"the most powerful Acura every built"....is not that powerful....
02-24-09, 01:12 PM
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Acura said in October they plan to sell 70,000 TLs.
Hyundai said in July, they plan to sell 25,000 Genesis Sedans.
The sales expectations and goals are completely different, nearly 3 to 1 in facvor of the TL. So comparing Genesis sales to TL sales means nothing until you notice that sales went from 3:1 (as they should be) to 2:1.
One of the reasons the V-6 TSX is coming is to keep loyal Acura buyers from leaving the brand b/c they do not want a new TL.
Hyundai said in July, they plan to sell 25,000 Genesis Sedans.
The sales expectations and goals are completely different, nearly 3 to 1 in facvor of the TL. So comparing Genesis sales to TL sales means nothing until you notice that sales went from 3:1 (as they should be) to 2:1.
One of the reasons the V-6 TSX is coming is to keep loyal Acura buyers from leaving the brand b/c they do not want a new TL.
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02-24-09, 01:14 PM
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^^^This thread is about Acura, not the Genesis 
We have PLENTY of Geneis threads around. Thanks Bob.
We have PLENTY of Geneis threads around. Thanks Bob.
02-24-09, 01:14 PM
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02-24-09, 01:19 PM
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The GS won a design award in Europe. It was reviewed by Robert Cumberford and Ian Coates, both design experts. One of positive attributes about the GS has been styling in reviews. It has been the exact opposite with the TL in reviews. "Polorizing" is about the best I've read from a reviewer and its already been voted one of the ugliest ten vehicles around. The two look NOTHING alike outside the TL now has a roundish roofline.
Sports Car International said the TL looks like a G35 on crack (or something of that nature).
Sports Car International said the TL looks like a G35 on crack (or something of that nature).
02-24-09, 01:55 PM
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So I'm eating that fantastic Quizno's 5 meat stacker and watching CNN during lunch and this ad comes on where a beak is shot through a sobe glass bottle and a giant megatron turd comes flying out....
I turn my head b/c I almost threw up my sandwich. I then hear (again)
"The most powerful Acura ever built" in a voice from a man sitting on another mans lap.
Which got me thinking how absolutely ghey all this is with 2 huge points;
1. The most powerful Acura ever built is not more powerful than a Kia, Hyundai, Chevy, Ford, Mitsubishi, etc, let alone a BMW, Lexus, Benz, Audi etc.
2. The most powerful Acura ever built is not the fastest Acura ever built. That would still be the fantastic old NSX. As a matter of fact, its not faster than the last TL-S or even the new Honda Accord V-6. At best, its as fast as the Accord V-6.
Discuss how the most powerful Acura ever built is no faster than a Rav-4 or Tundra please.
As a matter of fact, in a recent R&T where they test the TL SHAWD and the Mazda 6 (seperate tests), the Mazda 6 was barely quicker but it WAS quicker.
I turn my head b/c I almost threw up my sandwich. I then hear (again)
"The most powerful Acura ever built" in a voice from a man sitting on another mans lap.
Which got me thinking how absolutely ghey all this is with 2 huge points;
1. The most powerful Acura ever built is not more powerful than a Kia, Hyundai, Chevy, Ford, Mitsubishi, etc, let alone a BMW, Lexus, Benz, Audi etc.
2. The most powerful Acura ever built is not the fastest Acura ever built. That would still be the fantastic old NSX. As a matter of fact, its not faster than the last TL-S or even the new Honda Accord V-6. At best, its as fast as the Accord V-6.
Discuss how the most powerful Acura ever built is no faster than a Rav-4 or Tundra please.
As a matter of fact, in a recent R&T where they test the TL SHAWD and the Mazda 6 (seperate tests), the Mazda 6 was barely quicker but it WAS quicker.
02-24-09, 03:01 PM
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it's an aztek ugly. a monumental achievement.
02-24-09, 03:20 PM
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Seriously? Another TL bashing thread?
02-24-09, 04:24 PM
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and with the same old comments, the beak this, V8 that.
02-24-09, 06:09 PM
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