Treblig

Hey Ron!!!!!

Acura_Dude

randomRon82

Not bad, thanks!

mondster

Front looks really aggressive I like it. Rear kit still did not hide the "hidden" exhaust... fail

Rocketsfan

The rear kit looks like a bolt-on again. The front looks alright. Wonder what it looks like in white?

weather

Well....I am not digging the rear either.

mondster

But I think its better than the 2012 to 2014 rear kit

weather

^^ Nothing could be worst!!

Now is it just me or are the wheels on the grey car different? What are those??

Treblig

Just to be clear, I meant RonJon.

Once again, Acura screwed up the rear piece. I could live with the front and sides, but the back

randomRon82

Okay guys and gals.... Just an alert that I have new pictures!!!! Let's just say that I just spent some time with the TLX. I will post them in about 15 minutes when I get home.

weather

^^ Hurry your ass home!

...and why couldn't they make a nice kit? I mean the one on the ILX is 10X better than this

randomRon82

I found out that there was a Ben Fold's concert downtown (sponsored by Acura) so I decided to drive down, park at my office and walk on over... lo and behold, TLX on public display

My thoughts...

Did it look much different in person versus all of the photos we've seen? Not at all.

Is it a nice car? Sure... Is it anything special or spectacular?... EH. Unfortunately it just does not look like a 2015 car. It also does not look expensive and the lines are not as prominent as I thought they would be (the lighting in the pictures makes the lines look sharper). In fact it looks like a slightly larger ILX with jewel eye headlights. (With rumors that the ILX will be getting jewel eyes by 2016, they will look pretty much the same.)

It however does look a lot trimmer and shorter and lower than the current TL.

I do have to say... for this to be the car that's supposed to put Acura back on the map, they should have done a lot better... I'm not quite sure why anyone would buy it over an Accord touring.

I'll still test drive the car but I'm about 96.39% sure that I will be leaving the Acura family. If I end up getting a TLX I'll gladly eat parmesan crusted crow.

**** Pics to follow momentarily ****

randomRon82

weather

Thanks for the pics....OMG does that ever look bland!! The best part of the TLX is that gorgeous girl holding the trunk on the second last pic!

Illuminati

Wow. I guess I will hold on to my 4g for a little while longer. I could definitely see myself in a Q50.

Treblig

Thanks for the pics! Was it a working car? Did you get a chance to sit inside? It looks better in those shots. The proportions are easier to discern. I think the problem is that it is following the 4G which turned out to be a bold attempt in comparison to the 5G. It's been said a number of times before so I apologize for repeating this, but this should have been the 3G successor, a more natural evolution. That being said, it looks like styling that might wind up growing on me.

Rocketsfan

The problem for me is that I've been driving a 3G so long, it seems like we're going backwards to the 3G with that front end. The back end is a bit blah to me. Something about those taillights just seems generic/mundane. I do like the interior a lot better in these pics, though.

MuGen7Modulo

I like it from this angle.
So what trim is this? Going by the wheels should be SHAWD but has the 8 speed shifter?!

MuGen7Modulo

silverTL6

iTrader: (2)

+1 need moar pics of her, not the TLX

Probably the 4-cyl since the shifters aren't interchangeable. Why doesn't Acura see the need to diffentiate the 4-cyl and V6 more...is it cost or just for the sake of being different? The Germans and even Lexus/Infiniti/Cadillac "get" the needs of a luxury buyer but never Acura...

VQPower37

car looks decent ... front end looks great IMO, back end had the opportunity to look great, juss needed the exhaust tips to be visible to make it look really good

the side can be adjusted with a nice set of vossens

MuGen7Modulo

The body kit gets it closer to the Hotness.

Passing lane sprint look. ( in a ATS, Q50 or IS side mirror lol)

ostrich

Thanks so much, randomRon! It does not look bad, but the problem is, that is just not good enough, Acura!!! The rivals are way too strong for Acura to release something that is just not drop dead gorgeous. OK, I should still wait until I test-drive it. Perhaps it does drive like a dream... (not holding my breath at this point though!)

I am not sure why Acura keeps on using this blue colour for major public displays - the silver is so much better!!!

Gen4MDX

Yeah, the more I see it, the more un-inspired I am about the car, it's nice but just meh, it does not excite. Maybe exhaust tips would help the rear, even the new MDX is meh, tips would also help it. I am feeling that Acura is the new Buick

compewterbleu

Yeah, I'm getting the feeling I need to go another direction with my next car purchase, but Acura will always hold a place in my heart. Have been driving one since my 2001 CL.

fsttyms1

And????? People have been getting similar discounts on the RLX
I Just typed in caddy ats year to date sales and many things came up showing that.

fsttyms1

While im glad they have a kit, why did they have to make it so....for a lack of a better term..... an after thought that was just tacked on??

Come on Acura. You CAN do better than this

fsttyms1

If it werent for the TLX on the trunk, from this pic id swear i was looking at an ILX

AcuraHonda415

Humm I wonder if they placed that table there deliberately. Yea hide that rear!

a35tl

I agree Ostrich. This color on the TLX does not impress me. And I'm still not down with the wheels Acura has chosen for the TLX. These look better than the 4 cylinder base wheels but not much better. Silver or white would showcase this car so much better than the blue.

skd2k1

iTrader: (1)

thanks for posting these, it does look awesome! really reminds me of the 3g type-s front lip.

I don't understand how 4g owners aren't satisfied with the looks of the tlx.

randomRon82

We're not satisfied because we want a new car for 2015
not a car that should have come out in 2009... The styling is outdated. In 2009 this styling would have been fantastic. In 2015 it does not compete.

AcuraHonda415

The TLX does show evolved progression from the 3rd Gen however that evolution seems a tad lackluster in contrary to todays aggressive design. Many blogs mentioned Acura has not taken the initiative to "listen" but rather act on their own and wishing that the new "green" design will attract a different audience. My 07 is aging and the TLX allure factor just isn't quite there. For the price value I can get a c-350. Shurgs.

randomRon82

It wasn't shawd. They usually put the nicer set of wheels on the Advance trim, whether shawd or not.... At least that was the case for the 4g.

Rocket_man

If I were a 2012 TL owner I wouldn't be interested in the TLX either. There is no reason to dump a 2 year old car for this. But for the majority of new car buyers this car will look pretty nice. As a 1G TSX owner it is certainly an upgrade. Of course I haven't found much these last few years that warrants my money. As to whether the TLX competes... that will only be decided by the buyers and the market... how well the car drives, the price, and the perceived value. At the right price I think this car will sell well. If they over price it like the RLX it won't and the price will drop. I still like the car but I don't think I'll jump on it even if I like the driving experience.

Acura_Dude

Thanks for the pics, RandomRon. It does look nice. I still say this should have been the 4G and the current 4G TL should have been the TLX. In a way it seems Acura has went backwards, but I still like the car.

Rocket_man

It was the I4 Tech model.

Rocketsfan

Holy crap, I take back my previous response about liking the front of the cars with the body kit installed. I just realized even the front piece(s) of the body kit looks like it was glued on/bolted on.

Rocketsfan

I fail to see what the RLX has to do with this discussion. I hear Oldsmobile has sold fewer cars than the RLX this year. Do not bother debating it - it is factual. Go RLX! lol.

Anyway, my point in saying the ATS has large incentives to even get the sales they're getting now is because last year, when the incentives weren't so great, they were selling more vehicles. The difference between the Caddy models and the RLX is that at one point the ATS was selling like crazy. Now they are selling much less with, at times, huge incentives. The RLX, on the other hand, has never been a huge seller. This goes back to my original statement, "Cadillac had a global plan, too, but all of a sudden they're finding it difficult to sell cars after starting out hot with the ATS. GM's ignition issues sure as heck aren't helping." I'm unsure if it's just the ignition issues or something more as a whole that's causing that problem.



I also stated it as Caddy being a more bang-for-the-buck car than the TLX possibly may be when it's released. In other words, they've been dealing like crazy on the ATS (and CTS).

Obviously they seem to be incorrect if they're talking about the ATS as I've shown you year-to-date figures by month and the resignation of top sales executives in the company as a result. If you check out Cadillac forums, you'll see people discussing the same.

MisterZDX

For the life of me I do not understand the decisions that Acura makes. Buying a luxury car is an emotional purchase and when it comes to a brand like Acura, they cannot afford to create bland designs and expect people to flock to them (the 4G and ZDX were just ahead of their time.) Sorry, but there is nothing about the TLX that turns heads. Even the interior seems like a step backwards.