2019 RDX A-Spec teaser - NY auto show release
03-28-2018, 05:19 PM
#41
Very pleased with what Acura has produced and the new direction that they are taking. Only hope that the price is right....papa needs a new car!
03-28-2018, 08:00 PM
#43
Instructor
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03-28-2018, 08:37 PM
#44
Intermediate
Now to choose between this or an XC40... Also I hope that the volume nob doesn't always stick out like that and can become flush by pushing it like the TLX.
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03-28-2018, 08:51 PM
#45
There are four lights!
Stunning?!? All Acura did with the ASpec exterior is a murdered out treatment. There isn’t a resigned facia different from other models. I’ll give them credit for the interior but the ASpec exterior treatment is just a lazy effort IMO. Even Chrysler offers the Pacifica mini-van murdered out.
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03-28-2018, 09:08 PM
#46
Instructor
Geez, did someone take a dump in your cereal this morning? So, I suppose the M Sport, S Line or F Sport treatment is a lazy effort as well? Those vehicles don’t look all that different than the standard models. The sport treatment is meant for give the vehicle some sporty cues and maybe a slightly sportier suspension. That’s it. If you want something different aesthetically with improved muscle, then pony up for a M4, RS5, GS F, etc.
03-29-2018, 06:10 AM
#47
Suzuka Master
so say you add 3-4K to current generation RDX with aspec. Acura can not sell 3rd gen RDX for much more than 2nd gen. It has to stay competively priced.
03-29-2018, 11:52 AM
#48
There are four lights!
There's enough to differentiate the RDX A-Spec and regular model.
- Larger tail pipes
- Rear bumper diffuser
- Aggressive width tires with larger wheels
- Red leather/alcantara trim
- Blacked out trim
- Black Headliner
TLX A-Spec has all the above with a slightly different front fascia, while the RDX is just missing the front fasica, and you call it lazy. Okay then.
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03-29-2018, 08:34 PM
#49
Instructor
Fanboys... you do know where you are right? So people that are on an Acura forum, who probably owns, or had owned an Acura prodcut, and are getting excited for an Acura product, is drinking Kool-Aid. Gotcha.
There's enough to differentiate the RDX A-Spec and regular model.
- Larger tail pipes
- Rear bumper diffuser
- Aggressive width tires with larger wheels
- Red leather/alcantara trim
- Blacked out trim
- Black Headliner
TLX A-Spec has all the above with a slightly different front fascia, while the RDX is just missing the front fasica, and you call it lazy. Okay then.
There's enough to differentiate the RDX A-Spec and regular model.
- Larger tail pipes
- Rear bumper diffuser
- Aggressive width tires with larger wheels
- Red leather/alcantara trim
- Blacked out trim
- Black Headliner
TLX A-Spec has all the above with a slightly different front fascia, while the RDX is just missing the front fasica, and you call it lazy. Okay then.
I just think Acura has done more with the ASpec treatment on other vehicles, now including the MDX ASpec. So when I see people here call this stunning, I chuckle. It isn’t that dramatic of a difference from the concept. And yes, I still will call the RDX variant lazy. You can easily black out trim with a good wrap job while getting the other stuff aftermarket.
Last edited by ThaChadwick; 03-29-2018 at 08:38 PM.
03-31-2018, 12:51 PM
#50
wow, managed to get kool-aid and fanboy in the same sentence, you win the internets...
03-31-2018, 01:16 PM
#51
"the 2019 RDX will be available as an A-Spec model with 20-inch alloy wheels, a unique lower front fascia, gloss black accents on the headlights, side sills, upper window trim, and taillights, LED fog lights, larger dual exhaust tips, and A-Spec badges on the front quarter panel and tailgate. Inside, the RDX A-Spec can be had in red or black leather upholstery with Ultrasuede inserts, aluminum trim, metal-plated paddle shifters, a special gauge cluster and a steering wheel with an A-Spec badge."
Yeah....I guess that you could just do a good wrap job and get the other stuff aftermarket....or just buy the A-Spec since Acura did all of that for you. The reality is that A-Spec is mostly cosmetic and Type - S gets you the performance mods...in 2 years.
Yeah....I guess that you could just do a good wrap job and get the other stuff aftermarket....or just buy the A-Spec since Acura did all of that for you. The reality is that A-Spec is mostly cosmetic and Type - S gets you the performance mods...in 2 years.
04-12-2018, 05:12 PM
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The A-spec puts the styling cues out there for people who want them. Me, that is not my style, and would not ever go for larger wheels merely for looks; they must do stuff better. IMO, usually, larger wheels degrade ride, and improve at-the-limit cornering. I am going to do more time riding that cornering at the limit.
But it is a perfectly good idea to give customers the cosmetic changes that the A-spec provides. BMW does it with M packages (not the M cars) and MB does it with the AMG packages (again, not the AMG cars). There is a market for the cosmetic packages, (Audi S line) and there is no reason why Acura, and others, should not provide models for that market.
But it is a perfectly good idea to give customers the cosmetic changes that the A-spec provides. BMW does it with M packages (not the M cars) and MB does it with the AMG packages (again, not the AMG cars). There is a market for the cosmetic packages, (Audi S line) and there is no reason why Acura, and others, should not provide models for that market.
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04-12-2018, 11:43 PM
#54
With you 100% on this. I dig the A-spec touches, minus the up-sizing of the wheels. Obviously we'll learn more once there are some actual road tests out there, but to your point an increase in wheel size usually translates to a decrease in ride quality. This car would be my every-day car, and while it has the potential to be fun on certain roads from time to time, its primary purpose (for me, at least), is to get me to work and back in comfort. My 2010 is doing this just fine, and I look forward to basically upgrading every aspect of it to some degree in moving into a 3G RDX at some point - unless it fails miserably when I actually get some face time with it. 
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