Review: 2006 Acura RL
04-25-06, 08:09 PM
#61
Hardly any Manufacture made it's sales figuers for 05 or 06 so far. Car sales SUCK right now. I'm not aguring about Acura's, just explaing Acura's Nitch is not what some think. I'm a Lexus/Acura Guy all the way. I would say the points of Lexus at the Acura forum in the same way.
04-25-06, 09:07 PM
#62
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Originally Posted by GSteg
My dream car was the 94-95 legend GS or LS coupe. 230hp in a 3.2L V6 was damn nice.
04-25-06, 09:08 PM
#63
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Originally Posted by bazop
Does anybody else think the wheels on the acura are very plain-jane looking? I personally like the RL but think it is definitley understated (body wise) and the wheels don't help it. I think it would be sharper with a different style wheels (also bigger and with a chrome option).
04-25-06, 09:16 PM
#64
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
Acura names have no method to the madness
Coupes
NSX, then CL, (when sedans used the latter L), and RSX (goes with NSX).
then BLAM outta nowhere
CSX (in Canada, a sedan)
Coupes
NSX, then CL, (when sedans used the latter L), and RSX (goes with NSX).
then BLAM outta nowhere
CSX (in Canada, a sedan)
CL - coupe luxury ?
RSX, R for rallye, racing, or ricer?
CSX, maybe C for civic, cute, CHEAP, or Canada
Sedans
TL, RL (makes sense)
then BLAM outta nowhere
TSX (and like above CSX)
TL, RL (makes sense)
then BLAM outta nowhere
TSX (and like above CSX)
RL - real luxury? and can't do SL?
TSX - maybe the 'X' means 'less luxurious' or sporty or something?
OK, I give up...
But I don't think they should bring back Legend at this point.
04-25-06, 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
Even Lexus is odd. ES/IS/GS/LS.
G comes before I, so technically, IMO, the GS and IS should swap names.
G comes before I, so technically, IMO, the GS and IS should swap names.
LS - luxury sedan
GS - maybe the G initially came out of respect for Giugaro - the designer of the first GS.
The IS came later and if it would be alphabetical in 'rank' then only FS was available and that just doesn't seem right.
LX - luxury 'cross'-purpose vehicle / SUV.
RX could possible have been EX to be more consistent.
04-25-06, 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by jgscott
Hardly any Manufacture made it's sales figuers for 05 or 06 so far. Car sales SUCK right now. I'm not aguring about Acura's, just explaing Acura's Nitch is not what some think. I'm a Lexus/Acura Guy all the way. I would say the points of Lexus at the Acura forum in the same way.
Domestic sales suck. Not car sales, and the luxury market is rolling like never before.
Please search under sales "title" in car chat and you will see every month we post monthly sales and for January of every year, you will see yearly sales.
04-25-06, 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
No reason they have to be alphabetically in order.
LS - luxury sedan
GS - maybe the G initially came out of respect for Giugaro - the designer of the first GS.
The IS came later and if it would be alphabetical in 'rank' then only FS was available and that just doesn't seem right.
LX - luxury 'cross'-purpose vehicle / SUV.
RX could possible have been EX to be more consistent.
LS - luxury sedan
GS - maybe the G initially came out of respect for Giugaro - the designer of the first GS.
The IS came later and if it would be alphabetical in 'rank' then only FS was available and that just doesn't seem right.
LX - luxury 'cross'-purpose vehicle / SUV.
RX could possible have been EX to be more consistent.
04-26-06, 02:20 AM
#69
Originally Posted by bitkahuna
Well NSX, who knows.
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The only others I know for certain is that RL stands for Road Luxury and, CL for Coupe Luxury, and TL for Touring Luxury. Remember, the TL was back in 1996 before it became the 04+ sporty TL we see today. As for RDX, MDX, TSX and CDX I have no clue.
04-26-06, 06:37 AM
#70
Originally Posted by bitkahuna
No reason they have to be alphabetically in order.
LS - luxury sedan
GS - maybe the G initially came out of respect for Giugaro - the designer of the first GS.
The IS came later and if it would be alphabetical in 'rank' then only FS was available and that just doesn't seem right.
LX - luxury 'cross'-purpose vehicle / SUV.
RX could possible have been EX to be more consistent.
LS - luxury sedan
GS - maybe the G initially came out of respect for Giugaro - the designer of the first GS.
The IS came later and if it would be alphabetical in 'rank' then only FS was available and that just doesn't seem right.
LX - luxury 'cross'-purpose vehicle / SUV.
RX could possible have been EX to be more consistent.
04-26-06, 06:39 AM
#71
Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
Lexus just sold 302,000 cars, unheard of for a luxury brand 10 years ago. The GS, while everyone frets is underpowered, met their 36,000 a year sales goal. BMW and Benz also had solid years, even Acura sold more cars than ever. Infiniti met their 24,000 a year sales target for the M35/45
Domestic sales suck. Not car sales, and the luxury market is rolling like never before.
Please search under sales "title" in car chat and you will see every month we post monthly sales and for January of every year, you will see yearly sales.
Domestic sales suck. Not car sales, and the luxury market is rolling like never before.
Please search under sales "title" in car chat and you will see every month we post monthly sales and for January of every year, you will see yearly sales.
04-26-06, 07:21 AM
#72
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Originally Posted by jgscott
1SICKLEX are you in the car Business in some way ? Because I am.
04-26-06, 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by jgscott
1SICKLEX are you in the car Business in some way ? Because I am.
But I am in GA too, specifically Atlanta, home of www.seloc.net 
04-26-06, 01:35 PM
#75
Those stats are provided to show consumers and stock holders what they want to see. Don't believe everything you read.
Guess the Gas Companies are rasing profits for a good reason to, based on the price index reports huh ?
Guess the Gas Companies are rasing profits for a good reason to, based on the price index reports huh ?
Last edited by jgscott; 04-26-06 at 01:48 PM.