NEW production pics of the RSX!!

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Old Jan 20, 2001 | 10:27 PM
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NEW production pics of the RSX!!

Go to http://www.vtec.net/news/items/605.html
Nice, hun?? I like it! Looks better than the concept pics.

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Old Jan 20, 2001 | 10:29 PM
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Looks alright...I still don't really like it. It is good to see the inside though..

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Old Jan 20, 2001 | 10:34 PM
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I was expecting something a little more radical, but I definitely like the dash. The seats don't look very confortable though.

I sat in an S2000 today, damn it's tiny! A friend of mine that's 6'6" was with me, you should have seen him in that car, it was hilarious!!!

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Old Jan 20, 2001 | 10:56 PM
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i don't like those circular airvents, they remind me of the cheapass ones on my grand am rental car.

what's up with that funky auto transmission gate?
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Old Jan 20, 2001 | 11:14 PM
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Not bad. Quite the logical and worthy successor to the 3rd gen Integra. With this and the Impreza WRX, the kids seem to have it pretty good nowadays.

Assuming that this is the final production version (which it does look like), it seems that Acura has decided on calling it the "RSX", to go alongside the MDX and NSX. Could the upcoming RL/Legend replacement be called the "RLX"?

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Old Jan 21, 2001 | 12:20 AM
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The interior looks real nice..I still don't like the body though. Notice how it has a 5 lug wheel pattern, instead of 4.
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Old Jan 21, 2001 | 01:37 AM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by alex2364:
Go to http://www.vtec.net/news/items/605.html
Nice, hun?? I like it! Looks better than the concept pics.

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hmmm.. focus? civic? even echo? why did they make it so fat and so tall?



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Old Jan 21, 2001 | 02:11 AM
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I like it very very much.
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Old Jan 21, 2001 | 02:28 AM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by DtEW:
Not bad. Quite the logical and worthy successor to the 3rd gen Integra. With this and the Impreza WRX, the kids seem to have it pretty good nowadays.

Assuming that this is the final production version (which it does look like), it seems that Acura has decided on calling it the "RSX", to go alongside the MDX and NSX. Could the upcoming RL/Legend replacement be called the "RLX"?

[This message has been edited by DtEW (edited 01-20-2001).]
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Great point!!

However, what about the CL-s? Why not call it the CLX. Or will that be for 2002->

NSX
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RLX
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Old Jan 21, 2001 | 02:30 AM
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The Rear end reminds me of the legend, but a shrunken version of the legend.


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Old Jan 21, 2001 | 02:50 AM
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I don't like it anywhere near as much as the previous generation...



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Old Jan 21, 2001 | 03:38 AM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Jayru:
However, what about the CL-s? Why not call it the CLX. Or will that be for 2002...</font>
Actually, there was an Acura TLX, which was basically a slightly-more-rakish show proto for the current 2nd-gen TL. I don't recall whether there was ever a CLX, since the first time I laid eyes on the 2nd-gen CL platform (at the 2K LA Auto Show), it was already production-ready.

Assuming that there is a consistent nomenclature scheme (which is too much to assume), the Acura "X" suffix seems to be used to endow a model with more "edginess" by implying less "toning-down" from show proto to production. If that scheme is the case and Acura continues to market the CL to empty-nest Boomers, we'll probably never see a production "CLX".

But why might there be a "RLX"? If Acura decides to tackle the LS430/Q45/S430/740 field by way of sportiness and progessiveness (much in the way of the new Q45), an "RLX" designation may help.

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Old Jan 21, 2001 | 03:51 AM
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don't really like the amber in the tail lights. but i have a feeling acura will probably get rid of it in a year or two. like the current integra's , accords, and last model civic's.

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Old Jan 21, 2001 | 10:06 AM
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Hmmmmm....looks very Echoesque...not zesty.

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Old Jan 21, 2001 | 11:54 AM
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Nice dash................good shots. Do you think this Civic like car will help or hurt Acura's image?? Don't think you'll find an "Echo" at a Lexus dealer.............and I am not a Lexus fan, just looking at targeting. Seems like Acura wants to be your family's auto supplier--something for the kiddies, and mommies and daddies too. Hate to see them become Japan's General Motors.


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Old Jan 21, 2001 | 12:18 PM
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How do we know that this IS the production vehicle?
I wonder where this car is being show cased.
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Old Jan 21, 2001 | 02:23 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by DtEW:
Actually, there was an Acura TLX, which was basically a slightly-more-rakish show proto for the current 2nd-gen TL. I don't recall whether there was ever a CLX, since the first time I laid eyes on the 2nd-gen CL platform (at the 2K LA Auto Show), it was already production-ready.

Assuming that there is a consistent nomenclature scheme (which is too much to assume), the Acura "X" suffix seems to be used to endow a model with more "edginess" by implying less "toning-down" from show proto to production. If that scheme is the case and Acura continues to market the CL to empty-nest Boomers, we'll probably never see a production "CLX".

But why might there be a "RLX"? If Acura decides to tackle the LS430/Q45/S430/740 field by way of sportiness and progessiveness (much in the way of the new Q45), an "RLX" designation may help.
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Kind of like a "PROJECT X" Kinda thing? Eah?




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Old Jan 21, 2001 | 02:28 PM
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