randomRon82

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ggesq

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Wow that add on looks horrible.

Stew4HD

For some reason, Honda is going for the "stick-on" look. I have the spoiler kit on my accord and it has that same look.

Blues Legend

The industry definition used to be fairly clear:

Tier 1 - luxury - The grand marques
Tier 2 - Prestige - Ze Chermans - mostly
Tier 3 - premium - Alfa (don't laugh) Acura, Volvo, other wa(ta)nabes.
Tier 4 - volume - the big volume stuff no-one really aspires to any more.
Tier 5 - value - Skoda, the Koreans, etc.

Conflating the top 3 is therefore very unhelpful.

Treblig

It does look a bit heavy handed....

skd2k1

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ppl said the same thing about the 3g type-s aspec kit and now it's all over azine.

justnspace

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WTF acura.

CGTSX2004

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The problem seems to be the portion that comes up the side of the bumper and around the top of the lower air intake. That just feel wholly unnecessary. If they cut it off right around the height of where the side skirt starts, the whole thing would look a whole lot less tacky.

Treblig

With any luck at all, RonJon will have a viable solution

fsttyms1

I think the piece in order to look proper and not just slapped on it would almost have to be 1 big piece that went along the bottom lip to connect both sides, and went up to the edge of the bumper/fender and followed that body line down and under the grille.

Better yet, just offer the damn bumper already molded like that!

"IF" (and i use that term loosely) i were to buy one, one of the first things i would do would be to plastic weld and smooth the transition of that kit to my bumpers.

ostrich

It is so stupid that they have a beautiful prototype and yet they have to "design" a horrendous accessory kit like this. Why can't we just have the design from the prototype?

Treblig

Now THAT would be the way to go! But apparently, that makes too much sense...

fsttyms1

Just a quick chop with the edges smoothed out



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fsttyms1

Agree. At least make the bumpers an add on option that those that want that could at least purchase.

Treblig

Wow!

jiggaman

1000X better fsttyms1

jiggaman

yup...accessory body pieces are a little out of style now aren't they? especially if you are trying be portray yourself as an upscale brand.

fsttyms1

If you want to have the aggressive look as an option, do it right and NOT something that gets taped over the top of the body.

Stew4HD

Sadly Acura hasn't followed the lead of their Japanese competitors. The Q50S has a different bumper as does the Lexus's F-Sport series to show that the car is at least somewhat different.

jiggaman

oh acura. determined to stay positioned where they are.

skd2k1

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I disagree, there's tons of add-on lip options for the current/outgoing m3.

jiggaman

yeah i wasn't sure, no biggie.

skd2k1

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I do wish we had more aftermarket support for acura tho!

randomRon82

Huge difference

randomRon82

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mondster

I can live with the front... but the rear add on... WTF ACURA?!?!?!

keith7120

The front is ok, I have not seen the rear other than the spoiler on the trunk while the trunk was open in the picture up above. I agree, why not just make the prototype style an option instead of this stuff? However, I do like this look better than base 4 cylinder and I'm not a fan of rims either. Waaay to busy for me. The fewer the spokes/blades the better. Like the proto type rims.

Stew4HD

The rear piece can't be as fugly as the one for the 4G MMC.. Those were horrible, especially on the light colored cars.

Gregerst

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What's with the insanely huge wheel gap?! The car may as well be a buick. Hopefully they come out with some kind of sport package with a lower suspension that's just ridiculous.

AsianRage

Surely the gap is easy to fix with a set of Teins or H&R springs.

Stew4HD

That is my car/color right there.

It seems that most all of the cars these days have that wide gap. I am going to hold judgement until I can walk around one in person

CGTSX2004

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Take it from someone who has seen it in person (and with the 19-inch wheels no less), it is pretty bad. No worse than any Acura in the last decade, but you would think they would be able to get this right by now...

xtcnrice

lame.. I'm guessing the stick-on look is just meant to be a cost-savings thing over an entirely separate bumper.

That chop fsttyms1 did makes it so much cleaner.

neuronbob

THIS. The car still looks pretty good, don't get me wrong, but the prototype looked AWESOME at first glance. I just don't see why they had to dumb the edges down.

BMW seems to get ride height right most of the time. This is simply what Acura does. I'm used to it. Don't worry, I'm sure there will be lowering springs for this car in fairly short order.

Stew4HD

The GS350 F-Sport has a huge gap as well. I guess 95% of buyers pay no attention to those details

jiggaman

I am happy with the stock ride height on my MB C300. Gap is just about perfect.

randomRon82

Acura_Dude

I actually like the decklid spoiler.

KeithL

At least in that pic of rear deck lip spoiler I am not digging it.

rockyfeller

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Let's just hope they are calling this their B-Spec kit.

Hopefully a real A-Spec kit can save the TLX. If not; paging Mr. RJ.....