Acura ZDX getting the axe after 2013 despite new updates
10-10-12, 11:46 PM
#18
Lexus Champion
What Acura needs to do is bring back the Integra - which is more or less a Civic, they are kinda doing that with the ILX, pare down to the TL and RL and bring back a successor to the NSX. Or maybe build an RWD RL, if they need to buy an powertrain from GM or someone else to make it happen, so be it.
10-11-12, 01:15 PM
#22
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The week this car debuted, I made a post saying, "Welcome to the all new Acura ZDX, a car that will soon be discontinued." My, how time flies.
Again, I wonder if people get fired for such blatant car failures. If I released a huge new product in my business that severely failed, I'd get the ax. Are car company people immune to such consequences? It's got to cost the company a horrific amount of money to bring an all new car to market, only to have it gone soon after. Who is responsible for this and what is being done to prevent it from happening again? When mistakes happen, the idea is to track down what went wrong and rectify the troubled spot, so it can't repeat. The problem with Honda/Acura has been a stream of recent, big mistakes... so it appears no one cares about wasted money and learning lessons??? I just don't get how this can happen in such a big company that has/had the ability to do things right.
Again, I wonder if people get fired for such blatant car failures. If I released a huge new product in my business that severely failed, I'd get the ax. Are car company people immune to such consequences? It's got to cost the company a horrific amount of money to bring an all new car to market, only to have it gone soon after. Who is responsible for this and what is being done to prevent it from happening again? When mistakes happen, the idea is to track down what went wrong and rectify the troubled spot, so it can't repeat. The problem with Honda/Acura has been a stream of recent, big mistakes... so it appears no one cares about wasted money and learning lessons??? I just don't get how this can happen in such a big company that has/had the ability to do things right.
10-11-12, 02:02 PM
#23
I commend Toyota for having the Venza do so well (30k+ sold as of Sept 2012), while the Crossturd/ZDX fails miserably (14k+ Crossturds, and only 642 ZDX as of Sept 2012).
I think Toyota hit it with good choices to have a I4 or V6 engine, FWD or AWD, with six-speed tranny across the board; not to mention better styling and functionality. It doesn't need to be a Lexus; it has pretty good amenities for the Limited models, but it can be humble in spartan form. The ZDX fails because people know that it's a tarted Crossturd with no significant changes beyond badging.
I think Toyota hit it with good choices to have a I4 or V6 engine, FWD or AWD, with six-speed tranny across the board; not to mention better styling and functionality. It doesn't need to be a Lexus; it has pretty good amenities for the Limited models, but it can be humble in spartan form. The ZDX fails because people know that it's a tarted Crossturd with no significant changes beyond badging.
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