Acura: RLX News
#1441
What Would Don Draper Do?
Originally Posted by biker
Between the pic yesterday at TOV and this, I'm worried about the TSX.
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IF acura messes up with the TL and TSX, then
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#1444
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Originally Posted by dom
I'm more bothered by the stop gap ancient J series motor and 5AT tranny.
The days of Honda leading the way as far as HP/liter and engine technology are clearly over.
The days of Honda leading the way as far as HP/liter and engine technology are clearly over.
Clearly the designers need to be taken to task.
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#1445
Originally Posted by JediMindTricks
![](http://www.hondanews.com/thumbnails/2008/2/6/16664_preview.jpg?1202314157)
looks better in black. but still don't like it.
That was my first thought when I saw the black. But they missed, the big grill doesn't work. On the MDX and RDX ok, but not here.
#1448
What Would Don Draper Do?
Originally Posted by JediMindTricks
are the stock wheels still 17" or did they at least upgrade to 18s?
To further improve handling and looks, new 18-inch diameter 7-spoke aluminum wheels are matched with more aggressive tires (replacing the previous 17-inch wheel/tire offering).
#1449
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Originally Posted by biker
The drivetrain is the last thing anyone should worry about in a Honda/Acura.
Clearly the designers need to be taken to task.![Smash](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/smash.gif)
Clearly the designers need to be taken to task.
![Smash](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/smash.gif)
So the fact the power train trails most of the competition doesn't bother you?
Thats something that should bother you since looks can be argued. Less HP, gears and technology than the competition can't.
I'm not suggesting the car will perform poorly. I'm sure it will be more than adequate. But as the last 4 years have clearly proven, adequate isn't nearly enough. And as much as it can be argued that styling was the main driving factor behind poor sales, you can make the argument (and we all know its been made) that the power train is just as much to blame.
#1450
この道は毛むくじゃらのマンコだらけ..
Fail....... so much for wanting to own a newer RL....
My next RL will be a 05-08. Damn, I'm very disappointed with Acura's new lineup.. But these are spy's.... so we'll see.
My next RL will be a 05-08. Damn, I'm very disappointed with Acura's new lineup.. But these are spy's.... so we'll see.
#1451
What Would Don Draper Do?
i think the car looks good in this angle. but i wish the grille would go.
it would look much sportier if it was all black.
![](http://images.leftlanenews.com/content/february2008/rl-press-8.jpg)
problem is, because it looks soo much like the accord, it doesn't look like anywhere near a $50k car. maybe $35k.
it would look much sportier if it was all black.
![](http://images.leftlanenews.com/content/february2008/rl-press-8.jpg)
problem is, because it looks soo much like the accord, it doesn't look like anywhere near a $50k car. maybe $35k.
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Originally Posted by jupitersolo
That was my first thought when I saw the black. But they missed, the big grill doesn't work. On the MDX and RDX ok, but not here.
from autoblog.com--"According to Honda Sales EVP Dick Colliver, the face being shown on this car will spread to the rest of the lineup as the TL and TSX sedans are redesigned later this year."
LINK
#1454
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Originally Posted by xjohnkdoex
that big grille is apparently going to be on the TL and TSX too.
from autoblog.com--"According to Honda Sales EVP Dick Colliver, the face being shown on this car will spread to the rest of the lineup as the TL and TSX sedans are redesigned later this year."
LINK
from autoblog.com--"According to Honda Sales EVP Dick Colliver, the face being shown on this car will spread to the rest of the lineup as the TL and TSX sedans are redesigned later this year."
LINK
![RIP](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/smitty.gif)
(was gonna save up for the S5 anyways.
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#1456
Originally Posted by chill_dog
Yeah, I'm not feeling too good about Acura at this point...the TSX, the RL, the TL's spy shots...
I know this design is just a face lift from what Honda did with last years model and they didn't have much time to really do something. But if this is what Acura gets from the new design studio, my 3G TL will be my last.
#1458
The sizzle in the Steak
Honda/Acura FAILS again.
Nothing to see here...move along.
Perhaps it's time to bury Acura once and for all.
They don't know what direction they are heading. If anything they are not leading, not even following the competition...they are going backwards.
The exterior designs are horrible. The powerplant and drivetrain choices are poor.
Nothing to see here...move along.
Perhaps it's time to bury Acura once and for all.
They don't know what direction they are heading. If anything they are not leading, not even following the competition...they are going backwards.
The exterior designs are horrible. The powerplant and drivetrain choices are poor.
#1459
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Originally Posted by Moog-Type-S
Honda/Acura FAILS again.
Nothing to see here...move along.
Perhaps it's time to bury Acura once and for all.
They don't know what direction they are heading. If anything they are not leading, not even following the competition...they are going backwards.
The exterior designs are horrible. The powerplant and drivetrain choices are poor.
Nothing to see here...move along.
Perhaps it's time to bury Acura once and for all.
They don't know what direction they are heading. If anything they are not leading, not even following the competition...they are going backwards.
The exterior designs are horrible. The powerplant and drivetrain choices are poor.
depending on pricing, seems like that's the only thing acura has going for them.
however, if they continue to make poor designs and subpar drivetrains, people aren't even going to be interested despite the "value."
#1460
The sizzle in the Steak
Lord Vader's response to Acura and the "new" RL
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#1461
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Originally Posted by Moog-Type-S
Honda/Acura FAILS again.
Nothing to see here...move along.
Perhaps it's time to bury Acura once and for all.
They don't know what direction they are heading. If anything they are not leading, not even following the competition...they are going backwards.
The exterior designs are horrible. The powerplant and drivetrain choices are poor.
Nothing to see here...move along.
Perhaps it's time to bury Acura once and for all.
They don't know what direction they are heading. If anything they are not leading, not even following the competition...they are going backwards.
The exterior designs are horrible. The powerplant and drivetrain choices are poor.
I was wondering where you were.
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The powerplant and drivetrain choices are poor.
FYI, The 3.5L in the GS and IS makes more HP AND 4 more lb/ft.
#1464
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Originally Posted by xjohnkdoex
that big grille is apparently going to be on the TL and TSX too.
from autoblog.com--"According to Honda Sales EVP Dick Colliver, the face being shown on this car will spread to the rest of the lineup as the TL and TSX sedans are redesigned later this year."
LINK
from autoblog.com--"According to Honda Sales EVP Dick Colliver, the face being shown on this car will spread to the rest of the lineup as the TL and TSX sedans are redesigned later this year."
LINK
#1465
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That is a good-looking Accord, no ifs, ands or buts about it. Disgusting. Makes the current RL look like an S-Class in comparison.
Honestly, I really would like to know; what on EARTH are they smoking over there? In what way does that car look good?
<=== gave up on Acura a long time ago
Honestly, I really would like to know; what on EARTH are they smoking over there? In what way does that car look good?
<=== gave up on Acura a long time ago
#1467
Originally Posted by charliemike
Looks like a really nice Accord ![Tomato](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/tomato.gif)
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I like the current Accord over this.
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Inside Line got snowed by techno goodies...missed the forest for the trees.
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=124676
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=124676
#1469
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Ok im gonna say it, I think i kinda like it now.
Paint that silver grill bodycolor and it would look like a nicer Camry.![Nod](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/nod.gif)
I like the 7series looking trunk also.
Paint that silver grill bodycolor and it would look like a nicer Camry.
![Nod](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/nod.gif)
I like the 7series looking trunk also.
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#1471
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Originally Posted by dom
So the fact the power train trails most of the competition doesn't bother you?
Thats something that should bother you since looks can be argued. Less HP, gears and technology than the competition can't.
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Thats something that should bother you since looks can be argued. Less HP, gears and technology than the competition can't.
.
#1472
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Originally Posted by Crazy Sellout
Ok im gonna say it, I think i kinda like it now.
Paint that silver grill bodycolor and it would look like a nicer Camry.![Nod](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/nod.gif)
Paint that silver grill bodycolor and it would look like a nicer Camry.
![Nod](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/nod.gif)
More I see it the less I hate it as well. But clearly this car will not save/drastically improve sales. Which was supposed to be its mission.
#1473
The sizzle in the Steak
Originally Posted by dom
More I see it the less I hate it as well. But clearly this car will not save/drastically improve sales. Which was supposed to be its mission.
Drastically improved sales are not going to happen for this version of the RL.
#1474
What Would Don Draper Do?
Originally Posted by Crazy Sellout
Ok im gonna say it, I think i kinda like it now.
Paint that silver grill bodycolor and it would look like a nicer Camry.![Nod](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/nod.gif)
I like the 7series looking trunk also.
Paint that silver grill bodycolor and it would look like a nicer Camry.
![Nod](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/nod.gif)
I like the 7series looking trunk also.
but yea, it does look like a sharper camry SE.
my main beef is that it looks too much like the accord.
#1475
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Originally Posted by biker
The days of increasing HP with every model are coming to an end - 300 HP is plenty in this class. The benefit of extra gears above 5 is insignificant - except to the marketeers. Honda can hold its own on technology - they're just at the end of a cycle now. As it is they spent a lot of coin on this MMC - tho not much to show for it.
They sure don't look to be holding their own to me.
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#1477
Chloe @ 17mo
Seems like they've revised the front fascia to reflect the TL's good looks but then stuck an ugly grill on it. Seems like everything about the old rear fascia has been been revised. All of the changes make the car look less like a MMC and more like a new, longer car. Not a bad thing either. The grill is the worst feature on the car.
But there are much to like and love. The interior is still one of the best feature of the car. Loving the Seat heater/cooler control. The details on the shift knob is nice and the USB port is a welcome addition. I wonder if you can plug in a USB drive with MP3s and play it.
But there are much to like and love. The interior is still one of the best feature of the car. Loving the Seat heater/cooler control. The details on the shift knob is nice and the USB port is a welcome addition. I wonder if you can plug in a USB drive with MP3s and play it.
#1478
The grille, if you look closely came from the Sports4 concept. It works on the concept because the entire design language was edgy and futuristic looking. But it looks like S*&t when they put that grille on a car that was originally designed to be curvacious and rounded. Now the new RL looks like a Frankenstein design, with unmatched design elements stuck on to the old body.
I have 13 years of design experience so I know what I'm talking about. This design would have been torn to shread at my company on the first review.
I love Acura, I own one, but they have to stop letting engineers design their cars. They have to seriously consider developing a design language that can compete with Lexus and Infinity, let alone BMW, Mercedes, and Audi.
I have 13 years of design experience so I know what I'm talking about. This design would have been torn to shread at my company on the first review.
I love Acura, I own one, but they have to stop letting engineers design their cars. They have to seriously consider developing a design language that can compete with Lexus and Infinity, let alone BMW, Mercedes, and Audi.
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#1479
That grill is just hideous, I shader to think that it will be also on the hew TSX.
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Originally Posted by The Dougler
if only it was profitable for RonJon to make a kit for it.
The RL was plain before but at least it looked good though. this is just hideous and atrocious. This is like some kinda of sick joke
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