Acura’s new X-6 rival crossover officially named ZDX
10-25-08, 10:07 AM
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I have yet to find an X6 available at a BMW dealer. In person, I think they look great and I've sort of planned on making it my next car. Maybe, just maybe, Acura wants buyers in my demographic?
11-07-08, 07:01 AM
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That TopSpeed rendering isn't TOO hideous, but I will jump on the "why go into the too-small-to-be-useful, too-big-to-be-truly-sporty market" bandwagon.
Regarding the camo'd vehicle that started this thread, I really wonder what it is. It looks bigger than an MDX to me--in fact, the curve of the roofline looks just like the Nissan Armada/Infiniti QX. The HUGE oval grill in front screams Infiniti to me as well. Could this actually be a new Nissan product where they're trying to replicate the look and feel of Honda/Acura interiors?
It just doesn't make sense that Acura would develop and release a vehicle like this right now.
Regarding the camo'd vehicle that started this thread, I really wonder what it is. It looks bigger than an MDX to me--in fact, the curve of the roofline looks just like the Nissan Armada/Infiniti QX. The HUGE oval grill in front screams Infiniti to me as well. Could this actually be a new Nissan product where they're trying to replicate the look and feel of Honda/Acura interiors?
It just doesn't make sense that Acura would develop and release a vehicle like this right now.
11-07-08, 08:43 AM
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I'm betting this was designed/conceived quite some time ago. It's not like you can just pull the plug on something that has been in the works for so long. Just my theory of course.
11-07-08, 06:49 PM
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Didn't anyone at Acura take microeconomics and learn the concept of "sunk cost"? You're ALWAYS better to cut your losses than to rationalize continuing down a road to ruin...
11-07-08, 09:09 PM
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That thought did occur to me, and you may very well be right. But if Honda/Acura is to survive and thrive, they would need to be more responsive to the market than that. This is part of what got the U.S. automakers in trouble. If this is truly an X6/EX competitor, they would be better off pulling the plug now and abandoning the money they've spent than to continue down a course that is a proven loser.
Didn't anyone at Acura take microeconomics and learn the concept of "sunk cost"? You're ALWAYS better to cut your losses than to rationalize continuing down a road to ruin...
Didn't anyone at Acura take microeconomics and learn the concept of "sunk cost"? You're ALWAYS better to cut your losses than to rationalize continuing down a road to ruin...
