View Poll Results: 2007 Acura RL A-Spec or 2007 Lexus GS 350 AWD?
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2007 Acura RL A-Spec or 2007 Lexus GS 350 AWD?
06-04-06, 01:02 AM
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Acura has very nice interiors, but I don't think they are Lexus nice. I was sold on the interior of the RL even though it seems cluttered to me ( the interior of the GS is very clean and sleek looking ). The exterior of the RL is what I had a problem with. The exterior is very bland, but looks better with the A-Spec package. I thought about this and I came to the conclusion that I don't want a car that doesn't appeal to me looks-wise in the stock form. I don’t want to and shouldn’t have to add stuff to my car for me to think it’s good looking. I love the exterior of the GS and I feel the same way about the interior ( though I think it should have accents around the gauge cluster like the RL ). I think the GS would make me happier overall. I'd enjoy owning the GS a lot more and I think that's worth the extra money. I'm only 23 years old and the GS is just more appealing to me. The RL is lacking the aggressive styling that I want ( maybe it's just my age talking ). The RL is a nice car, but I think the GS is better for me considering my age and what I want in my car.
06-04-06, 03:55 PM
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My cousin has got an RL and my thoughts on it is this...
Inside is definatly very very nice, the wood trim is among the best i've seen in any car, however, the GS interior isn't bad either. I wouldn't put either one over the other, they're simply different. I personally don't think the RL has much presence at all when looked at from the outside. The car is only a couple years old and IMO already looks quite outdated, especailly when viewed from the front. The back of the car isn't bad, but the front IMO is down right ugly.
The main thing I dislike, as well as my cousin dislikes about the RL is it's performance. The 3.5 in the RL is simply too under powered for a car like that. If an M35 can outperform it, the GS350 most definatly will.
Technology wise, the RL has it all, and just about everything on that car is standard. About the only options you have is wheel size IIRC.
If it was me, i'd go for the GS350
Inside is definatly very very nice, the wood trim is among the best i've seen in any car, however, the GS interior isn't bad either. I wouldn't put either one over the other, they're simply different. I personally don't think the RL has much presence at all when looked at from the outside. The car is only a couple years old and IMO already looks quite outdated, especailly when viewed from the front. The back of the car isn't bad, but the front IMO is down right ugly.
The main thing I dislike, as well as my cousin dislikes about the RL is it's performance. The 3.5 in the RL is simply too under powered for a car like that. If an M35 can outperform it, the GS350 most definatly will.
Technology wise, the RL has it all, and just about everything on that car is standard. About the only options you have is wheel size IIRC.
If it was me, i'd go for the GS350
06-17-06, 07:31 AM
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Originally Posted by 4TehNguyen
has the GS350 even been confirmed to have AWD, the 07 IS is rumroed to have a VDIM kill switch so they might bring it in the GS350 also
As for the VDIM kill switch, neither the GS300 nor the GS350 in Japan have the VDIM.
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