Rumored Upcoming Acuras
09-23-2006, 07:41 PM
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Rumored Upcoming Acuras
Saw this little nugget over here
Year Name Type HP 0-60
2009 Acura NSX Coupe 400 < 4.5
2007 Acura RSX Type S Coupe 250 < 6.0
i know, speculation, but nevertheless!
Year Name Type HP 0-60
2009 Acura NSX Coupe 400 < 4.5
2007 Acura RSX Type S Coupe 250 < 6.0
i know, speculation, but nevertheless!
09-23-2006, 08:23 PM
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Acura is dropping the RSX after the '06MY...
Mods: I tried to paste the link for this Automotive News article, but it's apparently only available to subscribers, so I paraphrased the article below and included the by-line and date the article was first published.
"Acura, moving upscale, kills the RSX coupe"
Kathy Jackson | | Automotive News / May 1, 2006 - 6:00 am
LOS ANGELES -- Acura will kill the RSX coupe at the end of the 2006 model year.
John Mendel, senior vice president of automobile operations at American Honda Motor Co., says the company is considering replacements for its cheapest vehicle but would not elaborate. Some dealers say Acura will add a coupe version of the TSX.
Elimination of the RSX, Acura's least expensive vehicle by about $8,000, looks like part of Acura's long-term plan to move upscale and separate from sibling brand Honda.
Consumers can now buy a 197-hp Honda Civic Si for about the same price as a base 155-hp RSX.
"The Acura brand has been inconsistent," Mendel said during an interview with Automotive News. "We want to be performance, luxury and technology -- in the BMW area a little bit."
This summer Acura will introduce the small RDX all-wheel-drive crossover, Acura's first vehicle with a turbocharged engine. A redesigned MDX SUV goes on sale this fall with a V-6 engine that Acura promises will deliver more horsepower than any other vehicle in its class.
The base RSX, on the other hand, is powered by a 2.0-liter inline four-cylinder engine making 155 hp. It is priced at $20,940, including the $615 destination charge.
RSX vs. Civic
By comparison, the Civic Si is powered by a 2.0-liter inline four-cylinder engine making 197 hp and teamed with a six-speed manual transmission. It sells for $20,840, including shipping.
The RSX was introduced in 2002 and freshened in the 2004 model year. U.S. sales fell 10.6 percent the first three months of this year, to 4,150 units.
By comparison, Acura's best seller, the TL, posted sales of 16,804 in the same period.
Guido Vildozo, automotive analyst with Global Insight in Lexington, Mass., says the RSX needs to go if Acura wants to distance itself from Honda and move upscale. "Where do you position RSX now that Honda has the Civic Si?" Vildozo asks.
Rob Mohr, sales manager for 20 years at Montano Acura in Albuquerque, N.M., says dealers have heard that Acura may add both coupe and convertible models to the TSX sedan, the second-least expensive Acura, which lists at $28,505, including shipping.
But Mohr questions the brand's decision to kill the RSX. He says the inexpensive sticker brought in a lot of customers.
"It's a mistake," he says. "It's a great first car for Acura. We had our chance at the luxury market and blew it. Now we're going to lose a lot of the RSX customers, and I'm not so sure we can get them back."
Top seller
The RSX is the successor to the Integra, an Acura mainstay in the past. In 1995, for instance, the Integra posted U.S. sales of 61,316.
The Integra outsold the Acura Legend by more than 3-to-1 and accounted for 63.1 percent of Acura sales.
Mods: I tried to paste the link for this Automotive News article, but it's apparently only available to subscribers, so I paraphrased the article below and included the by-line and date the article was first published.
"Acura, moving upscale, kills the RSX coupe"
Kathy Jackson | | Automotive News / May 1, 2006 - 6:00 am
LOS ANGELES -- Acura will kill the RSX coupe at the end of the 2006 model year.
John Mendel, senior vice president of automobile operations at American Honda Motor Co., says the company is considering replacements for its cheapest vehicle but would not elaborate. Some dealers say Acura will add a coupe version of the TSX.
Elimination of the RSX, Acura's least expensive vehicle by about $8,000, looks like part of Acura's long-term plan to move upscale and separate from sibling brand Honda.
Consumers can now buy a 197-hp Honda Civic Si for about the same price as a base 155-hp RSX.
"The Acura brand has been inconsistent," Mendel said during an interview with Automotive News. "We want to be performance, luxury and technology -- in the BMW area a little bit."
This summer Acura will introduce the small RDX all-wheel-drive crossover, Acura's first vehicle with a turbocharged engine. A redesigned MDX SUV goes on sale this fall with a V-6 engine that Acura promises will deliver more horsepower than any other vehicle in its class.
The base RSX, on the other hand, is powered by a 2.0-liter inline four-cylinder engine making 155 hp. It is priced at $20,940, including the $615 destination charge.
RSX vs. Civic
By comparison, the Civic Si is powered by a 2.0-liter inline four-cylinder engine making 197 hp and teamed with a six-speed manual transmission. It sells for $20,840, including shipping.
The RSX was introduced in 2002 and freshened in the 2004 model year. U.S. sales fell 10.6 percent the first three months of this year, to 4,150 units.
By comparison, Acura's best seller, the TL, posted sales of 16,804 in the same period.
Guido Vildozo, automotive analyst with Global Insight in Lexington, Mass., says the RSX needs to go if Acura wants to distance itself from Honda and move upscale. "Where do you position RSX now that Honda has the Civic Si?" Vildozo asks.
Rob Mohr, sales manager for 20 years at Montano Acura in Albuquerque, N.M., says dealers have heard that Acura may add both coupe and convertible models to the TSX sedan, the second-least expensive Acura, which lists at $28,505, including shipping.
But Mohr questions the brand's decision to kill the RSX. He says the inexpensive sticker brought in a lot of customers.
"It's a mistake," he says. "It's a great first car for Acura. We had our chance at the luxury market and blew it. Now we're going to lose a lot of the RSX customers, and I'm not so sure we can get them back."
Top seller
The RSX is the successor to the Integra, an Acura mainstay in the past. In 1995, for instance, the Integra posted U.S. sales of 61,316.
The Integra outsold the Acura Legend by more than 3-to-1 and accounted for 63.1 percent of Acura sales.
09-23-2006, 08:31 PM
#4
Sorry but this needs to be posted in Car Talk.
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