ACURA says it can achieve Tier-1 status without RWD and V8s

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Aug 11, 2009 | 11:04 AM

#106

IS-SV

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Originally Posted by rominl

those were the glory days for honda. prelude, itr, civic, all so solid and well loved by many

Agreed I owned several Accords, one Prelude, one Integra back then.

Aug 11, 2009 | 11:26 AM

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Blackraven

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Most obvious: They can start by killing "Power Plenum"

Terrible front grille

. Really ****ing hideous atrocity has got to go.

Heck, when compared to this

The Honda Legend version is waaay better front grille

IMHO, that's the only thing that I dislike about current Acura vehicles.

P.S.
Still

I know you guys are gonna hate me but I would prefer that Acura make the SH-AWD drivetrain as mandatory throughout their entire lineup. IMHO, their torque-vectoring AWD system is the one feature or thing that makes their cars unique from similar offerings from the competition. Sure, it's gonna be heavier than FWD, RWD and thus consume more fuel.....but IMHO, there are benefits that it gets in return (such as rock-solid stability and traction, etc.)

So personally IMHO, I hope they retain the SH-AWD on their cars and thus hope that ALL of their vehicles use it. Also, I'm hoping that Honda would start adopting SH-AWD in more Honda-branded vehicles.

My two cents

Aug 11, 2009 | 12:25 PM

#108

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I almost puked looking at hte first pic, then I fell asleep seeing the 2nd huge pic. Re-size mahn!
I no longer will crap on Acura. They are an afterthought and its beating a dead VERY ugly horse over and over.

Acura is now "luxurystyle" so I gave it a loophole. People should be thanking me

You can read the reasoning here
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/car...-vipeewee.html

Aug 11, 2009 | 03:58 PM

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The G Man

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Acura is punishing us with that ugly grill, the strange part is that Acura sales are still going strong.

Aug 11, 2009 | 04:06 PM

#110

IS-SV

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Yes, Acura has good strong mid-level auto business, even if it's not tier 1 car maker.

Aug 11, 2009 | 05:29 PM

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TRDFantasy

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Originally Posted by The G Man

Acura is punishing us with that ugly grill, the strange part is that Acura sales are still going strong.

Compared to other competition and automakers, not that strong actually. TL sales seem to be on a downward trend right now, as are MDX sales. These are the main models for Acura, and they are not doing so well.

RX and ES sales, the main models for Lexus are solid at the moment, with RX sales currently very strong and IS sales seem to be going on an upward trend compared to the past few months, with the IS-C.

The new HS seems to be getting a lot of orders as well in Japan and North America.

Aug 11, 2009 | 11:35 PM

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rominl

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Originally Posted by TRDFantasy

There is also the NSX which played a big part in giving Honda a sporty reputation.

oh yeah i forgot about the nsx. those cars, honestly, i have no problem owning, they are no brainers.

ever since the tl-s i owned... it's another story

Aug 12, 2009 | 03:49 AM

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Blackraven

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Originally Posted by The G Man

Acura is punishing us with that ugly grill

Indeed, that monstrosity has to go.

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Aug 12, 2009 | 06:25 AM

#114

The G Man

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Originally Posted by Blackraven

Indeed, that monstrosity has to go.

I agress, but Acura seem to think other wise and continue to expand that ugly grill into their whole up. This is a prefect case of a big corperation ignoring public opinion.

Aug 12, 2009 | 07:12 AM

#115

Blackraven

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Originally Posted by The G Man

I agress, but Acura seem to think other wise and continue to expand that ugly grill into their whole up. This is a prefect case of a big corperation ignoring public opinion.

Well fine, if they wanna continue to put a blind ear on their only customers, then they're fine to do so. Fine, then they pay for their ignorance & stupidity.