Acura RLX
04-04-12, 02:12 PM
#76
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Looks like an improvement, but nothing exciting or breakthrough. Would have looked better without the dated and droopy Chrysler 200/Chevy Cruz taillights.
This car would have been a good addition six years ago. Time has not stood still with the competition.
This car would have been a good addition six years ago. Time has not stood still with the competition.
04-04-12, 05:36 PM
#84
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Its getting panned everywhere. If this ILX, RDX and RLX is their best then they should just pack up and go home.
So they finally have DI, a 3.5 V-6 years after everyone else and it makes a whooping 4 more hp than the old Lexus 3.5 from 2005 and this car debuts next year in 2013. Egads.
The RL will be FWD, most sold FWD. It seems to have rear stear/toe control.
The hybrid tech seems cool, AWD with 30 MPG and 370hp. Nicely done! Glad they followed Lexus GSh.
Sadly who is going to pay the 50-60k or whatever for this? They haven't learned anything. The Exterior is like a said a cross of the GS and like 12 other cars. Interior is like a Honda Pilot but nicer.
Who is going to buy this over the 5 series, GS, A6, E-class etc especially when its a Honda Legend everywhere but here. They needed a grand slam home run not another "MEH".
How can they miss 3 times in a row since 1996? How is that possible? How can the 2G RL debut before the GS/M and then after the GS/M and be completely underwhelming.
Pack it up, go home. A shame and sad
So they finally have DI, a 3.5 V-6 years after everyone else and it makes a whooping 4 more hp than the old Lexus 3.5 from 2005 and this car debuts next year in 2013. Egads.
The RL will be FWD, most sold FWD. It seems to have rear stear/toe control.
The hybrid tech seems cool, AWD with 30 MPG and 370hp. Nicely done! Glad they followed Lexus GSh.
Sadly who is going to pay the 50-60k or whatever for this? They haven't learned anything. The Exterior is like a said a cross of the GS and like 12 other cars. Interior is like a Honda Pilot but nicer.
Who is going to buy this over the 5 series, GS, A6, E-class etc especially when its a Honda Legend everywhere but here. They needed a grand slam home run not another "MEH".
How can they miss 3 times in a row since 1996? How is that possible? How can the 2G RL debut before the GS/M and then after the GS/M and be completely underwhelming.
Pack it up, go home. A shame and sad
04-04-12, 05:53 PM
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Its getting panned everywhere. If this ILX, RDX and RLX is their best then they should just pack up and go home.
So they finally have DI, a 3.5 V-6 years after everyone else and it makes a whooping 4 more hp than the old Lexus 3.5 from 2005 and this car debuts next year in 2013. Egads.
The RL will be FWD, most sold FWD. It seems to have rear stear/toe control.
The hybrid tech seems cool, AWD with 30 MPG and 370hp. Nicely done! Glad they followed Lexus GSh.
Sadly who is going to pay the 50-60k or whatever for this? They haven't learned anything. The Exterior is like a said a cross of the GS and like 12 other cars. Interior is like a Honda Pilot but nicer.
Who is going to buy this over the 5 series, GS, A6, E-class etc especially when its a Honda Legend everywhere but here. They needed a grand slam home run not another "MEH".
How can they miss 3 times in a row since 1996? How is that possible? How can the 2G RL debut before the GS/M and then after the GS/M and be completely underwhelming.
Pack it up, go home. A shame and sad
So they finally have DI, a 3.5 V-6 years after everyone else and it makes a whooping 4 more hp than the old Lexus 3.5 from 2005 and this car debuts next year in 2013. Egads.
The RL will be FWD, most sold FWD. It seems to have rear stear/toe control.
The hybrid tech seems cool, AWD with 30 MPG and 370hp. Nicely done! Glad they followed Lexus GSh.
Sadly who is going to pay the 50-60k or whatever for this? They haven't learned anything. The Exterior is like a said a cross of the GS and like 12 other cars. Interior is like a Honda Pilot but nicer.
Who is going to buy this over the 5 series, GS, A6, E-class etc especially when its a Honda Legend everywhere but here. They needed a grand slam home run not another "MEH".
How can they miss 3 times in a row since 1996? How is that possible? How can the 2G RL debut before the GS/M and then after the GS/M and be completely underwhelming.
Pack it up, go home. A shame and sad
However the rest of the car is one BIG failure. The interior and exterior both look like a Honda model from 2007.
I used to think about why Honda kept on failing, but I realized quickly that it's a huge waste of time trying to figure it out. The best explanation? It's Honda, that's why they're failing. It's their corporate culture, their whole philosophy with Acura, it's everything.
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