But you have to admit, it's the easiest to use, and is quite fast. I even quit using the gps system during my last vacation in hawaii because it was so stupid compared to my tsx's navi system. Freakin gps system in the rental car had me merge through several lanes in bumper to bumper traffic so I can turn onto a road....it then made me do a u-turn and merge back into the road I was just on....

nore03

^^^^lolololol Daaaaaamn That Is Tooooo Funny.

acura_ak

i agree that the Acura Navi is one of the best. I've seen the BMWs, Mercedes and Infiniti and they are not as nice and easy to use as ours.

drunkenbuda

i love my navi.

EndCheck

Try using the sort by distance feature and you'll be a much happier person.

sidssp

The other day I was looking for Trader Joe's. I know there is one nearby but it just couldn't find it by name. I eventually got the address and phone number from yellow book. I keyed in the phone number and, guess what, the Navi found the store but its name was "Store 641" not Trader Joe's.

It makes me wonder maybe they hired a monkey to key those POI in.

Trackruner228

iTrader: (1)

While I do not own a TSX (I wouldnt mind it though I think there great cars and I have never driven one but I sat in one at the dealership and really liked it and congrats on your choices ) I thought you guys would like this information I found.

http://www.caranddriver.com/dailyaut...isfaction.html

swirlie

sorta...
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34665

vwong

Both my TSX and A4 have navigation, and I absolutely love the TSX one because of how easy it is to use. The only good things about the A4 navigation are the quick initial loading speed and the night mode being very visible during the daytime.

jlukja

threads merged

schandhok

Hi guys
i just bought a new Acura 2006 TSX without NAV, i was even told by the sales guy at Acura that i can get an aftermarket NAV installed for cheap. So i went an bought a Pioneer AVIC-D2 and took it to Car Toys for installation. They looked at my car and said its impossible to install it. The Radio controls are connected to climate and heater controls and everything is one unit it cannot be changed, so only way to get a NAV is to buy a NAV installed Acura. I feel so pissed and sad for not getting my car with NAV in the first place. It has only been 1 month, what can i do? :-(

Dan Martin

pbjpb

holy shiet!! the tsx beat out every other acura and luxury car?? wtf..that's awesome! is the TSX navi that much different from the one in say, the TL or RL?

pbjpb

Yep and don't forget one of Car and Driver's 10 Best 3 years in a row.

http://www.hondanews.com/catID3041?m...45644&mime=asc

Tsx536

You get a Pioneer N3 and mount it in the storage bin using the Acura Mp3 attachment.

CJams

The Lincoln what has the best one? I thought lincoln went out of business..... JK! To be truthful, I work on cars all day every day and have yet to even see the car they're talkin about in person. I think JD powers just got tired of mentioning the TSX and needed to drop another name. I bet if you and I tested the lincoln/pioneer nav we would disagree. Remember, the average age of a Lincoln driver is like 75yrs old so it must be super user friendly or have pictures to make it easy like ordering from a Deny's menu....even retards can do it. I've been able to play with a bunch of oem navs and ours is the best yet. I will have to say that Pioneer has the best aftermarket unit i've seen (Z-1).

For all that don't have Nav....98% of you regret not getting it. The other 2% have a little bit of regret. It's the $#it!! So the next time a Noob starts a thread titled "should I get nav?," just say YES!!!

pbjpb

amen to that shiet.

gt0279a

I rode in my friends Dodge Magnum and the Alpine Nav included is total crap compared to ours.

No voice command, and you have to input indivicual letters for everything. On top of that you can't enter anything once the car is moving (for safety)

Firebeach

I personally never use the voice commands, mostly because it's awkward to talk to the car, especially with other people in the car, and there are too many commands for me to memorize.

GeorgeTSX

I have been using my NAV in my 2004 TSX (bought in April 2003) and the NAV system is indeed excellent. This confirms what I already knew.

Now if there was only an easy and inexpensive way to upgrade the NAV in my 2004 to a 2006 version.

RogerPodacter

i am the same as you. got my 04 in 03. my dvd drive just broke, so i am replacing it with a 2006 dvd drive. thats the simple solution to get 2006 navi on your 2004.

revitupwriteitoff

I recently went from an 06 TL with nav to an IS with nav.

When I had my TL, I had to take it in for various things & got nothing but TSXs for loaners. I have to say that the first time I started using the TSX nav, I really preferred it to my TL's. I don't remember specifics that I liked better, but after 2 days of using it (I use is quite a bit - my sense of direction is horrible), I do remember telling my wife that I would like to know if you can get the TSX nav installed in my TL instead.

As for the IS nav, I've driven the car for 2 months now and can honestly say that I like it quite a bit better than either of the 2 Acura systems I used. It's considerably quicker to load, the screen is a much higher resolution, the interface is a lot smoother, and finding what you're looking for is always easier and much more accurate.