View Poll Results: What do you think about the new TLX?
I like it; I think it looks great.
32
36.36%
I hate it; it looks bland, boring, and ugly.
13
14.77%
I have mix feelings / It is just ok at best.
43
48.86%
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2015 Acura TLX Discussion
08-06-14, 10:58 PM
#587
Lexus Test Driver
I hate to say this, but the NSX will come to market with dated styling. It's already visible in front and back. Car is also taking too long to get here. Yet another misstep from this wayward company.
Getting back to the TLX, nothing could upgrade this car better than simply dropping the shield grille. We've all come to accept it within the last five years. But accept we should not. The truth of the matter is, it's still abrasive, ungainly, and the singlemost feature that drags every recent Acura down several notches.
Getting back to the TLX, nothing could upgrade this car better than simply dropping the shield grille. We've all come to accept it within the last five years. But accept we should not. The truth of the matter is, it's still abrasive, ungainly, and the singlemost feature that drags every recent Acura down several notches.
08-07-14, 05:59 AM
#588
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While the car is nothing special. I would take the 2.4 version as a daily driver over alot vehicles.At least I know the vehicle is going to be reliable and mainteance is probaly going to be cheaper than Lexus/Audi/BMW/MB.
08-07-14, 08:29 AM
#589
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it ain't a huge market, but it's not tiny either.
08-07-14, 08:42 AM
#591
Lexus Champion
Not everyone likes it, but the RDX falls into that area and it's selling well. Maybe Acura is on to something in the market segment they are after.
08-07-14, 09:07 AM
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I like the TLX.
It's defiantly better than ES350 and probably on par or better than the IS too
Speaking of ES, Lexus really needs to beef up the ES as it has become a real weak link in the current lineup..
I remember the ES used to be a mini-LS, but this is no longer the case with the latest generation ES being consisted of cheap and awful materials and a appalling design!
It's defiantly better than ES350 and probably on par or better than the IS too
Speaking of ES, Lexus really needs to beef up the ES as it has become a real weak link in the current lineup..
I remember the ES used to be a mini-LS, but this is no longer the case with the latest generation ES being consisted of cheap and awful materials and a appalling design!
08-07-14, 09:35 AM
#594
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I like the TLX.
It's defiantly better than ES350 and probably on par or better than the IS too
Speaking of ES, Lexus really needs to beef up the ES as it has become a real weak link in the current lineup..
I remember the ES used to be a mini-LS, but this is no longer the case with the latest generation ES being consisted of cheap and awful materials and a appalling design!
It's defiantly better than ES350 and probably on par or better than the IS too
Speaking of ES, Lexus really needs to beef up the ES as it has become a real weak link in the current lineup..
I remember the ES used to be a mini-LS, but this is no longer the case with the latest generation ES being consisted of cheap and awful materials and a appalling design!
08-07-14, 09:44 AM
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I like the TLX.
It's defiantly better than ES350 and probably on par or better than the IS too
Speaking of ES, Lexus really needs to beef up the ES as it has become a real weak link in the current lineup..
I remember the ES used to be a mini-LS, but this is no longer the case with the latest generation ES being consisted of cheap and awful materials and a appalling design!
It's defiantly better than ES350 and probably on par or better than the IS too
Speaking of ES, Lexus really needs to beef up the ES as it has become a real weak link in the current lineup..
I remember the ES used to be a mini-LS, but this is no longer the case with the latest generation ES being consisted of cheap and awful materials and a appalling design!
The ES is fine, it sells fine, the hybrid is amazing, the TLX could hope to do so well in regards to sales. They FWD V-6 TLX vs ES seems like a very fair fight.
08-07-14, 09:56 AM
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The TL and ES used to sell tit for tat, the TL even outselling the ES a couple of years. Today that is no longer the case. I'm in a ES hybrid now and I'm trying to figure out all the complaining people are doing about the car. Sure some bits lack compared to a GS or LS but it is an ES, an entry level luxury car.
The ES is fine, it sells fine, the hybrid is amazing, the TLX could hope to do so well in regards to sales. They FWD V-6 TLX vs ES seems like a very fair fight.
The ES is fine, it sells fine, the hybrid is amazing, the TLX could hope to do so well in regards to sales. They FWD V-6 TLX vs ES seems like a very fair fight.
the sporty IS has a better interior quality & materials than the 'luxury' 6ES
Honestly sitting inside the new ES I got all sorts of 'tin can on wheels' vibes!
Which is in massive contrasts from the ultra luxury and plush ES330 predecessor, even the 5ES was much better.
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08-07-14, 09:59 AM
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Lexus Fanatic
08-07-14, 10:02 AM
#598
Lexus Fanatic
Originally Posted by LexFather
I'm in a ES hybrid now and I'm trying to figure out all the complaining people are doing about the car. Sure some bits lack compared to a GS or LS but it is an ES, an entry level luxury car.
08-07-14, 10:14 AM
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08-07-14, 10:56 AM
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Lexus Champion
i met an acura owner recently who has a '14 MDX, base trim. he typified, to me, the recent acura buyer. knows very little about vehicles. wants something reliable, 'respectable' but not 'flashy', a bit different from more widely seen brands, and not too expensive. he also typified why i don't see acura as a luxury brand. they're trying to be some kind of 'sensible' brand... something like a volvo with hopefully a bit more style and reliability, but they're still obviously undergoing a makeover, and it remains to be seen whether they'll break out of doing 'mediocre', but maybe honda's ok with that.
the tlx is respectable, not flashy, refined and no doubt reliable and not that expensive. so it fits.
the tlx is respectable, not flashy, refined and no doubt reliable and not that expensive. so it fits.
only BMW would only be an M3/4 or 235.
in my next car I'm actually going to go back to sporty not luxury...... STI / GTI / Golf R / Focus ST. Even with an Acura, people are like wow, you drive an Acura? Nice. I honestly do not want that reaction...I don't need/want to be propped up by impressing someone with my car, I just want something sporty for ME. And no these people mentioned above are not enthusiasts (obviously) they are real everyday normal working folks -- but the brand still brings respect without being over-the-top flashy.
