LaCostaRacer

Here's a link to a review I saw in my paper today. It's a pretty good review:

http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stori...ity/?uniontrib

I was expecting the Editor to complain about the interior button layout complexity like he did on the MDX but no peep on that subject. He really liked the AWD performance and features. I found the last paragraph very odd. I'm not sure if he just wants a non-tech AWD or a tech FWD- he seems to think SH and AWD are two different items perhaps.

Enjoy!

S2000 Driver

Given that my brother owns a DeLorean DMC-12, I found this excerpt from the above review particularly amusing:

"...If Universal Pictures planned a fourth “Back to the Future” film, the TL could replace the DeLorean as the car adapted for space travel..."

hydr0

What he means is that there's too much of a performance gap between FWD and SH-AWD, and that maybe they can slot in another model. An SH-FWD, if you will. Not a bad idea, but the price difference between the FWD and AWD, to me, does not allow for another model. The FWD and SH-FWD would be too close together in price, and nobody would get the regular FWD. Unless they raised the price of the AWD, or lowered the price of the FWD, it wouldn't be feasible. And they definitely aren't doing either of those lol.

PsychDoc

What???

There's essentially no difference in their acceleration numbers. While the SH-AWD will certainly do better in slaloms, that's about the only area in which there's a significant performance difference. The 25 extra HP of the 3.7 liter are easily offset by the SH-AWD car's additional weight and (to a larger extent) added mechanical complexity and resultant drag on the engine. The FWD car handles exceptionally well and it'll at least keep up with the awd car 0-60 and especially in the 1/4 mile.

bmode

I've always disagreed with such comments as the AWD is drastically different from FWD. I jumped on the FWD, because the AWD wasn't available at the time. Then when the AWD came out, I test drove it twice, and realized the difference was only in the turns. Plus I didn't care for the double leather stitching interior. It did feel heavier too, but very sport with the HPT and rims. The FWD rims ruin the exterior experience.