wackura

I'm kinda wondering what this is going to do to Acura's sales. They claim sales are falling on account of having stale models but if this is what people see on the lot it isn't going to slow descent. A criticism of their offerings is that the TSX and TL are comparable to an Accord in some important ways and that will remain the case. Also maybe it's me but that gas cap hatch seems comicly large.

CCColtsicehockey

it looks like the current tsx doors. I am really confused now. I mean so the redesigned the front and kept the same frame and doors.

jlukja

CGTSX2004

iTrader: (1)

Is this what you saw so many months back when you attended the customer survey thing?

jlukja

Its hard to be 100% sure becaue of the angles and low quality but it looks like it. The nose, the thicker higher butt, the wheel well treatment, all look familiar. However, the car I remember was bigger than the current TSX, almost TL size, yet the size of the head of the dirver leads me to think this is a smaller car...unless the driver has a big head. Also, the one I saw had some sharper angles, this one looks to have slightly more rounded angles and corners.

CarbonGray Earl

I like it....only because i don't feel bad about keeping my car for awhile.

Chadwick

I noticed that too, and also oddly forward. You could get your passengers in the back seat to pump gas!

I also noticed straight away the wee little head driving. I know the car looks a little bulkier than the current model, but I sure as hell don't want to look like I'm sitting on phone books to drive the car. Maybe it'll have adjustable pedals, just like the Fusion!

jlukja

^^ looks small to you , look big to me.

72Pantera

All,
I do not think that these are pics of the 09 TSX. The side view looks exactly like the current model. The front does appear modified. Why, who knows? Maybe, just someone who works at Honda.

My question to all of you is look at the 2nd gen MDX. It does not look much like the 1st gen. Why would Honda make only what would be considered a minor re fresh? If this is the new 09 TSX than I question Honda’s long term plans for this platform.

wackura

No it doesn't. Look closer.

jlukja

Cosmetically you may think of it as minor, but Honda would want it to resemble the first gen. The significant changes will be under the hood with a TDI, perhaps turbo, and maybe SH-AWD added to the mix.

72Pantera

I concede the gas door placement is higher and further forward. The pic resolution is pretty grainy, but the primary side style line does appear to be higher through the door handle, similar to the current TL, which IMO is a very attractive.

TypeRS

Um...yes it does. And unfortuanately it looks like this will be the redesigned 2009 model. Look at the placement of the fuel door. Much higher. What happened to the Sports4 Concept influence??

wackura

I just noticed on the teaser pic of the Tourer http://www.vtec.net/news/news-image?...08acc_e-06.jpg if you look through the red stripe at the bottom they have once again have put a twisty knob control in the gauge cluster. WTF is the matter with them. The Tourer looks a lot better than the sedan, I wish they'd offer it in the US.

wackura

They look very similar but they aren't the same mold, they are new and unique. The new rear pillar is wider, the trunk lid shorter. The roof line is taller and the windows are shorter. From the angle shots the new model seems to bulge around the trunk. It's hard to tell but I think the trunk is also taller and the beltline is steeper. The fact that you can barely tell them apart is a testament to what a lame redesign this is.

TypeRS

^ Yeah, I know it's completely new sheetmetal but the side looks almost completely the same to the current model. Well it's hard to get a idea of how big the new car will be cause I was using approximations with the old pic. But the new car does look taller for sure.

The 09 car is more evolutionary than revolutionary. They pretty much did what Infiniti did with the G35 sedan... make it rounder, sleeker but keep the familiar look.

Not bad, but i was expecting more. I'll reserve final judgement on the final unveil. And then there's the interior. looks like Acura is completely taking out the touch screen navis and replacing it with the giant dial setup :/

aznriceball

too bulky for my taste, i through the tsx is an sport/luxury sedan, G2 doesn't have the sporty look to it , if this is wat they offer i will be very very sad
i would stay with my 06 for an bit longer

CarbonGray Earl

I'm glad they're keeping it similar. I won't pass judgement until I see it on the road. We seem to crucify these designs before we even see them on the road and about 80% of the time they turn out alright.

It does look bigger, and like someone mentioned it seems to have a bit of Lexus GS in profile. The hood is long, the C pillar merges with the trunk at a steeper rake than the current tsx. The C pillar seems thicker.

It definitely looks like a bigger car, in the way that the new 3 series is bigger than the e46. Maybe its the size of the current TL.

One thing I'm happy for: No stupid hofmeister kink and no Bangle influence. I'm tired of car designs being so obviously derivative. I personally don't see an Fusion influence.

xenonhid

Looks like honda went with the CAMRY / ALTIMA influence

Mokos23

it seems acura is doing the infiniti routine and just doing a evolution refresh than a whole new redesign with the body.

xenonhid

Looks like honda went with the CAMRY / ALTIMA influence :shakehead

ostrich

While I am in some ways disappointed that it's not much more different than the current generation TSX, I am also glad that they have kept some of the design elements that have kept the current TSX so handsome and successful.

More to the point though - this is just a low-resolution photo of a car that is still camouflaged! I really think that one cannot make any final judgment until the final product is out. Often times the real thing is much different than the initial "spy" photo.

Remember how we hated the CRV "spy" shots? Now the real thing looks pretty good to me...

xjohnkdoex

iTrader: (2)

yeah, i think any similarities with that fusion pic stops at the similar paint color.

let's not say things we don't mean.

jcsell

Finally a spy photo of something tangible. Several pages back on this thread I mentioned that the new TSX would be getting bigger (ALMOST current TL size, almost). This photo shows to me that Acura seems to have gone a different route with the TSX than the Sport4 which everyone wanted. Once again, show us something very hot ( HSC concept comes to mind) and then underwhelm everyone again. Hopefully, the TL is the one to go to the Sport4 design. Keep hope alive.

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LaZyPiGgY

Well, finally some semi-judge-able pictures have come out, and I think its nice going with the G35 route and just changing it around subtly and not making a complete change. As long as it still has a good -bang for the buck- value I believe this will still be competitive in the market.

archknight

This car has body color tape over the head/tail lamps and the grill is covered in black tape along with the lower portion of the front fascia where the foglights are located. So why so much guess work, if anyone looks closely enough you can see the resemblance to the Sports4. The headlight tape impressions suggests that they will be similar to those of the MDX. I have a feeling that it will look more like the blue car I posted earlier in the thread.

cmschmie

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Finally a factory lip spoiler!!
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Pretty disappointing

EDIT:
However I will say I find this odd. For all the secrecy of the '09 TSX, Acura let a car go out in public, a week before it's official reveal and didn't even try to hide the fact. (i.e. keep it indoors or on a closed track)
Here it looks like a corporate d-bag sent his man servant out for some Starbucks and gave him the keys to the new TSX by mistake

Maybe this is the old bait and switch

tsxgoogs

I think it looks like crap! disapointing

slammers

I think its the new TL.

xenonhid

Probably because the 09 TSX design isn't a head turner. Look at it, it reminds me of a CAMRY or an ALTIMA.

visuelz

OMG....the new design look so ugly! I definitely won't be buying the new TSX if this is what they hyped us with.

Scottys11

can anyone verify that this is the real 09?

dlee74

It may turn out to be like the Toyota Celica, going downhill in looks.

zguy95135

They just made the current TSX look chubby , I love the 1G design because of it's hard lines and clean shape. The new one looks bloated.

Scottys11

this is absolutely ridiculous, i have an 07 tsx and i have been waiting for at least 6 to 8 months to see pictures of this new and "improved" 09 tsx and all they are doing is beating around the bush....basically all the other car companies have shown their 09 models, why is it so damn hard to get us a picture....

dlee74

If these are true pictures of the 09 TSX, then I may run and find those 08 6MT with Navi.

wackura

Are these ever realy spy shots? Do people stand around waiting for these camo'd cars to drive buy, happen to be doing yard work and have their cell phone camera at the ready or are these staged? The photographer somehow snapped two different angles from different locations.

jzacuto

This might be a dumb question, but what're the chances that this is some kinda of left-over mule or a decoy?

It looks like a hybrid of a 2008 and the TSX from Brenda Priddy's spy photos.

And good lord... if it IS the 2009 and this is a precursor of things to come with the TL, I may just run out and get a 2008 before it's too late!

Tyson

lol. ive been lurking on this forum since taking these pics seeing if anyone else saw it, and watching the comments to my pics. i wasnt going to (register in order to) respond but i had to at this...


seriously, i do work next to honda. (that white wall in the 1st pic in the background says "HONDA" on it at the entrance of the driveway) and these kinds of cars are regularly driven on the streets. and i really was just walking outside when i took these pics. i had actually seen it all week and it wasnt until friday that i saw it and decided to take a picture.

the driver happened to be going really slow this time. i took the pic, then i walked up the street to see where it turned, and sure it enough it must have U turned back. and took the second pic.

i kinda laugh at myself for calling these "spy pics" because of the nature of taking a picture of something in public seems silly. its like im a celebrity paparazzi. but really, its not uncommon to see these kinds of cars around.

as i mentioned in TOV, i saw the stretched s2000 test mule driving around and was literally bumper to bumper with it and didnt take a pic, which i got a lot of crap for not doing.

so sorry for the low quality pics, but its all i care to bother to take. hey, it costs me $.99 for every upload from my phone to my email!

finalheaven

Can you get your hands on a better camera?