Ken1997TL

Excuse me? It's a t-shirt. Agenda? My bias is as a Honda fan and Honda shareholder. That's well-known. I want them to be successful and will call out a bad move on their part.

Get over yourself.

kurtatx

We can confirm leather seats.

JS + XES

iTrader: (1)

Leather seats!?

Damnnnn

MeehowsBRZ

Never said said it was, never said it will be. But if you're satisfied with 25 more hp and a 6 speed you're not really aiming that high.

Moog-Type-S

...in a FWD NA 4 cyl TLX

Healingduck

That presentation was underwhelming and pretty much killed any enthusiasm I had for the TLX. I mean it's not by any means a bad car, but it's clearly continuing the direction Acura has been going for the past several years with their cars which is just not for me.

Moog-Type-S

Again you are being ridiculous.

Acura does not need a M or AMG competitor class to "aim high".

To "aim high" they just need to be on par with, and even beat some of the vehicles in their class.

As of now, they are not, but perhaps they will be in the future.

...offering a "sport" or "enthusiast" version of the car with more power and better sport oriented handling features and trim options is an excellent step forward.

...and yes, a 3.7 V6 with 25-35 more ponies and a 6 speed manual would be fantastic.

CGTSX2004

iTrader: (1)

Somewhat underwhelming...guess we'll see what I think after I see it on Saturday.

Moog-Type-S

Well after the presentation, it appears what I have felt all along with this car appears to hold true: In it's production form for it's debut the TLX is a swing and a miss on many levels.

Here's hoping with new direction the MMC will be a significant departure from this version.

Joneill44

Fire everyone

fsttyms1

As with usual Acura, they sure know how to WoW people with their recent designs

fsttyms1

fsttyms1

Did anyone else feel they needed to go out and get a prescription for Adderall to be able to watch that? Acura failed on so many levels with this car when they had opportunity to make it something good. They missed the mark on every single thing the guy was bragging about. This thing will blend in with 10 year old Camrys

Ken1997TL

How about a week-long timeout?

I posted a t-shirt. It was a mild attempt of humor, hardly a 'panty bunching'.

Ken1997TL

My Accord purchase seems even smarter now in hindsight. Sad really.

ttribe

In case you really want to look over the details of the production version (there are interior shots, BTW) - http://www.netcarshow.com/acura/2015-tlx/

ETA: I'll say this - it's orders of magnitude more attractive than the 4G. However, it's not what the brand needs...not by a long shot.

MeehowsBRZ

So in your opinion Acura needs to tread water until it can just slightly match up to or pass a few competitors. Yeah, that sounds like a great strategy to entice prospective buyers. "Hey, we're almost as good as these guys now, maybe slightly better! Buy our plain looking cars.

Legend2TL

http://www.hondanews.com/channels/co...15-acura-tlx-8

http://www.hondanews.com/channels/ac...onal-auto-show

pics and tech details are online at HondaNews.com

MacPherson front suspension, was sorta expecting that. Front sub-frame could be aluminum like the 3G.

The multi-link rear suspension now has a single upper A arm with some lower radius rods and perhaps a trailing link.

dom

Already talking about the MMC Yet sad.

fsttyms1

Ken1997TL

I do love that interior in ebony!

fsttyms1

They need to have already started on it to fix the fail.

ttribe

This is a promotional shot?! Who chose coffee brown for the color of their promotional shots of (arguably) the most important new model at Acura in the last five years?! Way to say Accord-plus, Acura.

fsttyms1

The wood looks over done.

Ken1997TL

I blame their graphic designers. I hope it doesn't 'pop' out that much in person.

MeehowsBRZ

Am I hatin too much yo?

JS + XES

iTrader: (1)

Oh gawd.

Moog-Type-S

Nope. Please re-read my post.

Reading is fundamental.

Ken1997TL

You're being an unnecessary douche in response to light humor not even aimed at you and are being off-topic at this point.

So yes. Final warning.

Ken1997TL

All in favor of hiring Sarlacc for Acura promotional photography?

Goosew

iTrader: (1)

I actually think it's a really nice mahogany color.

Moog-Type-S

Hopefully they pull a "civic +" on this one for a MMC.

Clearly this TLX is a product of the old guard.
Let's see what the new guard can do to it.

Joneill44

When does the 6G come out?

Goosew

iTrader: (1)

Oh, cummon. It's not that bad. It may not be a homerun, but most cars aren't coming out of the gate.

Go back to the beginning of this thread and see how critical we were of the 3G, and look how popular it became.

I see a lot of potential for this model. Lets give it a little bit of time to grow into itself.

MeehowsBRZ

Well if you're going to run around calling me a douche then go for it. I could use a week off of random internet tough guys who are also supposed to be mods who respond to people with insults and threats.



You clearly have no idea what you're trying argue. On par isn't good enough and slightly better isn't good enough.

MeehowsBRZ

Inb4ban:

Jeez, those wheels?!

Seriously, they NEED to hire a new wheel designer.

Goosew

iTrader: (1)

better than the spy shots that were circulating a couple weeks back.

MeehowsBRZ

Good point. I forgot about those things. So at least they have that going for them.

BurnabyTSX

Overall I think the car looks good. Front end looks a little too much like the 3G, which isn't really a bad thing, but doesn't really excite either.

Proportions are miles better than the 4G, and from the pics, a 1 - 2" drop would do wonders for the profile -- likely what they did with the concept car.

Interior looks well done too. I'm one of those old geezers that like a little bit of wood in the interior, so I guess I'm their target demographic. Difference between the Sport+ and Sport might be the lack of the gear shifter; electronics only and paddle shift for the Sport+.

What's worrisome for the center console is that it doesn't leave much room for a manual shifter to be located where the auto shifter is. And that open cup holder just screams low rent. What happened to even the basic cover on my old TSX?

jiggaman

there were on version of wheels on the acura site that didnt look too bad.