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Your opinion noted, Henry, but you would put the Lincoln Smiley-buck-tooth grilles ahead of the Acura parrot-beaks?
absolutely. the one on lincoln doesn't look good, but acura is just outright ugly
Originally Posted by LexBob2
Good point on the spindle grill on small cars. I'm not sure if it's considered small, but the spindle on the new NX seems to overwhelm the car and not necessarily in a good way. But I'm not the demographic Lexus is going after so it probably won't hurt sales much.
the nx is stretching it imho, but yes it has to do with audience too. on the other hand, on say the ct and is, i don't think they look as good and imho has to do with the size of the car
my point is ugly isn't always relevant as far as sales.
the grill can be as important or even more important (like bmw kidneys) than a company's logo!
but back to ugly the acura grill isn't quite as bad as a few years back. it doesn't benefit the brand though so should be 're-imagined' or redesigned entirely.
my point is ugly isn't always relevant as far as sales.
the grill can be as important or even more important (like bmw kidneys) than a company's logo!
but back to ugly the acura grill isn't quite as bad as a few years back. it doesn't benefit the brand though so should be 're-imagined' or redesigned entirely.
haha i am sure there are other reasons for the poor acura sales, but of quite a few people i know, grilles cost them the sales
Distinctive grills are one thing, but it can become to much. I haven't been a fan of the spindle since it first came out. At first they just tacked it onto their lineup during facelifts and it didn't look right, a bold front facia, with the same bland body behind it. The grill looks more natural on the newer models as the rest of the lines match the front. I'm still not a fan though.
Mercedes and Audi have less of a distinctive grill and more of a universally recognised emblem.
I agree with most that the worst have been Lincoln and acura recently. Proof that distinctive is not always the best thing...
09-08-14, 01:52 PM
the acura grill isn't quite as bad as a few years back. it doesn't benefit the brand though so should be 're-imagined' or redesigned entirely.
