Costco

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It better come in manual.

UKwrath33

Exactly, this is Acurazine we're talking about. It's impossible to avoid getting the itch to mod your car. An exhaust, or pseudo exhaust-look would be available mighty quick if I were to guess, because of the demand many people would probably have for it. A good looking exhaust tip set up can really set off the look of a car from the rear.

Edward'TLS

^^^^^

But one will also need to cut up the rear bumper nicely in order to make any stickout tip look good.

Edward'TLS

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BurnabyTSX

Hope those rear park sensors aren't gonna stick out from the bumpers like the taped portion seems to indicate. Looks awfully cheap. Surely they could've made it flush?

Overall, the TLX looks good. I see a lot of the Accord in the profile still, so it can both be a good and bad thing. I still think the current Accord is the most handsome family sedan out there.

Now, V6, 6MT, SH-AWD and folding rear seats and I would seriously give this car a look when it comes time for a replacement down the road....

MuGen7Modulo

I hope bolt pattern stays at 114.3 and like someone said, looks like the trunk lid can accommodate the Euro plates.

fsttyms1

My guess is that is a final production bumper

RPhilMan1

That exhaust setup is killing me.

fsttyms1

And thanks to the Reflector location adding tips or making it look right might be difficult

Hapa DC5

^ Accord hybrid ala 2005?

kurtatx

Goodness! Stop looking at it then.

Not sure why it bothers you so much.

Black Tire

oh god...if those spy photos put me to sleep. I think someone at Acura needs to be put to sleep.

djspot

iTrader: (1)

it really is too bad they are dropping the prototype's side mirrors.

I personally feel Acura lacks that unique single feature/aesthetic component, and I think those mirrors could've been it. The moving LED's look so amazing and futuristic to me. The design is sleek.

Sorta like Audi's/Aston Martin's LED accent lighting in the headlight assembly or the M fender grilles, or angel eyes, etc. Hope you guys get what I mean.

My hope is that a couple years down the road, they put out the Type-S and consider throwing in some of what they dropped from the prototype.

Moog-Type-S

Spyshots = Vanilla in the house, yo!

Legend2TL

+1, it's pre-production so more than likely some of the plastics are not final yet. Probably all of the sheet metal is however, sometimes they modify/change the plastic tooling. But metal tooling takes alot of EDM and time.

qingcong

Aside from the side mirrors, rear bumper, and rims, things seem to match the concept. The tape is right where the "character lines" are, so I guess they are still there, just concealed under the tape and while it's hard to tell, it looks to me like the C pillar area retains the same outline.

MuGen7Modulo

Unfortunately this is the production form for rear bumper, so no cut outs for now.

AZuser

While it's a bit hard to tell for sure, it looks like they toned it down too much and it's going to be a bit like the RLX. I hope I'm wrong.

oonowindoo

How are you going to get aftermarket exhaust with that bumper?

and why does the rear look more and more like ILX rear?

Moog-Type-S

Acura is hung up on the "corporate" beak front end, and now it appears the same for the rear ends.

They will all look very similar.

fsttyms1

Bland and all will look like each other not being able to tell one from the other. Every car should have their own identity.

Moog-Type-S

^^ Ever wonder why people have said for some time now that Acura vehicles are just "bigger" Accords

CGTSX2004

iTrader: (1)

Tell that to Mercedes, BMW, and Audi while you're at it.

qingcong

ILX is a good looking car, so similarities to it aren't a bad thing.

Moog-Type-S

I find it hard to believe that you think MB, BMW, and Audi product design is bland.

dom

Couldn't disagree more but looks are subjective and shouldn't be argued. Sales will tell the ultimate story. I don't think the TLX's styling will turn many away. Even if its a bit on the boring side (TBD) But will it lure any new customer's in? That's the question.

oonowindoo

To lure new customers in, TLX needs more than just looks.

The question Acura should be asking is, why do they have to do to the TLX for people to choose TLX over its competitors? Whoever says MPG gets banned!

Just because TLX is better than 4G TL is just not enough.

Moog-Type-S

^^ Because everyone wants an NA 4 cyl engine in their midsize near lux car

Edward'TLS

^^^^^

Sarcasm in red color please.

fsttyms1

I find none of them bland, well maybe BMW minus the M line. So you are saying the A3/A4 look like the A7 or A8?? The A4 and A6 are about the closest in resemblance yet you can easily tell the difference from any angle. Its ok to have a "corporate" image of some sorts but to make it pretty much the whole car and not just a part of the car

BMW maybe minus the M line might be bland.

fsttyms1

Nope, i was one of them saying it

That said, i think current Hondas have more distinction and style than Acuras of late. It seems as though Honda is trying to pull away and distinguish themselves as not Acura when it really should be the other way around

oonowindoo

i think the new 3 and 5 series base (without lines) are very boring looking.

But when you offer exciting cars like M line, Diesel M sport, M.. then you can afford to offer some bland looking cars. Choices are always good. same for Audi and Lexus.

When your whole entire luxury lineup is bland, then that is when you cannot lure more customers in.

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charliemike

That's a Jetta you anti-krautite.

JS + XES

iTrader: (1)

Meathead at it again?? Wow.

Black Tire

LMAO! This is going to start a flame war soon

Legend2TL

2014 A4/A6/A8

Picture is a thousand words but the German sedan family styling are very evident.
If Acura had these lineups many in this thread would be trashing it also.
BMW invented this family styling concept with the 3/5/7 in the late 70's and they carry it today.
Has worked out very well for them too.








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