^^ Given the crappy weather we are about to have, I would hold on to your TLX at least until the spring/summer and make the financial hit a little less and enjoy your new A4 for the start of the summer season. That is just me.

 

^^ Weather , logically, you are right , but every morning that I drive my TLX and it "bumps" my head at every traffic stop , I hate it more and more.
I just want to see the numbers first and I'll decide at the end with my pocket , but if it wouldn't be now , on spring the latest she is gone...

 

Respect brother! Your input is very valuable...we need members like yourself.

 

I admit, I'm very interested in what people on this forum go to after a TL or TLX so I appreciate their posts when they state what they'll get next. Not everyone is going to get a similar car but I pretty much always look up what car they say they are switching to next. I'm not exactly a gearhead who knows every model on the market so I look at a few things typically - mpg (must get 30mpg city), 0-60 (must be under 7.5 sec), interior (must have decent dash tech and seats) and exterior (must be more attractive than a 4G TL IMO- pretty low bar to pass). I don't know for sure what car I'll get next but I don't want to be stuck doing research from scratch should something happen to my car so I like having some ideas.

 

I've been a TL owner since the my 96 model. I have owned ever generation there is with he exception of the TLX. I jumped to the MDX. The best TL I owned was the 2014 TL SH-AWD. That is the single feature that kept me with with acura once I drove one for the SH-AWD with my 09 TL. I don't really care for the newer MDX's as you have to pay premium for the SH-AWD and to me its worthless without SH-AWD. So I jumped to the 2012 MDX. I've never really liked SUV's but the MDX was an exception. If I go back to a sedan, the TLX current version will not be the car for me. Not to take away from those that love their TLX, to each their own.

 

Yea I think it's MMC vs FMC.

I think that's the plan going forward with the Precision Concept and the Precision Cockpit - starting from scratch.

In the mean time, the MMC still needs to happen for the TLX. While it's not selling all that well, Acura is probably still making good money off it. It's not like it's at ILX or even RLX level of sales. Other than the exterior changes, adding the 2.0T to the line up while replacing that ZF tranny would be ideal. While we won't see the Precision cockpit in the MMC, I think they can add more features such as Apple carplay, android auto, nicer materials, etc. For performance, add the sport hybrid awd system for a 350hp model, along with performance suspension and nicer tires.

Consumer Reports have been "surprising" in recent years. For instance, they don't recommend the new Civic, even though it's been highly praised by many other publications. Cars that Consumers Reports don't recommend include the Audi A3, F-150, Jetta, and GTI.

What do you mean you have to pay premium for SH-AWD in the newer MDX? I think it's more like they made a FWD model at a lower price point, you know, providing choices for customers....? $2k for SH-AWD is a pretty neat deal I'd think.

 

As long as Marek is still in charge of design at Acura, aesthetics will continue to be an issue.

I tried at first giving the 'hawk toting designer the benefit of the doubt- "He's eccentric. He's what a designer should look like."

But it has become clear his poor taste in personal style is also reflected in his car designs. Some love his work. But people vary greatly. And there's nothing wrong with what they like or love. But that doesn't mean the majority feels the same as them.

Its no different here. Plenty like it. But even more want something else.

 

There are some pics on FB of the MMC TLX with very little camo. The rear end looks MUCH more aggressive with the exhaust tips and it looked like it had some type of sports bumper/diffuser under the rear camo.

 

This is what VR1 is referring to....thanks for the heads up. Had not seen these yet.

 

 

I am seeing big wheels and thin tires

 

For about the first three seconds, I honest to god thought that you posted a picture of a ~2008 Camry

 

Not gonna lie... It looks much better with the addition of the pipes and fog lights. I'm interested to see how it looks with all the plastic wrap off. I feel like I can get behind the TLX now, with the MMC facelift, as far as looks are concerned, anyway.

Though i do remember being told that luxury cars shouldn't have fog lights anymore

 

i hope those are not the final exhaust, I was hoping for flush, but then what do I care not likely going to own another Acura for a long time if ever at all.

 

Also it looks like it has dual badging on the trunk. The SHAWD badge is normally on the passenger side...this appears to have another badge on the drivers side...

 

^^ Type S maybe??!

IN all seriousness, this MMC seems like an improvement with nicer wheels, better tires, some enhanced styling cues but for me, I didn't dislike the TLX styling as much as the interior and especially the tranny! If those are improved, I would consider coming back....I said CONSIDER

 

Looks much better tan current model...I think there will be a hybrid version. check on driver side over the fender, they hide the badge.

 

^^ That could be the Type S logo, or A spec or SH-SH-AWD

Or the "Powered by ZF" logo which if is the case, no one should ever remove the tape!! (lol)

 

I just don't get why he can make the NSX look so nice and everything else he makes looks like a steaming pile of $#!+!!! It's like he designed the NSX, then smoked crack 24x7 for about a week, got hit in the head with a 2x4, then a shovel, then a rock, he did crack for a few more days to get rid of the headaches and then started work on the rest of the acura lineup (while going through withdrawals and getting the shakes). If it weren't for the nice NSX I'd say the only reason he managed to get his job was he was the only applicant that had autocad on his or her resume.

Maybe he has that split personality disorder and one side is a talented car designer and the one of his other personalities was in charge of the TLX.

 

He didn't pen the NSX. Michelle Christiansen did. I'm sure he was involved in it, but he didn't come up with the design. He probably just approved aspects of it.

Actually, now that I think of it, if I'm not mistaken, I don't believe he was design lead yet when the NSX was being designed. He was likely busy putting his confused, transformers loving, vanilla inspired hands on the RDX 2G or something rather.

 

Thanks for clarifying! Can we get her lined up for the next TLX design?

 

lol @ZF.

I think it will be SH-SH-AWD.

 

Technically the original concept from way back in 2012 was designed by someone in Japan. I'm having trouble finding it on mobile.

Christensen led the exterior rework after the engine switched to longitudinal.

 

She was in charge of the ZDX. There was a $1B Acura could have better spent somewhere else.

 

△This.

And her ZDX design should've worked better on a longitudinal platform, so was Marek's 4G TL.

 

so, what we're trying to say is; FIRE ALL THE DESIGNERS and HIRE more respected designers

 

All they need is rehire some of the Japanese designers who did the Honda Rafaga:



Honda design at its prime plus the magic of the longitudinal platform.

 

Looks really good, and I like those rims.

I wonder if this will be the first car to get the 10AT?

 

Not sure if it's just me but that blue seems different from the fathom blue. Looks interesting. It ain't no Type S that's for sure, brakes are the same as my TL-eX...

 

Say what you want, but I love the ZDX! Most of AZ hates it, but there's a small group of us who do like it.

I know. We're crazy.

 

speaking of X......
which model is this one?!?!?


saw it on my commute home one evening

 

When you read the comment sections, they explain that the electronics has created many problems and the reason they can't recommend the car at this point. They are praising the dynamics and improvements in general - Most publication mostly comment on things like handling, styling, stopping/accelerating and features in the car. That is my theory anyway.

 

The front end looks to be more fluid with the new grill, as opposed to some of the early renderings we were exposed to. Those 3rd party renderings really didn't do the car justice, but Acura may have executed it correctly on the TLX. I'm kind of excited to see this car in the flesh.

If the drive/powertrain still sucks, at least I'll appreciate seeing a good looking car on the roads!

Whatever is on the front quarter panel, I just hope it doesn't say "3.5" or "3.7" or something, like Infiniti did. Those badges they put on are an eye sore.

 

Don't tell me I'll have to start posting pictures of my exes (x)?!?! (lol)

 

Wow, Acura is finally testing it's Model X in the streets without camo! Interesting that the X is the same size as the ILX, good replacement for it

 

I'm trying to think of how many Acura's have ever had dual badging like that where one of the badges wasn't "Acura".

The 3G TL-S had Acura on one side, the caliper logo in the middle, and then TL-S on the passenger side.

The TSX Special Edition had FOUR badges on the back: "Acura", logo, "TSX" and "Special Edition" - but on the "Special Edition" was on the bottom of the trunk.

The current ILX A-Spec, in the US, has zero badging for A-Spec.

And as far as I know no current Acura has the word "Acura" on the car.

As pointed out by others there does appear to be a front quarter panel/front fender badge. The current RLX Sport Hybrid has that badge as does the forthcoming MDX Sport Hybrid. But both of those just have one badge signifying that on the trunk: the SH-AWD logo with the SH in blue.

If we assume that this is a Sport Hybrid then the driver's side badge on the trunk could be an A-Spec badge I guess. A Sport Hybrid A-Spec TLX.

If it's not a Sport Hybrid then we're sort of reaching for explanations. The 1G RDX did have a "turbo" badge. This could be a SHAWD 2.0T model with a "Turbo" badge on the trunk...and maybe the front quarter panel badge is an A-spec? That's a little messy but Canadian Acura ILX A-specs have a fender badge. A TLX SHAWD 2.0T A-Spec?

I kind of like the Turbo explanation better probably - why give the Sport Hybrid such ridiculously huge exhaust openings??

Also this could all just be misplaced tape I guess.

 

I think you hit the nail on the head. Judging by the direction taken for the MDX, RLX and ILX. The TLX seems more likely the to see a Sport Hybrid A-Spec for the MMC. I don't see a Type-S in cards here.

 

Where is Nexx??? Didn't he share some inside scoop before...

I'm thinking they will put type R engine for the 4 banger. However, TLX Type S should get a significant power increase so who knows....

 

No, they wont do that.
they have the normal 1.5 turbo civics that they could use.
but def. wont use the Type-R engine, as the U.S. Spec'd version isnt even here yet.

 

And I doubt it's an A-spec. There's no kit on the car.