Acura debuts 2010 ZDX (First drives in, now updated)
08-18-09, 12:44 PM
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08-18-09, 02:00 PM
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Yep, looks like an angry stapler. I said it before and to BMWs credit, they back up their "hey look at me" styling with performance. The X6 offers a turbo V-6 and V-8, a MX6 and now a hybrid. Acura does the opposite and this is a blatant knock-off.
So lets get past the looks. Lets say are have no sense of taste and are nearly legally blind so you like thing vehicle. Lets look at its merits or lacktheof;
The RX 350 is faster than this vehicle as the TSX as well as the Rav4 and their own RDX.Where is the acceleration in this "coupe"? Wasn't it made to perform? Where is it? Pathetic.
Its only 2 inches shorter than a TL but offers less cargo room than a Fit. It is 78 inches wide, that semi-truck wide. Yet you have to be headless to fit in the backseat.
MT is stating a Camry SE will outhandle it. So again, where is the performance?
The interior to its credit looks well built but thats never been a Honda/Acura issue. 12 shades of silver/grey is GMish but it seems nice.
One thing I can say about the X6 is reviews and people state it drives AMAZING for a dishwasher abortion. No matter what you think of its looks, the vehicle delivers in performance, pushing SUV boundaries on sport. I can totally respect that. It clearly has more cargo room than the ZDX as well.
WHAT IS THE POINT of THIS THING IS IT SACRIFICES THE UTILITY OF A SUV BUT PERFORMS WORSE THAN AN OLD MDX/RX/X5/SANTEFE/RAV4.
Geez, thanks Acura, your knock-off really makes me appreciate the X6 and now even the FX37/50. Those at least give you performance. (gotdamn they are ugly though)
http://www.autozah.net/pic_car_review/bmw_x6_6.jpg
So lets get past the looks. Lets say are have no sense of taste and are nearly legally blind so you like thing vehicle. Lets look at its merits or lacktheof;
The RX 350 is faster than this vehicle as the TSX as well as the Rav4 and their own RDX.Where is the acceleration in this "coupe"? Wasn't it made to perform? Where is it? Pathetic.
Its only 2 inches shorter than a TL but offers less cargo room than a Fit. It is 78 inches wide, that semi-truck wide. Yet you have to be headless to fit in the backseat.
MT is stating a Camry SE will outhandle it. So again, where is the performance?
The interior to its credit looks well built but thats never been a Honda/Acura issue. 12 shades of silver/grey is GMish but it seems nice.
One thing I can say about the X6 is reviews and people state it drives AMAZING for a dishwasher abortion. No matter what you think of its looks, the vehicle delivers in performance, pushing SUV boundaries on sport. I can totally respect that. It clearly has more cargo room than the ZDX as well.
WHAT IS THE POINT of THIS THING IS IT SACRIFICES THE UTILITY OF A SUV BUT PERFORMS WORSE THAN AN OLD MDX/RX/X5/SANTEFE/RAV4.
Geez, thanks Acura, your knock-off really makes me appreciate the X6 and now even the FX37/50. Those at least give you performance. (gotdamn they are ugly though)
http://www.autozah.net/pic_car_review/bmw_x6_6.jpg
If 15K is really Acura's annual sales goal for this in the US, they will fail big-time.
Wow, I did not even see this before. That is definitely a BIG safety hazard. Rear visibility is tremendously reduced not just by the C-pillar, but the horizontal bar as well.
08-18-09, 02:49 PM
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what is it about acura that turns this place into pack of kids frothing at the mouth? I swear to god, some of you simply need to set your expectations of acura lower. This awkward useless vehicle deserved maybe a page of critical comments and thats it.
08-18-09, 02:57 PM
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Our expectations of the Acura brand no longer even apply, as Acura is not doing what Acura fans or general enthusiasts want and ask for. Acura is doing whatever Honda execs want, regardless of what expectations consumers or the market may have.
When looking at this vehicle using Acura's own expectations, it is an absolute disaster.
The reason there is so much criticism of Acura here is that a lot of CL members are boggled by how Honda can possibly be so stubborn and ignorant.
08-18-09, 03:15 PM
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https://www.clublexus.com/forums/car...-car-chat.html
No one attacked anyone or broke any rules and here you come attacking the entire forum.
Let me share what other forums are saying, its the same thing.
Whats uglier Acura or Infiniti (Acura landslide win)
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4526906
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4524637
Your own ACURA FORUM HATES IT, 23 pages worth, not 1 page as you requested
http://acurazine.com/forums/showthre...693036&page=22
Comments at Autoblog
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/17/a...-zdx/#comments
Temple of Vtech hates it
http://www.vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=847600
Autospies hates it
http://www.autospies.com/news/Acura-...010-ZDX-47036/
I looked around other forums and its the same. So before you come here accusing Clublexus of bashing a car, you might want to see what others are saying.
08-18-09, 03:18 PM
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08-18-09, 06:59 PM
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08-18-09, 07:09 PM
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but it has a new web site: http://www.virtualstapler.com/
08-18-09, 07:52 PM
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Here's a quote from someone at the Carspyshots.net forum
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This thing is a child killer in a preschool parking lot.:fear: Imagine boisterous kid in the back seat and frazzled parent at the wheel.:eek: Bad combo. Yeah, I'm sure it has parking sensors blah blah blah"
08-18-09, 08:01 PM
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08-18-09, 08:10 PM
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The New FX (especially 5.0 liter version) is indeed something. Sure front end was..........yeah but everything else was flawless.
Heck it was so impacting that this was one of the initial launch cars for the Infiniti brand in Europe (including the FX50 haha despite the uber high fuel prices there). Still, I expect them to sell a least some units a month anyways.
08-18-09, 08:10 PM
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IMO I dont think the BMW X6 rear visibility is any better. It has a higher rear end, no small rear window like the ZDX does, and no rear quarter windows either. Many reviews have already complained about poor rear visibility in the X6.
All for the sake of style (or lack there of).
All for the sake of style (or lack there of).