2018 TLX vs 2017 IS
08-23-17, 04:32 PM
#91
Lexus Test Driver
Originally Posted by BoDarville
okay grandma 😁
Hahahaha
09-09-17, 07:30 AM
#92
Intermediate
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-honda-innovation-specialreport/special-report-how-honda-lost-its-mojo-and-the-mission-to-get-it-back-idUSKCN1BI18J
Honda has been run by cost cutters from 2014 and prior, the last two CEOs focused too much on saving money. You'd notice the effects of that cost cutting in the likes of the disastrous 2012 Civic. Knowing that Acura is only fed scraps from the table after Honda is done eating, one can also see that Acura is anything but what it claims to be. The TLX runs on the old Accord FWD platform, still has a SOHC V6 (IMO a downgrade from the older 3.7L), ditched the stick lever and has gone to this awful push button setup. The SH-AWD was also changed from an older but better setup to something else (http://youwheel.com/home/2017/05/07/acura-sh-awd-a-comprehensive-analysis/).
In other words, I personally feel that the TLX is just a fancier Accord with SH-AWD, while the IS 350 feels like its own car. I'm not yet ready to buy either until 2019/2020 when both of them should be moving to their respective modular platforms for a full model change, so there is still hope for the TLX. Also, there were rumors of a 3.0T V6 engine being built at the Ohio plant. With Infiniti fielding its twin turbo V6 as the first Japanese luxury brand to do so, and in the entry level Q50/Q60 too, one hopes that Acura and Lexus will also get the memo.
Honda has been run by cost cutters from 2014 and prior, the last two CEOs focused too much on saving money. You'd notice the effects of that cost cutting in the likes of the disastrous 2012 Civic. Knowing that Acura is only fed scraps from the table after Honda is done eating, one can also see that Acura is anything but what it claims to be. The TLX runs on the old Accord FWD platform, still has a SOHC V6 (IMO a downgrade from the older 3.7L), ditched the stick lever and has gone to this awful push button setup. The SH-AWD was also changed from an older but better setup to something else (http://youwheel.com/home/2017/05/07/acura-sh-awd-a-comprehensive-analysis/).
In other words, I personally feel that the TLX is just a fancier Accord with SH-AWD, while the IS 350 feels like its own car. I'm not yet ready to buy either until 2019/2020 when both of them should be moving to their respective modular platforms for a full model change, so there is still hope for the TLX. Also, there were rumors of a 3.0T V6 engine being built at the Ohio plant. With Infiniti fielding its twin turbo V6 as the first Japanese luxury brand to do so, and in the entry level Q50/Q60 too, one hopes that Acura and Lexus will also get the memo.
09-09-17, 10:05 AM
#93
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-honda-innovation-specialreport/special-report-how-honda-lost-its-mojo-and-the-mission-to-get-it-back-idUSKCN1BI18J
Honda has been run by cost cutters from 2014 and prior, the last two CEOs focused too much on saving money. You'd notice the effects of that cost cutting in the likes of the disastrous 2012 Civic. Knowing that Acura is only fed scraps from the table after Honda is done eating, one can also see that Acura is anything but what it claims to be. The TLX runs on the old Accord FWD platform, still has a SOHC V6 (IMO a downgrade from the older 3.7L), ditched the stick lever and has gone to this awful push button setup. The SH-AWD was also changed from an older but better setup to something else (http://youwheel.com/home/2017/05/07/...sive-analysis/).
In other words, I personally feel that the TLX is just a fancier Accord with SH-AWD, while the IS 350 feels like its own car. I'm not yet ready to buy either until 2019/2020 when both of them should be moving to their respective modular platforms for a full model change, so there is still hope for the TLX. Also, there were rumors of a 3.0T V6 engine being built at the Ohio plant. With Infiniti fielding its twin turbo V6 as the first Japanese luxury brand to do so, and in the entry level Q50/Q60 too, one hopes that Acura and Lexus will also get the memo.
Honda has been run by cost cutters from 2014 and prior, the last two CEOs focused too much on saving money. You'd notice the effects of that cost cutting in the likes of the disastrous 2012 Civic. Knowing that Acura is only fed scraps from the table after Honda is done eating, one can also see that Acura is anything but what it claims to be. The TLX runs on the old Accord FWD platform, still has a SOHC V6 (IMO a downgrade from the older 3.7L), ditched the stick lever and has gone to this awful push button setup. The SH-AWD was also changed from an older but better setup to something else (http://youwheel.com/home/2017/05/07/...sive-analysis/).
In other words, I personally feel that the TLX is just a fancier Accord with SH-AWD, while the IS 350 feels like its own car. I'm not yet ready to buy either until 2019/2020 when both of them should be moving to their respective modular platforms for a full model change, so there is still hope for the TLX. Also, there were rumors of a 3.0T V6 engine being built at the Ohio plant. With Infiniti fielding its twin turbo V6 as the first Japanese luxury brand to do so, and in the entry level Q50/Q60 too, one hopes that Acura and Lexus will also get the memo.
09-09-17, 02:51 PM
#94
Intermediate
I'm hoping for this, but I thought I heard that they'll use the BMW B58 instead - which is 100% a no go for me. I've read enough about its construction to know that it'll be a nightmare when stuff inevitably breaks on it.
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