Shameless MDX copycats!!!
11-01-2006, 08:14 PM
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Shameless MDX copycats!!!
I could not believe my eyes when I saw the Suzuki XL7 being advertised in the latest Car & Driver magazine today!!! Look - which is the MDX and which is the Suzuki???
11-01-2006, 08:21 PM
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Dude, the Suzuki was already making rounds at the auto shows (in concept form, at least) before the MDX was even released.
11-01-2006, 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by knight rider
btw, Acura finally managed to make the MDX ugly.
Originally Posted by phile
Dude, the Suzuki was already making rounds at the auto shows (in concept form, at least) before the MDX was even released.
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11-01-2006, 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Sdog2012
How suzuki still exsists is beyond me
11-01-2006, 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by unlemming
GM keeps everything alive, don't you know? 
11-01-2006, 09:10 PM
#12
Originally Posted by Crazy Sellout
I always thought the MDX ripped off the Audi Q7 rear....
See how silly it is to compare? They all look alike to me....
See how silly it is to compare? They all look alike to me....
11-01-2006, 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by phile
The Q's rear is better IMO, the MDX looks like it's frowning
11-01-2006, 09:51 PM
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im with teh 
on the Q...
oh and the small companies have been shamelessly ripping off the big dawgs for years now... how about that daewoo or something that looks like a friggin bentley? how about the hyndai sorrento or some suv that looks like the latest ML? the new sonata that looks like the most recent mazda 929? some daewoo that looks like an older E-class??? etc. etc. it goes on and on
on the Q...oh and the small companies have been shamelessly ripping off the big dawgs for years now... how about that daewoo or something that looks like a friggin bentley? how about the hyndai sorrento or some suv that looks like the latest ML? the new sonata that looks like the most recent mazda 929? some daewoo that looks like an older E-class??? etc. etc. it goes on and on
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11-01-2006, 10:42 PM
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I see no resemblance between the XL-7 and the MDX.
But there are trends in the auto industry. Companies will follow those trends and inevitably come out with similar-looking designs. And at the same time, everybody copies off of each other, too.
You accuse Suzuki of copying off of MDX, but the MDX looks like a carbon copy of the Audi Q7 from the rear. And how do you think Honda and Acura became successful? In fact, how do you think the entire country of Japan revived itself after the World War II? They copied off of everybody they saw fit, then one day they started improving upon those copies and came out with better products at a cheaper price.
It's pointless to point fingers saying who copied whom. In the end, you're running in circles, anyway.
But there are trends in the auto industry. Companies will follow those trends and inevitably come out with similar-looking designs. And at the same time, everybody copies off of each other, too.
You accuse Suzuki of copying off of MDX, but the MDX looks like a carbon copy of the Audi Q7 from the rear. And how do you think Honda and Acura became successful? In fact, how do you think the entire country of Japan revived itself after the World War II? They copied off of everybody they saw fit, then one day they started improving upon those copies and came out with better products at a cheaper price.
It's pointless to point fingers saying who copied whom. In the end, you're running in circles, anyway.
11-01-2006, 11:23 PM
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Originally Posted by CL Platano
It's frowning on all those fools trying to keep up with it..I'm gonna be so mad when that freakin soccer mom smokes me in her 300hp MDX
It's gonna be worse when she smokes you in a minivan.
11-02-2006, 12:54 AM
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Suzuki sells cars very well as far as I know. The new Swift is a sales hit in Europe as was it's predecessor. Having owned a Swift GTi I can only say that quite a few other car makers should have a slice of the quality we found in that little car. My ex-gf drove the car to well over 200.000 miles and other than normal maintenance did nothing except replace the heater core (by herself no less) at 215 K miles.
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11-02-2006, 11:48 AM
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Gotta say the Suzuki really looks nothing like the MDX other then the fact it's an SUV.
I was actually coming in here to say that Audi should be pissed at Acura for trying to copy the rear of the Q7, but Jesal beat me to it. However, my statement still stands
I was actually coming in here to say that Audi should be pissed at Acura for trying to copy the rear of the Q7, but Jesal beat me to it. However, my statement still stands
11-02-2006, 12:56 PM
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They look similar, from the front 3/4 view. Not really at all from the rear. From the front - check out the bulges on the wheel arches (arguable since lots of vehicles have that), the design of the rearmost side-window and body panel arch angles thereof, and the headlights share similar (odd) angles. The grill and front sections, 
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11-02-2006, 01:06 PM
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meh! A similar argument can be made regarding the the CX7 and Murano to some degree. Honestly (and as Phile posted above), I also saw the new Suzuki before the MDX so, if anything........ 
For the record, neither one can hold a candle to the Q7.
11-02-2006, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by TL CHROMETIDE
I actually just saw the new MDX on the road. It doesn't look as bad as it does in the pics.
100% I just saw a few at Bridgewater Acura on Tuesday and they look TONS better in person. The pics above make the MDX appear like a bloated RDX, which it definitely is not in person. 
11-02-2006, 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by F23A4
meh! A similar argument can be made regarding the the CX7 and Murano to some degree. Honestly (and as Phile posted above), I also saw the new Suzuki before the MDX so, if anything........ For the record, neither one can hold a candle to the Q7.
11-02-2006, 02:43 PM
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The sizzle in the Steak
All I see is two ugly SUV's.
They do have one thing in common: They are both
They do have one thing in common: They are both
11-02-2006, 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by F23A4
100% I just saw a few at Bridgewater Acura on Tuesday and they look TONS better in person. The pics above make the MDX appear like a bloated RDX, which it definitely is not in person.
11-02-2006, 03:59 PM
#30
Originally Posted by juniorbean
I hope that's true... b/c from the pics I've seen it's horrible and yes, it looks like a bloated (in appearance and price) RDX. Being that I don't commute it may be a while before I see one on the road though
11-02-2006, 04:23 PM
#32
Originally Posted by phile
You go food shopping? Youre bound to see one in the parking lot. So far I've seen only one on the road, but I expect the sighting will increase in the coming months. IMO, it looks smaller on the road than the old model, but I know it's actualy bigger.
11-03-2006, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by F23A4
100% I just saw a few at Bridgewater Acura on Tuesday and they look TONS better in person. The pics above make the MDX appear like a bloated RDX, which it definitely is not in person. the new mdx is hott as hell
to bad its 50k
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