ACCURATEin

As I was leaving the post office earlier I saw a white car with jewel eye headlights. As my mouth opened up as the car got closer and quickly turned to look at the rear. I couldn't determine what it was. If the traffic wasn't heavier than it was I would have whipped my TL around for sure.


And this is after seeing a post in the TL facebook group yesterday. Someone in the VA beach area swears he saw one.


So definitely be on the look out. I think they must be driving the TLX around the country making sure the navigation and technology is working properly.

justingerard

How do you know it wasn't an RLX?

ostrich

How did it look to you? Did it look pretty striking? Did it look like a premium sedan? What colour was it? Anxious to hear about that!

ACCURATEin

It looked better than the RLX and it caught my attention to the point where I seriously considered turning around somehow and going after it. I've been studying the RLX tail lights in photos and the ones I remember seeing were not as tall.

The headlights are the main thing that grabbed my attention. I'm used to seeing them on the MDXs around town. It was white.

This is killing me that I didn't turn around and go after this car.

Rocket_man

If it really was a TLX then chances are it is kept at your local Acura dealer. Why don't you scope it out? Probably behind a fence or maybe in the service bay. We've seen the pictures of the pre-productions cars. Or maybe low-rate production cars to shake out the assembly line. But I would have doubted they would have one in NC. Not this far in advance. You might have seen an RLX.

ggesq

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damn you Eric.

aIRpeACE

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this post is worthless without pictures

jurena

In this day and age technology is unbelievable, what's more unbelievable is the fact that you couldn't take a picture with your phone lol.

Tonyware

Were you dressed like a matador holding a red cape?

ACCURATEin

^lol that was the face!

I hate myself for not turning around and chasing it down.

Normally I have my phone ready for action because I snapchat all the time but I was too focused on trying to figure out what the hell it was during the 4 seconds I had to look at it.


This is definitely one of those 'pics or it didn't happen' situations.

Timmy18

My brother claims he seen a RLX about this same time before it's on sale date. We're in NC so I may believe it and may not. He swears the headlights were the ones I showed him though..

But I want to know why they were in NC.. I guess for the local dealership, testing the tech ect like said above.

I'll be on the look out as well. I'm right outside of Burlington.

ACCURATEin

Yeah everyone be on the lookout for the TLX. The more I think about it,..i don't think a RLX would make me turn like this car did. The tail lights were narrow unlike the RLXs tails.

I'm about to message the guys at my acura dealer to see if they will tell me anything.

EvilVirus

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Yeah nothing like grabbing your phone while driving in traffic to take a picture

komplexZ

I haven't even seen an RLX on the road yet, lol

Tonyware

Wait until spring arrives. I don't know about down south, but up here in the true north and frozen no grandpa is going to get out of his retirement residence to go pick up a reliable replacement for his dead Cadillac in the middle of winter.

PS. The only one I have seen is at a dealership. None out in the wild. Mid-day the local mall is packed with MDXs... trophy wives and cougars out shopping I guess.

ACCURATEin

I'm driving to Atlanta today. If I see this UDO again I will make a greater effort to get a photo of it.

fsttyms1

I saw one last time i was in chicago, but our dealer has yet to sell any of the ones on their lot.

jurena

How about you read what the OP wrote.

"As my mouth opened up as the car got closer and quickly turned to look at the rear. I couldn't determine what it was. If the traffic wasn't heavier than it was I would have whipped my TL around for sure"

Meaning he was in heavy traffic enough time to pull out a camera and take a pic, and second like turning his head to look back at a car is any safer.

UNEVAKNO

Goto the Atlanta Auto Show the TLX prototype is there within hands reach

TL Luver

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i saw a TLX commercial today for the first time on tv "the red one racing around the city..

ACCURATEin

Thank you for bringing this to my attention. We are thinking about checking it out if we feel like it on the way back from the speedway.

Steven Bell

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Sorry Eric......couldn't pass it up!

ACCURATEin

Well guys I ended up making it to the Atlanta auto show, and I took some pics of the TLX. I will post them here as soon as I get them on flickr.

And Acura, I was angry when I walked up to the display and you had dual partitioning action going on which completely destroyed the ability to fully enjoy how sexy the prototype is in person. I felt like moving the belt stands by myself and tossing them at the wall.

ACCURATEin

Here we go!

Well if I didn't see one the other day, I sure as hell saw the prototype today!..

It looks amazing in person. Very unfortunate it will not be available to consumers as is. -_-











During the show, I realized the RLX has two rows of jewel eyes. The car I remember seeing on the road only had a single row.


Here is a good shot of how much fail was involved with the display of the TLX. In my opinion it was one of the sexiest cars there but had the ultimate fail of a display. DUAL PARTITIONING. -_- When I walked up and saw the TLX sitting there like that it started to make me rage inside. I wanted to move the belt stands but didn't want to cause a ruckus. It was the most idiotic display there.

Goosew

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Everytime I see THAT car, I hope they're gonna come out with an "A-spec" / "Type-S" model which will look like that one.....

KeithL

I am hoping for a Type-S and then I can see myself coming back from Audi to Acura.

UNEVAKNO

That's funny I went the first day of the show in Atlanta and there wasn't any belt stands! I could touch it I was so close. They must not have anticipated the crowd would be so excited about it and put them up to keep the drool on the carpet instead of the car...LOL

Rocketsfan

That's what I was going to say - well, the part about how it wasn't "double partitioned" when the first pics were posted. Probably got tired of the fingerprints. lol.

ACCURATEin

haha. Maybe that's what happened. The TLX was really captivating. When I was approaching the acura section I started power walking when I saw the red paint. My camera battery started to blink red too because of all the other cars I didn't expect to see. I was lucky to get those shots out of the camera.

swarlos91

I saw this on Instagram and thought I would share. I'm I incorrect in thinking it's a TLX? I see only one row of jewel eye lights.

http://instagram.com/p/mQJCygFBfH/

OhioMDXer

It's an MDX.

n-spring

According to the last comment posted by goodsonacura, it's a 2014 RLX.

ACCURATEin

lol I'm pretty sure the goodson acura instagram poster person is wrong about it being a RLX. Looks like a MDX.

jbawden

MDX front -



RLX front -

OhioMDXer

One row of jewel eye headlights. Front bumper lip. It's an MDX.

VR1

Definitely a MDX. Doesn't even look like the RLX lol.

MuGen7Modulo

Wow just wow.
You post a pic of MDX and tell potential customers it is a RLX!? I would stay away from that stealership!

Rocketsfan

Sadly, this is the dealership I always take my car to. But then they've treated me fine, so I'm not going to complain. But.... damn. SMH.

justnspace

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I spoke up on their instagram

Steven Bell

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I do like the Acura Jewel-Eye headlights.