civicdrivr

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Truthfully, I like the Civic dash more. It's driver-centric at least. Though I had the dual screen thing they've got going on in all their cars.

xtcnrice

Anyone else notice the small front bumper piece between the hood and the grille in the MMC? Kinda lame and ruins the lines... but I guess they wanted to keep the pre-MMC hood, but had to design this small piece to fill in the gap the old front bumper cover used to fill.

It looks like the headlights might fit the pre-MMC. Follow the hood lines and it looks like it might fit. The pre-MMC appears to be a little shorter than the MMC, but this might be because the pre-MMC front bumper cover is sticking out a bit and is covering the last inner bit of the lights.

AZuser

Small nit pick, but details matter.

passenger side... wheel spokes point toward the rear


drivers side... wheels spokes point toward the front



drivers side wheel spokes should be pointing toward the rear too like this

oonowindoo

The front overhang reminds me of Jay Leno.

SamDoe1

This car is still a jazzed up Civic. I'd rather buy an Accord Touring for the same price and get bigger car with a bigger engine.

oonowindoo

SamDoe1

^ Sweet ILX bro.

JS + XES

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Stop hating!

That's a CIVIC.

ILX is beautiful. It's Acura. It's basically the modern version of Integra.

That lightness. That K20 engine. That weight distribution. That handling. ILX is actually much better than the old ITR.

- that one and only AZine dude who owns ILX

usdmJON

That would require directional wheels which I'm sure isn't what most car makers want since that then can easily be mixed up and then look horrible.

Most directional wheels I know are very high end and wouldn't be used as OEM by a company like acura... maybe on an AMG.

Belzebutt

I'm pretty sure nobody makes directional wheels. Look at the Audi R8, you'll see the same thing.

jwong77

I think they did a commendable job of updating, it really all depends on the pricing. If they can still start this thing in the 26-27k for the base model, it could do okay. Couldn't be worse than how its doing currently.

Ken1997TL

Acura made directional wheels for the 1996 - 1998 3.2 TL

ttribe

They made direction wheels for the Integra back in the day as well. My '91 Integra LS-SE had directional wheels (painted in all white, no less).

Edward'TLS

Unfortunately, this dash has already been in use by the RLX/MDX/TLX.

It has become the Acura signature dash and will eventually deploy in all Acura vehicles.

civicdrivr

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Yep, its one of the many reasons I don't like the TLX.


And I keep forgetting the RLX exists so I never look at it when I stop by the dealer.

amasianasian

fsttyms1

AZuser

Oh really?

Same with my cousin's early '90's Integra.

Note the front and back wheels are mirror images of themselves (i.e. directional). Rear wheel should have been put on opposite side of front, or front wheel should have been put on opposite side of rear.





This person got it right. Note how the spokes are spiraling toward the front of the car on both the passenger and drivers side. Directional. Acura just doesn't give an F.

AZuser

Just realized the 3rd gen Prelude had directional wheels too.

Ken1997TL

Yes it did. Looks exactly like my old white '91 Si.

Legend2TL

1G Integra had OEM directional wheels

There was a L and R cast into the wheel to indicate.

1986 Integra

xtcnrice

#tirerotationproblems

TacoBello

Seeing those old integras and prelude... THOSE fire something up me. It's that kind of thrill

Ken1997TL

Drove me nuts.. i forgot about it before I did a photoshoot back in the day..

civicdrivr

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Continuing the directional wheel talk, the CRX Si had them too.

TacoBello

^ that CRX gave me tight pants.

AZuser

CRX.... loved that car.

It wasn't just Honda/Acura that offered directional wheels either.

BMW E31


Corvette C4



Mazda RX-7 (FC)


Ford Taurus SHO


Lincoln Continental

usdmJON

I'd be interested to see current and recent Gen cars have directional wheels with L and R specific.
I don't think many.

AZuser

I think most modern day cars have wheel designs where the spokes are symmetrical so you won't see too many where they can have a directional design.

But the 2008-2012 Tesla Roadster had directional wheels


as does the 2014+ Honda Accord Plug-in Hybrid


and the BMW X6

civicdrivr

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Add the IS-F to that list too.



I can't find a Hugh quality photo of all four wheels, but they are directional.

CLtotheTL32

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Can I play too?

TacoBello

Soooo pretty much every car in the world has directional wheels, besides the new ILX

civicdrivr

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That makes it a standout in its segment!

Ken1997TL

This enable the ILX to have superior aerodynamics and handling capabilities over all of its competition.

- SSFTSX

biker

Really? PWin about directional wheels? Is the automotive news of the day that slow?

Biker, who finds it interesting what causes these discussions to go off on tangents.

fsttyms1

JS + XES

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JS+BRZ, who still finds it incredibly creepy that biker posts in a third person perspective.

biker

Biker, who is surprised that someone who has been around 9 years on Azine hasn't seen this form of posting before.

Legend2TL

I had a 1986 Prelude Si and my wife (g/f at the time) had a 1986 Integra. Both fun to drive cars.

But if you get a chance, ride/drive a new Accord Sport. I did recently and the new Accord Sport model is very fun and 6MT. Like the good old Honda days

JS + XES

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JS+BRZ, who has always thought biker is a creepo due to his form of posting.