RL vs Honda Accord
#6
I dont think they look that close. Obviously they have some similarities from the side but I could compare 85% of the cars out there and find design similarities...doesnt mean they look the same. I fail to see how anyone can say the RL front and back look like the accord. Even the side, while similar in spots, is different enough to tell them apart. Hell, I could say my former IS300 looks like the RL. It holds as much vailidity as the RL/Accord comparo.
I always chuckle at people when they compare exterior of car A to car B and say they look the same...I must have diff eyes because 98% of the time this is done I dont see wtf they are talking about. The best one recently is that the new IS350 looks like the Mazda 3. Seeing as my buddy owns the 3 i can say with certainty they dont look the same.
I always chuckle at people when they compare exterior of car A to car B and say they look the same...I must have diff eyes because 98% of the time this is done I dont see wtf they are talking about. The best one recently is that the new IS350 looks like the Mazda 3. Seeing as my buddy owns the 3 i can say with certainty they dont look the same.
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#8
Originally Posted by JSakaBuck
Not at all. I just traded in my '04 Accord EX V-6 on the new RL. Visually or otherwise, two totally different cars.
I have also noticed that splash guards and visor on nighthawk pearl black complements RL very much, and puts to rest all speculation that it looks like an Accord.
#14
I agree that, from a distance, the RL and the Accord resemble, especially from the side. However, I think that is by design, considering that both US version of the Accord and the RL are sold as luxury Hondas in the Japanese domestic market.
#15
the RL looks too bland from the side
Whether the Accord or something else, it is an attractive car but lacks something visually. What can I do to enhance the look? I have a black pearl RL, and had the trunklid spoiler added but it's not enough. The 17" wheels are terrible and not at all sporty but I didn't want to pay the extra $$ for 18's that aren't much better. Maybe the splash guards will help? What about getting rid of some of the chrome? It's everywhere!!
#16
Actually, I like the chrome. What makes the TL look good from the side is that groove that runs the length of the car, a design element that Acura blatantly stole from BMW. Maybe some kind of stripe can simulate the effect on the RL?
#18
I had a 1993 Accord SE, and it was truly a baby Legend. It had leather, a Bose system, etc. Probably my favorite car of all time. It had absolutely ZERO issues, ever - and IMO, the look is timeless.
#19
Originally Posted by 03CoupeV6
I had a 1993 Accord SE, and it was truly a baby Legend. It had leather, a Bose system, etc. Probably my favorite car of all time. It had absolutely ZERO issues, ever - and IMO, the look is timeless.
I've seen one or two of those around.. VERY nice cars
#20
^^ Exactly. even the early reviews of the rl threw in mention of the Accord. But I dont see why someone should get annoyed by it...the Accord itself is one of the finest cars you can share platforms with. saying the RL looks like a beefed up Accord is more of a compliment than an insult, IMO.
#21
Originally Posted by phile
^^ Exactly. even the early reviews of the rl threw in mention of the Accord. But I dont see why someone should get annoyed by it...the Accord itself is one of the finest cars you can share platforms with. saying the RL looks like a beefed up Accord is more of a compliment than an insult, IMO.
Sharing platforms with the Accord is fine, such as the TSX and TL.
But I don't think it completely works with your flagship luxury sedan.
It would probably be better if they developed a RWD/V8 platform, and knowing Honda's wonderful engineers, it would make for an awesome car.
#22
Originally Posted by psteng19
I agree to a certain extent.
Sharing platforms with the Accord is fine, such as the TSX and TL.
But I don't think it completely works with your flagship luxury sedan.
It would probably be better if they developed a RWD/V8 platform, and knowing Honda's wonderful engineers, it would make for an awesome car.
Sharing platforms with the Accord is fine, such as the TSX and TL.
But I don't think it completely works with your flagship luxury sedan.
It would probably be better if they developed a RWD/V8 platform, and knowing Honda's wonderful engineers, it would make for an awesome car.
What improvements I would like is a bigger trunk and better low end torque. Whatever engine they use to do that would be fine by me.
#23
Originally Posted by andrewgg2
How many of you think that RL looks like an Accord.
#24
Unremarkable? You call state-of-the-art technology unremarkable? And the highest features-per-price ratio is unremarkable? What's unremarkable are mediocre cars that sell based on amorphous concepts like "soul" (which is basically an excuse to wax poetic about the "greatness" of European cars) or status (which is the real reason why people buy Benzes, since they have fallen from their pedestal in every other way).
Personally, I'd rather have a car with Accord-like looks than one with Accord-level feature content. . . but maybe that's just me. I guess some people prefer a car that that's no so bland looking. Hey, such cars will look stunning when you're sitting in traffic and even better when sitting in the shop for yet another defect.
Personally, I'd rather have a car with Accord-like looks than one with Accord-level feature content. . . but maybe that's just me. I guess some people prefer a car that that's no so bland looking. Hey, such cars will look stunning when you're sitting in traffic and even better when sitting in the shop for yet another defect.
#25
Originally Posted by jhr3uva90
Unremarkable? You call state-of-the-art technology unremarkable? And the highest features-per-price ratio is unremarkable? What's unremarkable are mediocre cars that sell based on amorphous concepts like "soul" (which is basically an excuse to wax poetic about the "greatness" of European cars) or status (which is the real reason why people buy Benzes, since they have fallen from their pedestal in every other way).
Personally, I'd rather have a car with Accord-like looks than one with Accord-level feature content. . . but maybe that's just me. I guess some people prefer a car that that's no so bland looking. Hey, such cars will look stunning when you're sitting in traffic and even better when sitting in the shop for yet another defect.
Personally, I'd rather have a car with Accord-like looks than one with Accord-level feature content. . . but maybe that's just me. I guess some people prefer a car that that's no so bland looking. Hey, such cars will look stunning when you're sitting in traffic and even better when sitting in the shop for yet another defect.
What you're rambling about isn't even related to what he commented.
#26
Originally Posted by Rich in NC
I think if they can bring a SH AWD design in at $50,000 that should be the drive system for all the RL's. It puts the car head and shoulders above other similar cars.
What improvements I would like is a bigger trunk and better low end torque. Whatever engine they use to do that would be fine by me.
What improvements I would like is a bigger trunk and better low end torque. Whatever engine they use to do that would be fine by me.
#27
Originally Posted by Classic_martini
How about an aftermarket supercharger?
Not a big fan of superchargers on an engine of this high of a compression ratio. If they did do that I would want to see an outboard engine and transmission cooler along with a head cooling strategy.
#28
Originally Posted by jhr3uva90
Unremarkable? You call state-of-the-art technology unremarkable? And the highest features-per-price ratio is unremarkable? What's unremarkable are mediocre cars that sell based on amorphous concepts like "soul" (which is basically an excuse to wax poetic about the "greatness" of European cars) or status (which is the real reason why people buy Benzes, since they have fallen from their pedestal in every other way).
Personally, I'd rather have a car with Accord-like looks than one with Accord-level feature content. . . but maybe that's just me. I guess some people prefer a car that that's no so bland looking. Hey, such cars will look stunning when you're sitting in traffic and even better when sitting in the shop for yet another defect.
Personally, I'd rather have a car with Accord-like looks than one with Accord-level feature content. . . but maybe that's just me. I guess some people prefer a car that that's no so bland looking. Hey, such cars will look stunning when you're sitting in traffic and even better when sitting in the shop for yet another defect.
#30
Originally Posted by AcuraGT-3
Well it is based off the Accord so I guess it has to look like an Accord. Again. Yes, it looks like an Accord but some people like bland and unremarkable.
#31
Originally Posted by Yumchah
Sure, there are similarities, but that doesn't make the car look bad IMHO.
The worst really is the Lexus ES series. That's 100% Camry.
The worst really is the Lexus ES series. That's 100% Camry.
#33
Originally Posted by jhr3uva90
The funny part is that the Camry-based RX is the top-selling Lexus model. Many of the units sold don't even have AWD! Do you think that says something about Lexus drivers?
#34
Originally Posted by vtecracer
I don't know, what does it say about Lexus drivers other than the fact that they obviously don't buy the car for it's SUV "capabilities." Then again, who does these days.
#35
Originally Posted by catsailr
My feeling has always been that if you buy an SUV without 4-wheel drive you don't need an SUV. I have an 05 Honda Pilot and all Pilots have always had 4WD. The Honda website states that the 06 Honda Pilot will be available with 2WD or 4WD - Don't know about the MDX. If I didn't need 4WD I would have bought the Odyssey.
#36
Originally Posted by msu79gt82
First an SUV is a Street Utility Vehicle I dispise Minivans yet needed seating for 7 so we bought a '99 Expedition (at the time the best choice between Expy, Durango, Suburban, and Land Cruuiser). Traded for the Odyssey based MDX in '01. The MDX has a type of 4-wheel drive called VTM-4.
BTW did you leave for the hurricane?
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