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Old Jul 6, 2012 | 11:18 AM
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Slx?

I saw an Acura SLX on the road yesterday. Never heard of it before.
Looked it up and see that it was Acura's first attempt at an SUV in 1996. Only lasted a couple years. Was not successful.
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Old Jul 6, 2012 | 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by getakey
I saw an Acura SLX on the road yesterday. Never heard of it before.
Looked it up and see that it was Acura's first attempt at an SUV in 1996. Only lasted a couple years. Was not successful.
Correct. It was just a re-badged Isuzu Trooper.
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Old Jul 6, 2012 | 12:10 PM
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Cool.
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Old Jul 6, 2012 | 12:14 PM
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It's a concept vehicle.
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Old Jul 6, 2012 | 12:20 PM
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It was a production vehicle, not concept. From wiki:

Acura SLX
MY1996–1997 Acura SLX
MY1998–1999 Acura SLXThe "Acura SLX" was a lightly upgraded and re-badged Isuzu Trooper sold by the Acura division of Honda from 1995 to 1999, as 1996 to 1999 year models. Sold only in the United States, the SLX was later replaced by the Honda Odyssey-based Acura MDX in 2001.

The SLX omitted some of the options available on Troopers from concurrent model years, including the manual transmission and certain engines. From 1996 to 1997 the SLX was only available with the 3.2-litre DOHC V6 engine, switching to the new 3.5-litre DOHC V6 engine in 1998. The SLX received a restyled front end for the 1998 model year, but continued to sell poorly and was ultimately discontinued after 1999. It is said that sales were affected by bad press when the 1996 to 1997 models were rated "Not Acceptable" by Consumer Reports for their tendency to roll over during testing.
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Old Jul 6, 2012 | 12:21 PM
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^It was a joke.
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Old Jul 6, 2012 | 12:57 PM
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It flipped over, A LOT
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Old Jul 6, 2012 | 06:12 PM
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It wasn't a very good joke.
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Old Jul 6, 2012 | 09:08 PM
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It wasn't a very good joke.
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