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Xenthar

This car doesn't look bland at all. It has nice indentations and curvatures in the body. I think that this car will look very good in person. When i first saw the pics of the TL, i didnt think it was that great looking but when i saw it in person, the car was absolutely beautiful. I think the RL will be the same. Its not photogenic...haha

STIG

looks very clean but i think it has some influences from ACURA EL (honda civic)
it's a great car over all. i would take this one over E60 525i anyday

Xenthar

the think the regular 5 series cars are ugly but the new M5 has alot of appeal

Gojirra99

I don't like it as much as the sketches posted a couple days ago with the more aggressive looking headlights , but I think this car would look much better in person, and will not resemble a big Camry at all. A big improvement over the current RL I think.

MagusFuria

Meh, to me the front end looks like a cross between a RSX and a Impala, while the tail-lights remind me of the ones on the new Scion tC.

STIG

hey dont cross the RSX with the Impala

Iceman

One thing I like about my CL that was lost in the 2000 and up Acuras is the leather interior. Not leather-TRIMMED, which I think is cost-cutting in a way that doesn't fit the luxury image. I couldn't believe it when I test-drove a TL and found that the back side of the driver's seat was "leatherette". To think that the much-ballyhooed new RL might have an interior that is not leather all-around is unconscionable.

The genuine wood trim is a step up, though. At least 1SickLex will be happy with THAT upgrade!

lexusk8

Wow, the exterior design of the new RL is totally different than I expect from an Acura flagship sedan. When you take a first look at it from the outside, I think it makes you wonder how much room there is on the inside, just because how (like everyone has mentioned) it resembles somewhere along the lines of a coupe

Then, step into the interior, and it's amazing how comfortable and luxurious (in the literal sense) it looks. The wood trim (though I'd rather like to see marble gray instead), the navigation, the controls, not to mention the instrument gauge cluster (sporty style like the Altima and GS). I sat in my real estate broker's '02 RL, and thought the interior was really bland and boring. This new RL seems to be on another level, as far as design, shape, appearance and feel are concerned. It should certainly catch a lot of eyes and heads from all of this year's auto shows.

I'm disappointed it's still a V-6

LexusLuver

GS300 in trouble

Gojirra99

Based on what we' ve seen so far (mostly from pictures and incomplete info on specs) i would have to say new M45>new RL>newGS. The hybrid technology that the new GS supposedly comes with is the only thing that it has going for it.
I don't have problem with the general shape / sheet metal of the new GS, it's just that the headlights, taillights, & the grille to a lesser extent look so unappealing. They should scrap them and redo them altogether IMO.

NeverSatisfied

Not bad; I like the gauge's blue dash lights; I DON'T like those ugly interior grab handles; the front is okay; the rear is sort of old & outdated. Acura is ALMOST there, but have a long way to go.

GlobeCLK

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the center dash reminds me of the tC.


the headlights remind of the next VW Golf



I think it's allright. Could be good competition for the next GS. But it's sad how the flagship luxury sedan from Acura can't be placed as direct competition of the LS. They need to pull something even larger (ala LS and Q45)

Milla...

I will say that those last pics do alot for the car, seeing people next to it helps with the scale of it, and yes its a nice size, it just looks like a huge coupe and I'm alright with that. I think this car is going to look much much better in person.