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Never said its like an Accord or Civic, but lacks personality or the presence like those cars. Would anyone really take more than 1 glance at those cars? Same with the NSX. It's one of those hey-it's-an-NSX and I just kept walking.
Never said its like an Accord or Civic, but lacks personality or the presence like those cars. Would anyone really take more than 1 glance at those cars? Same with the NSX. It's one of those hey-it's-an-NSX and I just kept walking.
I disagree, the NSX looks fantastic. The problem is nobody in that market wants an Acura and there is zero tie in between the NSX and the rest of the range.
I am really enjoying my new NSX, but I agree that the designer should have been gone after the ZDX flunkarama.
Despite the classic parrot-beak grille, the ZDX wasn't so much actually butt-ugly as simply having a ridiculous rear-roofline (for an SUV) that made rear-seat entry/exit and headroom all but impossible for large adults. It was basically a 2+2 seeing configuration comparable to some pony cars......except with two rear doors.
I was at a focus group run by Acura before the ZDX came out.
If our group had anything harder than plastic cups, the folks putting on the presentation would have been hospitalized.
Acura knew exactly what a flunk they had and still green lighted it.
It was essentially a smaller, cheaper, weaker X6 wannabe for retirees who shop for oriental rugs on the week ends and take their grand kids for ice cream now and then.
As you pointed out, the roof slope made the rear seat uninviting to be kind.
The car was hideous on top of that.
Business school case for not listening to the customer.
I was at a focus group run by Acura before the ZDX came out.
If our group had anything harder than plastic cups, the folks putting on the presentation would have been hospitalized.
Acura knew exactly what a flunk they had and still green lighted it.
I can sympathize with that. I was on a Cadillac-sponsored focus group for the original 1Gen CTS. Same conclusion.....they were determined to try and market it, despite its cheapness and poor design. The CTS did not really come of its own until the much better 2Gen.
Acura knew exactly what a flunk they had and still green lighted it.
Back then, part of the problem was that Acura was trying to differentiate themselves from Honda, style-wize......and they sure succeeded LOL.
She did the final production design touches/transformation which she did a very good job but she did not design the basic original concept or the similar version that appeared in "The Avengers" to the best of my knowledge, the original design was designed by a Japanese designer I believe.
Never said its like an Accord or Civic, but lacks personality or the presence like those cars. Would anyone really take more than 1 glance at those cars? Same with the NSX. It's one of those hey-it's-an-NSX and I just kept walking.
I think both the new Accord and civic look nice, one of the best or better designs in its segment.
Some people said the original NSX did not stand out but it is a timeless design that looks great to this day The new NSX I saw was just beautiful, I noticed 2 people following it and taking pictures of it when the guy parked. I have read several reviews of the new NSX where they mentioned it received a lot of attention, more so then most exotic cars they drive including Ferrari's. Aside from the Lambo Huracan(have not seen it in person but looks really good in pics) I think the NSX is the best looking car in its segment, sexy and gorgeous but not a too in your face attention seeking design like the Lambo. Most would agree the new NSX is the best looking car to come from a Japanese company.
04-13-17, 01:43 PM
