Seemed like 3-4 minutes to me, tops.

For those who missed it, there's a total, very-cool-at-first-glimpse dark revamp of the entire Acura website that they may have accidentally previewed tonight for a few minutes... or that may be back up by the time I post this. Maybe I'll check first...

Nope, not yet... wonder when it will really debut?...

 

any body screen pic the new site?

 

Dont know what your talking about. Im looking at all the new stuff. Clear your cache...

 

Heres the text im looking at:

Performance, styling and technology converge ever so gracefully in the 2006 Acura TSX. New front and rear bumper designs accentuate its aerodynamic prowess. And its upgraded 205-horsepower engine befits its trademark aggressive stance, a characteristic further complemented by new 17-inch, nine-spoke aluminum-alloy wheels. To keep you entertained, whether during spirited driving or standing still, its 8-speaker Premium Sound System invites your iPod® (or other MP3 player) to tag along, with an auxiliary jack that works seamlessly with the audio system from the center console.

 

Im on it right now.

 

Well its updated.

But approx 45 min ago it was a completely new site. Which now is back to the "old" one.

 

yeah what gsrthomas saide, the informatino is now updated for 2006, but for a moment, they had an entirely new formatt of the site up.

 

Weird. So right now its the old style site but with the 06 stuff whereas before it was the 06 stuff but with an all new site,.....yes?

 

Yes that is correct. A completely new site.

 

Yup. Seriously, totally new. Right out of the Matrix. Had an intro screen that said to turn off popup blockers. Once in, lotsa black, with glowing red drop-down model buttons.

Nothing resembling the old site that's returned...

 

yeah, i saw that too. it looked awesome...

 

I want that memory seat and ipod stuff and new dials so bad, but I still think that the rims are just too rounded and grandma-ish. The nose is kinda growing on me, but I still like my 04 better on the exterior. Who can pass up something that sounds like an S2000 though. If I had the money I would probably trade in, but make some serious visual modifications. hmmm....my car will begin to look outdated....

 

Still the same key fob

 

Crap,.....guess I will have to wait to see that.

 

so now that we have the pricing, what does everyone think a fair deal on an 06 5AT w/nav should be? maybe somewhere between 28K and 29K?

 

Is the TSX key FOB like the Accords? Are the buttons integrated into the Key??

Because I read on the Acura site that you can roll down all the windows with the Key FOB.

 

I believe it is NOT integrated,.....still a key and sep. fob. I can roll all the windows down with my keyfob on my 05. There is a discussion about the 06 fobs in another thread I think,....maybe do a search.

 

Okay so nothing has changed yet.

So how does the key fob look like? any pics out there?

 

Nope it is still separated. The exact same as the 04 and 05. You can see it on the site. Just click on Comfort & Convenience on the side menu and you can see the key fob hanging out of the steering column

 

Pretty cool, looks like the stuff from the A spec concept.... silver steering wheel... but $499??



and the bodykit.... I think it looks ok.... need to see it it real person, but it does look like it has more details than the 04-05 ones...




and did I read "power lumbar support" somewhere? I want the memory seats with driver recognition...and the aux input!

 

There are still a few 05's left at most dealerships, and my guess is that unless you have made a deposit to pre-order an 06, dealerships will stay pretty firm with the MSRP until all the 05's are gone, or at least until mid december or so.

 

What were they thinking??

Even the 2006 Honda Civic has an Integrated Key FOB.

I thought the TSX is suppose to be a luxury car?? Cant believe the Civic has a better feature then the TSX.

 

It's not a big deal to me, but is Brake Assist listed anywhere on the '06 Acura TSX page? I haven't noticed it, but it was listed on VTEC.net in the '06 press release. Maybe they just left it out by accident?

And, under "Gallery" is the 1st picture on the left the new Glacier Blue? If so, it looks nothing like the Glacier Blue on the "build" section.

Thanks.

 

Configure your optimal driving position with an 8-way power driver's seat. Controls allow you to move the seat up, down, backward, forward, and to change the pitch of the seat and back independently. And your remote key remembers your preferences, adjusting your seat to its recorded position as you unlock the driver's side door. A power-adjustable lumbar control is designed to compliment the curve of your lower back over a substantial vertical range.

 

I like this shot:



And I gotta say, the new Royal Blue Pearl...

... is making me think twice about the PWP I have on order.

A TSX in a new color would be one flippin' unique car... and do you realize the TSX now comes in three shades of blue? Blue must be the coming color...

And to tell the truth, my girlfriend loves deep blue but I convinced her to buy her new doublecab Tacoma in white a couple months back (full offroad 4x4 package, bless her heart), so maybe I should get the deep blue TSX to even things out...

 

I think I'm going RBP. I just don't know if I want Ebony or Parchment. For an interior color that's available with half the exterior colors, Acura has done a poor job showcasing Parchment.

 

I think the royal blue looks really good for sure,.....at least in the pics.

 

wow that blue looks so nice!!!

 

From what I see on the site, RBP looks very nice. Personally though, I don't know if I would go with that color, only because I may get tired of it. Some colors look really nice on cars, but just aren't for me. I'm going with either Alabaster Silver or CG... it will be one of the hardest decisions I will ever make.

Did dealers stay close to MSRP when the 05s first arrived? I hope they'll be at least a little lenient with the 06s. But even with MSRP, it'll still be a much much better deal than what I got quoted for an IS250 yesterday!

 

I want memory seats in MY tsx...

 

Carbon Gray IMO is the best color of all for the TSX. I drive a CG TSX now and love it every time I see it. I'm getting the RBP on my '06 cause I want to change.

 

Parchment gets a lot of grief because of the plood (at least around here, from what I've seen), but I loved Parchment leather for a decade in my '93 Tegger (LS Special - I cheated), and as for the plood... well, I come from the time of OEM wood-grained contact paper on the side of station wagons, so modern plood seems like a pretty authentic homage to the days of, you know, stuff built from trees to me.

 

I agree, the CG is one hell of a match for the TSX. The issue I have with it is that it looks so different depending on the lighting (which also happens to be one of the good features of CG) Every picture I see of CG looks like a different color, which is why it's so hard for me to decide. Sometimes it looks great, sometimes it looks just okay... ah, I can see it now: I'm standing in front of an Alabaster Silver and a CG parked side-by-side at the dealer and I'm going absolutely insane.

 

The plood was pretty bad in the 04 and 05 models (sorry guys). But even with something new to show (new plood!) there's still no photos of Parchment anywhere.

 

I want those inner tail lights...

 

thats what i keep saying!! I like your style

 

True dat. No glimpse in the early pics, and now not even in the printed brochure. Either take pride in your plood or abandon it, Acura!

Maybe the accessory page pic from the updated website is a hint:



Or maybe it's the same as last year, I don't know. Looks the same to me. Perhaps it's a shade darker?

Still no real clue what the 'new plood' bit in the lit was...

 

What's "plood"?

 

plood = plastic wood

 

doesnt look bad with the kit on it still like the 04's better but upgrading the wheels is like mandatory cause the factory ones suck.