Honda reportedly kills S2000 replacement, V8 program, RWD Acuras
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The current TL is already a damn large car. It's within the size of the Toyota Avalon..he|| it's even bigger than the RL. Any bigger and you'll have a car the size of the 80s Cadillac. However I dont think it's necessarily a bad idea to offer a larger Honda. Toyota has its Avalon, Nissan has its Maxima, and etc.
Well... apparently Honda is big enough to design and build a jet. Oh, let's also not forget about that robot which falls down when going upstairs...
Dear Honda,
Sure building a jet was always the dream of the founder of Honda, Soichiro Honda but how about taking care of your core business first before pursuing some wild dream of yours huh? When your luxury brand is in a mess what makes your think that going into the aviation industry is actually a good idea? If you thought building a car requires a lot of R&D then boy, I am sure now you know how much more R&D is required to design a jet, even a tiny one like yours.
It's time for you to go back to work, stop fooling around.
Yours truly,
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Dear Honda,
Sure building a jet was always the dream of the founder of Honda, Soichiro Honda but how about taking care of your core business first before pursuing some wild dream of yours huh? When your luxury brand is in a mess what makes your think that going into the aviation industry is actually a good idea? If you thought building a car requires a lot of R&D then boy, I am sure now you know how much more R&D is required to design a jet, even a tiny one like yours.
It's time for you to go back to work, stop fooling around.
Yours truly,
ffpower
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If the former is true then I hope Acura can get them to the market ASAP. If the later is true then I want the good stuff that he is smoking...
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So base on the link above it seem the the V8 and RWD is moving forward.
I hope it's true, they been draggin their feet way way too long.
I hope it's true, they been draggin their feet way way too long.
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The link is not true. Every major publication acknowledges the original post, including EVO. The V-8 and RWD program is dead.
Temple of V-Tech is one of the worst sources for anything. If you want a good laugh, read some of the posts. The good Honda/Acura fans know to avoid that site and have stated so.
I've looked around and there are others posting of the same meeting I posted about a few weeks ago with the heads of Acura and the dealers.
What are you going to believe? A unicorn link or what we have actually seen besides lies and utter b.s? NOTHING.
Oh and that S2000 concept is very nice but rumors were it was going to be Civic based if it was produced. WTF?
Temple of V-Tech is one of the worst sources for anything. If you want a good laugh, read some of the posts. The good Honda/Acura fans know to avoid that site and have stated so.
I've looked around and there are others posting of the same meeting I posted about a few weeks ago with the heads of Acura and the dealers.
What are you going to believe? A unicorn link or what we have actually seen besides lies and utter b.s? NOTHING.
Oh and that S2000 concept is very nice but rumors were it was going to be Civic based if it was produced. WTF?
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Oh and that S2000 concept is very nice but rumors were it was going to be Civic based if it was produced. WTF?
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I am not saying it was going to be FWD, just it was going to be Civic based according to R&T, EVO and CAR magazine.
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Hmmm, Civic engine mounted lengthwise in front with reverse mounted transaxle in the back for 50/50 weight distribution maybe......
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If they make that car the new Civic, get ready for another street import race scene. Every able body high school/college kids will get their hand on that design. Power/fuel efficient and hopefully cheap price making it a killer deal.
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Some people (many people? almost all people?) here vigorously argue that Acura can't be a serious luxury brand in the U.S. without RWD cars and a V-8 engine. They may be right. But to unilaterally declare that this opinion is the only correct one and that it can't be argued with or disputed is the height of arrogance.
For just ONCE, can we please have a Honda/Acura thread that doesn't instantly devolve into over-the-top histrionics? Can we share our opinions without trying to belittle (or in reality, eliminate) any dissenting views?
Here's one dissenting view: While I'm disappointed in all these cutbacks, if they are true, we should at least remember that Honda has a pretty solid line-up as things stand today. And without lapsing into wistful dreaming of "what could have been" at Acura, their current lineup is also made up of well-built, well-equipped (albeit ugly-beaked) vehicles. The sky is not falling, and there's no reason to talk about shuttering Acura as a brand at this point.
That being said, if the report in this thread is true then perhaps Honda really is mortgaging their future in an overly conservative effort to weather the current storm. I'm reminded of an interview I just read from a big-wig at LG Electronics from the CES. He said that while LG expects sales to go down for the next few years, they see it as a golden opportunity to increase their market share at the expense of their more-scared competitors. Therefore they are increasing R&D spending, taking advantage of lower supply and material costs to increase production, and expanding their product lines. That sure seems like a brilliant approach to me, and one that we could probably all agree would serve Honda better than a retrenchment away from anything new or exciting.
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That being said, if the report in this thread is true then perhaps Honda really is mortgaging their future in an overly conservative effort to weather the current storm. I'm reminded of an interview I just read from a big-wig at LG Electronics from the CES. He said that while LG expects sales to go down for the next few years, they see it as a golden opportunity to increase their market share at the expense of their more-scared competitors. Therefore they are increasing R&D spending, taking advantage of lower supply and material costs to increase production, and expanding their product lines. That sure seems like a brilliant approach to me, and one that we could probably all agree would serve Honda better than a retrenchment away from anything new or exciting.
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The link is not true. Every major publication acknowledges the original post, including EVO. The V-8 and RWD program is dead.
Temple of V-Tech is one of the worst sources for anything. If you want a good laugh, read some of the posts. The good Honda/Acura fans know to avoid that site and have stated so.
I've looked around and there are others posting of the same meeting I posted about a few weeks ago with the heads of Acura and the dealers.
What are you going to believe? A unicorn link or what we have actually seen besides lies and utter b.s? NOTHING.
Oh and that S2000 concept is very nice but rumors were it was going to be Civic based if it was produced. WTF?
Temple of V-Tech is one of the worst sources for anything. If you want a good laugh, read some of the posts. The good Honda/Acura fans know to avoid that site and have stated so.
I've looked around and there are others posting of the same meeting I posted about a few weeks ago with the heads of Acura and the dealers.
What are you going to believe? A unicorn link or what we have actually seen besides lies and utter b.s? NOTHING.
Oh and that S2000 concept is very nice but rumors were it was going to be Civic based if it was produced. WTF?
I'm also curious as to where else you have found postings regarding the meeting between Acura dealers you mentioned two days ago. Link? I've looked and I've only found it mentioned by you.
There is a big difference between something being published about Acura by a magazine and something being published by the Vice President of Acura. Something tells me that the VP of Acura knows more than the internet magazines. It doesn't matter if all the magazines have published the opposite. In my opinion VP>Magazines. Just my two cents.
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