Saw 2011 rl
07-17-2010, 10:31 PM
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Whats up with RDX owners?
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Either the spy photogs dont really care about it or there havent been any mules to spy on. I havent seen a damn thing online since the franken-TSX mule.
07-18-2010, 12:09 AM
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Or the mules are better hidden. For all we know an 2008 RL could be running around town with a V8 under the hood and deeply tinted windows in Arizona in the heat for testing.
07-18-2010, 12:32 AM
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just my two cents. This is probably more possible. Honda has a reputation for keeping secrets very well.
07-18-2010, 12:53 AM
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Whats up with RDX owners?
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That would actually be very smart of them. These taped up cars just beg to have pictures taken.
07-18-2010, 11:40 AM
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07-21-2010, 10:02 PM
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wow...went a little further than i thought. like i said, i didnt just see the car and say damn, that must be a 2011. remember i spoke with the owner, and had i known it wasnt released yet i would have gotten more info. no, its not a completely different car than the 09-10, but its not the same. if it was the same car, why cant i just google it and find a pic of a 2011 rl? also, i didnt see it next door in my condo lot....its parked in the garage of a 5 million dollar home. i now hear they scrapped the v8 till 2015?
07-21-2010, 10:04 PM
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wow...went a little further than i thought. like i said, i didnt just see the car and say damn, that must be a 2011. remember i spoke with the owner, and had i known it wasnt released yet i would have gotten more info. no, its not a completely different car than the 09-10, but its not the same. if it was the same car, why cant i just google it and find a pic of a 2011 rl? also, i didnt see it next door in my condo lot....its parked in the garage of a 5 million dollar home. i now hear they scrapped the v8 till 2015?
V-8 was probably put on hold, while others say it was killed completely. It could be either, though I put my money on the latter.
07-21-2010, 10:13 PM
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looked different to me....back still said sh awd though. one thing that makes me certain is i dont see the same wheels on any of the mmc 09-10 rls
07-21-2010, 10:28 PM
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It's too early for unmasked 2012 mules to be driving around, anyways.
I suspect it's either a regular 2011, or maybe a teensy refresh to make a half-assed attempt at actually getting these things off lots.
Sad, because even today it's a pretty cool car.
I suspect it's either a regular 2011, or maybe a teensy refresh to make a half-assed attempt at actually getting these things off lots.
Sad, because even today it's a pretty cool car.
07-21-2010, 11:01 PM
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No, it is officially (Honda announced it last year) scrapped permanently.
Of course, if the economy comes back at gangbusters and the development dollars are there, then Honda could change their mind, especially if they can do a very effiicient V8.
Of course, if the economy comes back at gangbusters and the development dollars are there, then Honda could change their mind, especially if they can do a very effiicient V8.
07-21-2010, 11:07 PM
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They'll have to update it, perhaps a lot, but it's there as an engineering exercise if nothing else.
at OP thinking he saw an all new RL
07-22-2010, 09:33 AM
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There are no Honda execs living in Charlotte driving yet-to-be-released models with significant changes. And I can guarantee you Rick Hendrick's wife isn't driving an Acura.My guess is you talked to some woman who had no real clue what she was driving. Probably assumed it was a 2011 since it was new and plenty of other makes have their 2011 models out now...probably thought it had a V8 for some unknown reason.
07-22-2010, 03:36 PM
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The sizzle in the Steak
anyone have the specs on the v8 model
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07-23-2010, 09:17 AM
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There are no Honda execs living in Charlotte driving yet-to-be-released models with significant changes. And I can guarantee you Rick Hendrick's wife isn't driving an Acura.My guess is you talked to some woman who had no real clue what she was driving. Probably assumed it was a 2011 since it was new and plenty of other makes have their 2011 models out now...probably thought it had a V8 for some unknown reason.
This is why I was wondering what community he was in as the odds are either we know someone in there, or one of our friends knows someone... so I could get the scoop.
07-23-2010, 11:23 AM
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I have to call a 
until i see pics. 
until i see pics.
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