Acura's next S maybe promises
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Acura's next S maybe promises
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A little annoyed with the CLX Type S render (read: tease) already.....honestly, my old @$$ would prefer that over the Integra.
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So basically they just photoshopped a TLX and removed the rear doors? I doubt it looks like that and LOL at the exhaust.
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That’s an MT article speculating on whether there will be a Type S Integra and what form it would take. Which is appalling being that Acura previously announced that the small sedan they would introduce would get the S treatment. As to the render, it’s third party and not Acura sourced. Entire article is just click bait. No wonder many of you bought into the TLX Type S marketing hook line and sinker.
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Interesting a few pictures in there is a shot of the embossed "integra" on the white left front fender that was shown a few days ago here. Actually as a coupe the render with the same fender treatment is not a bad looking car. Lose the M pipes so it does not get laughed at. Go with a SMALLER version of the TLX-S & they could have an attractive seller
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People complain about Acura's marketing but it seems pretty effective to me
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That does seem to be the way it played out. Quite coincidently I was thinking the same thing last week. Folks complaining about what the S isn’t doesn’t seem to be hindering a certain subset of buyers from craving to buy the vehicle. Must be that damn marketing. 😂😂😂
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- Capture attention.
- Educate prospects.
- Convert.
They lie to much in point 2
They suck at point 3
Local inventory today is 5 & 1
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....if it turns a profit for the firm (which remains to be seen) then, it's mission accomplished ultimately. Ultimately, these guys are running a business.
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Not sure what it means yet but two weeks ago guys were looking all over the country for S cars. Now in one location we have 6 or 7 just siting there. Don't know if all the gotta have its are done, the SDM's were an issue, the bad internet launch & subsequent race vides turned people off or what? But if the local inventory remains high without replacements coming in for sales its not a very good sign.
What are S inventories if any by you?
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I’d assume it will look like an Acura-fied 11G Civic. Personally, I think the new Civic is quite handsome. Hopefully Acura doesn’t screw it up.
And no to copying the ///M exhaust.
And no to copying the ///M exhaust.
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At this point if someone is sucked in by Acura's marketing it's not Acura's fault.
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Not sure what it means yet but two weeks ago guys were looking all over the country for S cars. Now in one location we have 6 or 7 just siting there. Don't know if all the gotta have its are done, the SDM's were an issue, the bad internet launch & subsequent race vides turned people off or what? But if the local inventory remains high without replacements coming in for sales its not a very good sign.
What are S inventories if any by you?
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Have no idea what their profits are, think the are buried in the Honda numbers. Just looking at the convert. They do OK with people moving up within the Honda chain. But the do very poorly with conquest sales. Then once the S customer wants to move up but does not want an SUV they are gone. So all I can see is their marketing is just hanging in there but not growing the line. They give no compelling reason to switch to Acura.
Not sure what it means yet but two weeks ago guys were looking all over the country for S cars. Now in one location we have 6 or 7 just siting there. Don't know if all the gotta have its are done, the SDM's were an issue, the bad internet launch & subsequent race vides turned people off or what? But if the local inventory remains high without replacements coming in for sales its not a very good sign.
What are S inventories if any by you?
Not sure what it means yet but two weeks ago guys were looking all over the country for S cars. Now in one location we have 6 or 7 just siting there. Don't know if all the gotta have its are done, the SDM's were an issue, the bad internet launch & subsequent race vides turned people off or what? But if the local inventory remains high without replacements coming in for sales its not a very good sign.
What are S inventories if any by you?
And no it's not some random folks rambling on a Internet Acura forum
![rofl](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/rofl.gif)
There's probably data out there but that's probably deep in a CRM database (Oracle, SAP, SalesForce,...) within American Honda that none of us have access to.
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Have no idea what their profits are, think the are buried in the Honda numbers. Just looking at the convert. They do OK with people moving up within the Honda chain. But the do very poorly with conquest sales. Then once the S customer wants to move up but does not want an SUV they are gone. So all I can see is their marketing is just hanging in there but not growing the line. They give no compelling reason to switch to Acura.
Not sure what it means yet but two weeks ago guys were looking all over the country for S cars. Now in one location we have 6 or 7 just siting there. Don't know if all the gotta have its are done, the SDM's were an issue, the bad internet launch & subsequent race vides turned people off or what? But if the local inventory remains high without replacements coming in for sales its not a very good sign.
What are S inventories if any by you?
Not sure what it means yet but two weeks ago guys were looking all over the country for S cars. Now in one location we have 6 or 7 just siting there. Don't know if all the gotta have its are done, the SDM's were an issue, the bad internet launch & subsequent race vides turned people off or what? But if the local inventory remains high without replacements coming in for sales its not a very good sign.
What are S inventories if any by you?
Bridgewater Acura has four.....and they'll probably continue to have those four for a while until they scrap the $10k ADM
Open Road Acura has 8 listed on their site
Just for comparison (near me), the M340i inventory is:
Open Road BMW (4)
Princeton BMW (4)
Bridgewater BMW (0)
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My dealer has one in inventory, which is presold....confirmed that one is on the way which isnt pre-sold. (it's a distinguished yet distasteful Tiger Eye exterior unfortunately)
Bridgewater Acura has four.....and they'll probably continue to have those four for a while until they scrap the $10k ADM
Open Road Acura has 8 listed on their site
Just for comparison (near me), the M340i inventory is:
Open Road BMW (4)
Princeton BMW (4)
Bridgewater BMW (0)
Bridgewater Acura has four.....and they'll probably continue to have those four for a while until they scrap the $10k ADM
Open Road Acura has 8 listed on their site
Just for comparison (near me), the M340i inventory is:
Open Road BMW (4)
Princeton BMW (4)
Bridgewater BMW (0)
A lot of guys on the site are still waiting for an allocation to open up. I put her request in back in June. Allocation came in last week.
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But where's your data on this? Just your opinion?
And no it's not some random folks rambling on a Internet Acura forum![rofl](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/rofl.gif)
There's probably data out there but that's probably deep in a CRM database (Oracle, SAP, SalesForce,...) within American Honda that none of us have access to.
And no it's not some random folks rambling on a Internet Acura forum
![rofl](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/rofl.gif)
There's probably data out there but that's probably deep in a CRM database (Oracle, SAP, SalesForce,...) within American Honda that none of us have access to.
That said based on the number of Hondas sold vs the number of Acura's sold a lot must be going someplace else. In these series of threads how many are Acura's owners vs past Acura owners who have gone elsewhere. You are still sitting on you 3G, don't see you making a move either way.
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Yeah its my opinion based on all the people going back to 2006 who are no longer here turning up in other brand forums. How many mods going back to when Acura was an actual player now have German cars or Corvettes? Even the Canadian Acura V6 super fan guy that hated German cars, especially BMW, that I spared with for years eventually left here with a new Audi. Not hard to see how many moved on to German cars & how few came here from other premium makes. Just take look at the TLX owners cars list that are packed with prior or current Hondas. To many Honda owners I guess going Acura is moving up at a bargain price to a car they feel familiar with.
That said based on the number of Hondas sold vs the number of Acura's sold a lot must be going someplace else. In these series of threads how many are Acura's owners vs past Acura owners who have gone elsewhere. You are still sitting on you 3G, don't see you making a move either way.
That said based on the number of Hondas sold vs the number of Acura's sold a lot must be going someplace else. In these series of threads how many are Acura's owners vs past Acura owners who have gone elsewhere. You are still sitting on you 3G, don't see you making a move either way.
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What a lot of the fanboys can't seem to handle is that Acura is not a terminal brand, it is not an aspiration brand, and at this point it isn't even a "fun" brand. Without some sort of differentiator or wow factor, it's hard to justify buying an Acura over any number of competitors when money is not a factor. That type of thinking used to be limited to financially well-off folks, but in today's world with insane 96-month auto loans, even regular Joes are now able to step up to a tier 1 luxury brand rather than settling for an Acura. Every single time whenever Acura is complimented it's always caveated with "for the money". It's a great car...for the money. It's got the best performance...for the money. That's great and all, and kudos for them building something attainable, but not providing a "screw the price, let's just build the best damn thing we can build" option for folks with the means to buy one is disappointing. I understand that it goes against the ethos of what Honda (and therefore Acura) is all about, but the Koreans seem like they're positioned to do just that, so why can't Honda/Acura do it ?
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Genesis still has a long way to go....They need a dealership network five years ago. The thought of me dealing with my local disastrous Hyundai dealership if I had a Genesis is a major no go. Look at the current line up, MDX, RDX, TLX and even the damn ILX is selling really well. If they get Integra right you can easily add another well selling car to the list. Not sure what all the doom and gloom is about on this forum. Even Lexus can't touch Germans after several decades and endless resources but people sound like Genesis already made it LMAO.
As for dealerships I personally don't care because I only want to see them once a year, for state inspection, after the car is bought & I buy through the internet with one visit to the dealer. Our local Kia/Hyundai, Mazda, Subaru, services the Genesis coupe & granddaughters Mazda CX5. Service has been good with no upselling. My BMW shop is fancy pancy but coffee is coffee & the internet is the internet. Service has also been good.
Will agree lack of a separate dealer network hurts sales. Noticed the place I bought the car from now has expanded their campus to include a Genesis edifice. Too far away to use them.
Don't believe its doom & gloom for Acura but don't see much growth as long as they are a pass through operation with no top end line or lines. if you look at the M340 its way down in the weeds compared to the upper lines. An M4 convertible goes out the door in the low $90,000's & its only a middle product line.
One of the guys was whining about the Genesis SUV going for $65,000. Wonder how he feels about a top end Chevy SUV going for $85,000. Some here need a car price readjustment as to what id truly expensive.
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https://www.motor1.com/news/399596/h...ame-expansion/
This is what makes me doubt the Integra Type-S will be allowed to get the CTR motor. Also, the fact that the latest NSX got the Type-S moniker rather than Type-R just puts the nail in the coffin that, going forward, Type-S = Acura and Type-R = Honda.
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Genesis is already tier-1 in terms of the car itself. And they are really regressive and moving faster with their future products than Lexus and Acura. On the sale side, they should eat into the Japanese brands easily in two years, as the dealership network catches fast near metro areas the last time I checked.
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Ouch, that's brutally honest. With Genesis chasing their tail, Acura is fighting a losing war IMHO.
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Genesis is already tier-1 in terms of the car itself. And they are really regressive and moving faster with their future products than Lexus and Acura. On the sale side, they should eat into the Japanese brands easily in two years, as the dealership network catches fast near metro areas the last time I checked.
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And since I'm not doing anything on this lazy Sunday, local inventory by me:
Smithtown - 3
Bayshore - 6
Roslyn - 7 (3 are listed as in-transit tho)
Valley Stream - 4
Wantagh - 2
Huntington - 4
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It’s funny that people criticize Genesis on the basis that it does not currently have a vast network of standalone dealerships. If you take the time to examine the actual product they put out, it becomes immediately evident that there is no Acura product that even comes close to competing with any vehicle that Genesis makes.
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It’s funny that people criticize Genesis on the basis that it does not currently have a vast network of standalone dealerships. If you take the time to examine the actual product they put out, it becomes immediately evident that there is no Acura product that even comes close to competing with any vehicle that Genesis makes.
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In spite of my criticisms of Acura in recent times, I still have an affinity for the brand. What’s becoming obvious is Hyundai/Genesis have laid out a roadmap for companies like Acura to follow if they want to be part of the Tier 1 luxury/performance conversation. There’s literally no reason Acura can’t do it. It’s just whether they have the will to do it.
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It’s funny that people criticize Genesis on the basis that it does not currently have a vast network of standalone dealerships. If you take the time to examine the actual product they put out, it becomes immediately evident that there is no Acura product that even comes close to competing with any vehicle that Genesis makes.
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I totally get what you’re saying. Crazy thing is the Hyundai/Genesis dealership I got my GV70 from is actually quite a lot nicer than the Acura dealership just a few doors down. The whole experience of getting this new car has been far more pleasant than my dealings with any Acura dealership over the years. And if I don’t feel like going there to get the car serviced, they’ll just come get the car from my house while dropping off a courtesy car in the process. In nearly 30 years of Acura ownership of 10 different cars, I’ve never been voluntarily offered a courtesy car. And on the times where I’ve asked for one, they have never had one available. Weird huh?
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I totally get what you’re saying. Crazy thing is the Hyundai/Genesis dealership I got my GV70 from is actually quite a lot nicer than the Acura dealership just a few doors down. The whole experience of getting this new car has been far more pleasant than my dealings with any Acura dealership over the years. And if I don’t feel like going there to get the car serviced, they’ll just come get the car from my house while dropping off a courtesy car in the process. In nearly 30 years of Acura ownership of 10 different cars, I’ve never been voluntarily offered a courtesy car. And on the times where I’ve asked for one, they have never had one available. Weird huh?
Congrats on the GV70 btw, I LOVE that interior color!
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I totally get what you’re saying. Crazy thing is the Hyundai/Genesis dealership I got my GV70 from is actually quite a lot nicer than the Acura dealership just a few doors down. The whole experience of getting this new car has been far more pleasant than my dealings with any Acura dealership over the years. And if I don’t feel like going there to get the car serviced, they’ll just come get the car from my house while dropping off a courtesy car in the process. In nearly 30 years of Acura ownership of 10 different cars, I’ve never been voluntarily offered a courtesy car. And on the times where I’ve asked for one, they have never had one available. Weird huh?
As for courtesy cars, I've never had issues with Benz or Audi but never got one from Acura. I think we're barking up the wrong tree if our expectations are that high with Acura.