Why Can't Acura Make a Nice Grille?
01-24-17, 05:50 PM
#16
Lexus Fanatic
01-24-17, 06:02 PM
#18
Lexus Fanatic
This has to be mine....the mid/late-90s Integra, with four classic round headlights and no true grille at all. It was somewhat similar to the front end of Toyota Celicas of the period (I owned a 1995 Celica).
01-24-17, 06:41 PM
#20
Lead Lap
Thread Starter
They don't make the TL anymore. And this is a TLX.
01-24-17, 07:10 PM
#21
it's bad because the shape clashes with the rest of the car. It's not well integrated, and looks jarring. You can't just look at the grille alone.
These days, the grille is a brand's major trademark. Some brands, like bmw and mercedes, have consistent grille designs.
Others are in an eternal struggle to come up with a defining design.
These days, the grille is a brand's major trademark. Some brands, like bmw and mercedes, have consistent grille designs.
Others are in an eternal struggle to come up with a defining design.
01-24-17, 10:34 PM
#22
Lexus Test Driver
The updated grille looks great, and I am hearing similar praise all over the internet. Anything is better than the heavy shield grille that we've been forced to look at for years. I believe Acura has made the biggest step forward with the updated MDX and upcoming TLX.
01-25-17, 06:08 AM
#23
Lexus Fanatic
iTrader: (20)
imo there's too much (too thick) chrome around that new grill. but size/proportions are tame compared to others. 
01-25-17, 06:10 AM
#24
Lexus Champion
it's bad because the shape clashes with the rest of the car. It's not well integrated, and looks jarring. You can't just look at the grille alone.
These days, the grille is a brand's major trademark. Some brands, like bmw and mercedes, have consistent grille designs.
Others are in an eternal struggle to come up with a defining design.
These days, the grille is a brand's major trademark. Some brands, like bmw and mercedes, have consistent grille designs.
Others are in an eternal struggle to come up with a defining design.
Well said. You could probably add Audi in with MB and BMW although their single frame grill hasn't been around as long.
01-25-17, 07:33 AM
#25
Lexus Champion
01-25-17, 07:52 AM
#26
Lexus Fanatic
IMO, here is one of the the biggest improvement in grilles from one generation to the next.....the 2Gen vs. 3Gen Buick LaCrosse.
The 2Gen was overly-gaudy with its large chrome vertical bars and chrome-outline Buick emblem, though it was toned down somewhat in a mid-cycle face-lift. The 3Gen is more subdued, and brought back the nice tricolor Buick shield that was missing for years.
The 2Gen was overly-gaudy with its large chrome vertical bars and chrome-outline Buick emblem, though it was toned down somewhat in a mid-cycle face-lift. The 3Gen is more subdued, and brought back the nice tricolor Buick shield that was missing for years.
01-25-17, 08:23 AM
#27
Lead Lap
Thread Starter
We must be hanging out on different forums. Even on Temple of VTEC I've been laughing at the creative ways to insult the TLX implementation. The MDX reception was undoubtedly more positive.
01-25-17, 09:33 AM
#28
Pole Position
Something else I've noticed Honda doing lately that I can't stand is using that cheap black plastic crap all over their cars. Its that sort of weird, non-gloss flat black plastic egg crate that is impossible to keep clean and fades out after a few years. The new Acura grill, the lower portion of the front bumper of that SUV, the new Civic especially, all of them have that cheap black plastic crap sprinkled all over them to add stylistic "flair". It ends up looking cheap, like when GM thought it would be a good idea to put that plastic crap all over the Avalanche and Aztek.
They used to make such good looking cars.
01-25-17, 09:44 AM
#29
Lead Lap
Some weird upright design issue. I get the grille needed to changed but the old design was good as it was. This really didnt do too much to help the beak
01-25-17, 11:05 AM
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