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Old 01-10-12, 08:01 AM
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Yep...pretty hard on the eyes. This looks more like Rendenzvous 2.0. It's also quite small...more like CT size.



More pics: http://www.autoblog.com/2012/01/10/2...-detroit-2012/
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Old 01-10-12, 08:42 AM
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I've seen worse from gm
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Old 01-10-12, 06:46 PM
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Its funny that Buick and Acura seen to be fighting head to head.
 
Old 01-10-12, 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
Its funny that Buick and Acura seen to be fighting head to head.
Why? their both premium upscale manufacturers. makes sense to me
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Fail. Without a rear side window, this vehicle looks like an egg or something that got rear-ended. GM chose to exaggerate the smallness, which is the opposite of what people look for with an SUV. The jacked-up and scrunched together Yaris styling isn't going to cut it.
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Old 01-11-12, 09:52 AM
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Interesting. I hope to get a look at it later this month at the D.C. Auto Show (if it's out on the floor, unlocked, and not just up on the turntable).

From the image, though (and maybe it's just the camera-angle) it looks too high and narrow for the American market, with a somewhat tipsy center-of-gravity.
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I'm thinking/hoping it's the camera angle. From the side it reminds me of the Kia Sportage/Hyundai Tucson lines.
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
Its funny that Buick and Acura seen to be fighting head to head.
Acura finally wised up and realized they are better suited to competing with premium brands like Buick, Infiniti, and Volvo instead of trying be a Tier 1 brand.
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