H_CAR

http://wot.motortrend.com/acura-hond...#axzz2PtyzzUQ2





Honda and Acura are about to debut two slick concept cars at the 2013 Shanghai auto show, both catering to the Chinese market. The compact Acura SUV and large Honda people-mover will be joined by nearly production-ready prototypes inspired by the previously shown Concept C and Concept S.
We’ll skip right to the Acura teaser sketch, which shows a small crossover that could slot below the RDX in the automaker’s global lineup. From this sketch, we can see the Acura concept will have a large, bold front grille, huge wheel wells, and LED taillights that stretch to the top of the rear liftgate. Considering the RDX has become Acura’s best-seller so far this year for Acura, you never know — we may one day see a BMW X1 and Audi Q3 fighting crossover from Acura.
The Shanghai-bound Honda concept reminds us of the refreshed 2014 Honda Odyssey as well as the not-for-U.S.-sale Honda Stream people-mover. We’re not likely to see any production variant of this Chinese Honda concept. Also appearing at Honda’s 2013 Shanghai auto show stand will be nearly production-ready prototypes of the Concept C “middle-class sedan” and Concept S.





Should be interesting to see how this turns out

Moog-Type-S

phile

That looks like that Honda Fit-based SUV. No wonder it had very Acura-looking tail-lights. I think it'll be an Acura over there and a Honda over here.

CLtotheTL32

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Smaller than a RDX? Why?

justnspace

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because

that's why

Belzebutt

OperationDarkie

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honda crv platform i bet.

MTEAZY

They already make one of those.. it's called the RDX.

is300eater

They're going after that little Range Rover, Evoque or whatever its call

Black Tire

Oh god not again. What is the definition of insanity?

Moog-Type-S

Well if this rendering is anything like the one for the MDX, then it will look NOTHING like the rendering.

That's how Acura rolls

F23A4

Sounds like the Acura version of this:

MuGen7Modulo

Looks great!
Like I keep saying, let JDM take care of design. No need for US touch...

CLtotheTL32

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05TLdcc

You forgot the red text...

phile

Love it. Imagine this thing tamed down for production and it'll still be more interesting than anything in the current Acura lineup.

Edward'TLS

Which Acura SUV is it replacing ?

TheBigPill

Ever hear the saying lead, follow, or get out of the way??

If this is Acura's new design direction I'm on the red eye out of town. WTF is up with Acura design. To these eyes that's a whole lot ofiwouldntbecaughdeaddrivingthat.com

But hey, I also don't see the attraction to the increasingly vapid reality shows all over TV especially on channels that had good programming.

So maybe Acura's got a winner here. Personally, I'd rather have a chicken dinner.

MuGen7Modulo

This concept is the new subcompact SUV below RDX same as Urban SUV will be below CR-V.



A response to the new (euro designed) Encore and other models popping from the competition, soon for US market Q3.

Edward'TLS

Come on ! Acura is not changing the signature grille again !?

vp55

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+1 WTF Acura!

fsttyms1

You know the ol saying if it aint broke dont fix it? Well its broke and it looks like they are still trying to fix it.

SSFTSX

Acura needed 4 cyinder SUV since RDX is enlarged now and has V6.
Any thing less than 180 inch length will be fine.

WheelMcCoy

It shows promise. The side view is busy, but forgivable in a concept car. Grill is an improvement.

smarty666

Still can't top the designs coming out of BMW & Audi.

ostrich

Take a look at these actual photos taken by Motor Trend at the Shanghai Motor Show:

http://wot.motortrend.com/2013-shang...#axzz2R7Iv0yxQ

While I am not quite sure about the busy lines on the side profile, I do applaud Acura for being bold and adventurous in China! Much more interesting than the current designs in N America.

BTW, isn't this an interesting colour? Not the same old boring silver or black that they usually use at motor shows in NA! LOL

wassystyle

This is nasty

Edward'TLS

To hell with the Acura brand recognition, then.

All those hard work in the past five year or so to finalize and unify the signature grille, will all go down the drain if the grille is being changed again.

H_CAR

This isn't coming to the U.S.

AZuser

Looks like an Asian person sticking out their tongue.

KillerG

the upcoming replacement of the beak.

this grill shapes right off the 2015 nsx concept

VeNeNo

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I think it looks great, but hey, what would I know I like the ZDX...?

dom

I think it looks pretty good too.

leedogg

Why are people complaining about a new badge? The current badge sucks ASS. This one is a million times better.

2Morrow

Oh man, what a mess. As a designer, I think the side surfaces are waaay to busy. At least their doing something different with the grill though...

Hapa DC5

Because it's Acura and we'll complain about them no matter what. They can come out with a RWD bias SH-AWD V8 sedan that gets 30mpg HWY with DSG and a 6MT option for 65k and we'll complain it's no 5 series competitor because it lacks the badge and it's 10k too expensive.

I just think it gets to a point where we grew out of and away from Acuras because other brands continue to put out a decent compromise of what enthusiasts and the masses are interested in

There's still a beacon of hope Acura will hit most of the marks with a future line up (as unlikely as that may be) that we've been bringing up for nearly a decade on this site.

2Morrow

^^^Yeah, Acura has been striking out lately. Cant wait to see the new NSX on the street though!

xenonhid

The key take away from this concept that everyone should be focusing on JDM rectifying Acura's Power Rangers Plenum Grill.

Instead of a plate, I really like the fact they decided to do a sharp, clean, sleek "wing" aeronautic design for the grill. I personally think this type of style should have been what Acura introduced in 2009 instead of the power rangers plenum grill.


2004-2008 was an epic era for Acura; they were the first to alot of things (SH-AWD, etc), but like with all good things, they must come to an end , enter 2009-Current; the Era of the Power Rangers Plenum Grill, awkward marketing, bloated design, and a step behind of everyone else.

Moog-Type-S

Overcooked.

Sure, Acura tweaked the beak, but until they get rid of the design limiting 5-point grille, the front ends will always be found lacking.

MTEAZY

What's wrong with a 5 point grille?