Comparing this to the MINI cross-over?

 

How about LED tails. No not so much. Ok thank you.

 

I meant that many brands are working on shit in these days...

 

How far along is that? I thought it was just a concept.

 

literally.

 

It's greenlighted for production...on sale this fall.

 

Still looks like an SUV to me. What is the technical difference between a SUV and a CUV?

 

initially, my understanding is that SUV is truck-based, and CUV is car-based.

but i don't think that's even true anymore. there's definitely a grey area.

 

SUV body on frame (truck)
CUV car body (car)

 

The lines look decent. I have an 05 TL which I still love. If this new vehicle is compelling I may take a hard look at it for an upgrade.

 

if it doesnt have the beak itll look good

 

this car is another example of their bloated marketing campaign.

no way will the sales of this car bail out acura. as a matter or fact, they may lose $$ on the car itself. a loss that hopefully will be offset by the increase interest in the general acura lineup. this MSX is basically an billboard on wheels. first it was the large grille, and now this.

didnt the X6 do horribly?

in regards to the car itself, it looks fantastic. but its not functional, which is the worst route you could take in a down market. acura is pissing away so much money on looking "advanced" without actually being "advanced." this is not a good sign. if this campaign fails, acura could go bye bye.

 

and yet, you still can't say that about the TL.

 

I LOVE the profile! I think this is going to be one HOT vehicle!!!

OK, I have put my purchasing plans on hold right now - I am going to wait for this to come out first before I decide to buy anything!!!

THUMBS UP TO ACURA!

 

Looks pretty good so far.

However, knowing Acura, I'm sure they'll ruin it with some shitty looking wheels, weird headlight/taillight arrangments, super huge wheel gap, and other ways to screw it up...

 

I'm torn. I think most of it looks really hot, but I'm still not sure about the X6-like look. I'm just not crazy about the raised-coupe look. I guess I'll withhold judgment till the full pics come out. Will likely be priced out of range for me anyway, but it would be nice to see Acura have a vehicle that gets noticed in a good way.

 

sad but true...

yea. all this talk about being priced between the RDX and MDX or above the MDX is the same to me: too expensive for me.

 

cool, hidden rear handles like in the Alfa Romeo cars...
how you get in? from the roof?

 

sort of.

the cockpit slides forward like tim burton's batmobile.

 

this one is good: Caranddriver wrote that in the new CUV "would likely make an appearance" a.... V8 engine!
They are not tired of writing about it??
I think should be better the V10 from the NSX...

 

i think they should put huge tires on it and call it the tumbler.

 

If Acura was smart they would debut a V8 RL this year .

IMO, this thing won't have a V8 and it will have the same V6 thats in the TL

 

the teasers look good, really.
but the last spy photo of the CUV rear was horrible...

 

i think someone mentioned earlier....it may turn out like a chick that looks good in the dark.

 

 

yeah, in the darkness beatiful, and when you wake up in the morning in your bed...

 

ugly... ugly... 100% ugly...

 

I dont like the X6 so I dont really have hope for this.

 

so yea. i saw a new FX during my lunch break.

it's a love it or hate it car and design just like the X6.

it's still got a funky look to it, but it looks awesome at the same time. (if that makes any sense.)

 

i hated the new FX at first but its grown on me and i think it looks great.

 

I agree, although there's still something about the grille that I'm not in love with.

 

is it all the zigzags?

the zigzags in the grille still makes me think twice.

the front end looks like a piranha.

 

Yeah, the zigzags don't do anything for me, and also I don't like how it's so damn flat in the front. It's the same issue I have with the new Maxima. The Max's grille is way too big for my taste, too.

Hopefully the MSX will have a more decent iteration of the plenum grille. It looks much better on the TSX than on the TL.

 

yea nissan/infiniti are definitely going with the fish look on their cars.

i still whenever i see the 370z, becaus as much as i like it, it does look like a catfish.

and about the TSX grille. i'm hoping the MSX's will be closer to that than the TL's.

however, even if the grille is managable, acura will still put on some lame wheels.

 

I'm guessing this will be the biggest and ugliest implementation of the grille yet.

I don't think Acura has admitted defeat just yet.

 

so how far will the grille extend onto the hood?

 

I think it will look just like the TL's, only bigger. Since it's likely a bigger vehicle.

And what I should have said was I don't see Acura admitting defeat until the models are due for a full replacement.

 

AutoWeek TV NEWS BRAKE: Tuesday, March 17, 2009

In today's News Brake: Acura prepares a new crossover for a New York debut

http://www.autoweek.com/article/2009...NEWS/903179971

 

But wait, there's more.....

 

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