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I stop by the Acura dealer on my lunch break yesterday. The TLX looks a lot better in person, this one will be a hot number for Acura. Performance wise I hope car is better than its hype, but at-least its got decent body form..
I would take an Optima SXL before I touched a camry. I don't care how long the camry would last, whole really keeps their car more than 5 years?.. I'd rather like what I drive.
I don't want a Camry either--I just expect it to cost less than a comparably sized "luxury" branded model.
This is going to be a home-run for Acura. But it's a little bland for my tastes.
Acura still has a desirable and respected brand (as evidenced by the MDX sales numbers), but they haven't offered any new cars that people really want. I think this will change that. Considering this will be a volume seller, I see room for a Type-S (w/ 300+hp) and hybrid in the TLX line-up as well.
This is going to be a home-run for Acura. But it's a little bland for my tastes.
Acura still has a desirable and respected brand (as evidenced by the MDX sales numbers), but they haven't offered any new cars that people really want. I think this will change that. Considering this will be a volume seller, I see room for a Type-S (w/ 300+hp) and hybrid in the TLX line-up as well.
I see a lot of TLs on the road, so someone must want them. They haven't offered any new car *enthusiasts* really want.
At 32k MSRP, I bet this can be had for 32k driveout or 30k price in no time Acura dealers are hungry to move something in volume after being muzzled and censored with the ILX debacle. We shall see how the supply channel works out in terms of supply and demand.
My local Acura dealer had a launch party for the TLX. Believe it or not they sold three in the 45 minutes I was there and al three were walk in customers. The TLX is a nice car inside and out. It's a very safe car and I don't see any was this won't sell large amounts. Here are some pics..
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I really like the shape of the front seats, not that that's a big deal but they look cool. The car itself is still a little too vanilla for my taste. I was hoping that it would be as striking as my GS F Sport but it seems to look cheesy with the optional aero/ground affects.
where the hell did you pull that number? IS350 = 306hp...does it not compete?
base IS350 V6 = $40K
base TLX V6 = $35K
not even competing with that car anyway.....just threw out some numbers.
No the IS350 does not compete well with the current engine. That is one of the biggest gripes with the car. The lack of HP and torque for the segment.
Every other V6 in the class is pushing over 320HP:
Cadillac ATS - 321HP
BMW 335i - underrated at 300HP but pushes out WELL over 330HP
Audi S4 - pushes well over 330HP
Infiniti Q50 - 328HP in gasser and 360+ in the hybrid
Mercedes C400 - 329HP
) That comment makes no sense.
