More details for Acura's new X6 rival

And Audi is a competitor to BMW. So following the transitive law which we all learned in school....


(sorry, had to feed the troll)

— jeffy210 (View Profile)

Posted on 10/21/2008 11:33:41 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 6   

LoL

— E92_M_Power (View Profile)

Posted on 10/21/2008 11:43:30 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

Jeffy, you do realize he'll need to know which school you attended (pssst...better be above Wharton!)

— StarSearch (View Profile)

Posted on 10/21/2008 12:52:56 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

Looks more like a Mercedes R-Class competitor.

— david999 (View Profile)

Posted on 10/21/2008 10:45:57 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

It looks like a clown with the camo on.

— veyron1001 (View Profile)

Posted on 10/21/2008 10:57:44 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

Christ, even camo can't hide the beak!

— StarSearch (View Profile)

Posted on 10/21/2008 11:07:45 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

This is Gonna Suck... Applaud Acura Ladies & Gents... if it does get a V8, it better have @ least 400HP... and foldable sidesteps for Fat Socker moms with 1 kid & 2 Starbucks Lattes...

— njsidekick3 (View Profile)

Posted on 10/21/2008 11:57:46 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 6   

this car looks as if it will compete with the X6 if you look closely at the front passenger door in the pic....it looks as if it is sloping down as they way the X6 is designed. Well acura was my favorite in the mid 90's with that legend and legend coupe I am a bimmer fan but you can say what you want that acura legend coupe was selling way better than the any bimmer from 94-96 except for maybe the 3 series. Acura always had the engine to beat they always had a 6 cylinder sports engine in their cars even the NSX. That had about a 300hp V6 back in the 90's so Acura get a Bigup for that

— B7FAN (View Profile)

Posted on 10/21/2008 11:57:57 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2   

Acura seriously needs a new design team. Their cars, as of late, have been hideous. The new "BEAK" has got to be one of the ugliest front grills I have ever seen in my lifetime.

— QuantumMatrix (View Profile)

Posted on 10/21/2008 12:11:16 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

So they are bringing back the RSX with a new coupe, the NSX is taking forever to make and will hardly sell the low numbers they plan as it is taking too long to get to showrooms.

And then you have this thing, lol.

I was an Acura fan till their designers went haywire and created such an ugly design on the new models.

As for competing against BMW. Believe it or not when I sold Acura's we were trained and told to compare them to BMW, Audi, M/B, Infiniti, Lexus. I always felt Acura was more comparable to the likes of Lincoln or Buick. They were by no means competing with BMW. We never took BMW's or Mercedes in trade. More so a Lexus ES or Infiniti G35 here and there.

The rest of the pull in's were people with older cars of SUVs from Ford, Mazda, Chevy, Hyundai, etc. and they were just looking to move up a little bit.

The best was when people cross shopped us with Honda's. I spent forever trying to convince one guy that the Pilot was the same as the MDX but he wasn't getting it. They would come in, see the TL and say my 03 Accord EX-L has all this just not as much hp. Then they would go down the street and get a new Accord. LOL.

— Whelan (View Profile)

Posted on 10/21/2008 1:40:29 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

Unless you needed HIDs, a sportier suspension and some extra HP, there is no difference between an Acura and a Honda, literally.

— Whelan (View Profile)

Posted on 10/21/2008 1:40:58 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 6   

I don't think Acura could ever get to the level "luxury wise" as Audi and BMW. Truth be told is that their beak lookin design gots to go.

— Type707 (View Profile)

Posted on 10/21/2008 4:21:56 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

Acura is not about to make the jump the the Germans. Infiniti is knocking on the door and Lexus is making itself a mark on them as well. But they would have to compete against the other Jap brands first.

— Whelan (View Profile)

Posted on 10/21/2008 4:54:33 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

This POS will never compete against the X6. MAYBE against a Lexus RX or the station wagon based R-class, but that is about it. Anyone ever compare a Honda Pilot to an X5? Now you know what I mean.

— thstone (View Profile)

Posted on 10/21/2008 5:33:34 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Car & Driver compared the MDX with the X5 along with many other competitors - guess who one?


MDX.

— IhavearedS2000 (View Profile)

Posted on 10/21/2008 7:33:56 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Looks like the Acura version of Honda Odyssey.

— woood (View Profile)

Posted on 10/21/2008 11:03:45 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

It's kind of weird looking, Like that pontiac aztek with that tent on the back.

— humperdeath (View Profile)

Posted on 10/24/2008 12:20:14 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

I drove the 06bmw x5 and the 06 Pilot,i picked the Pilot over the x5.The honda powertrain felt more powerfull,ride was stable compare the bm rode gigily,unstable,the bm brake was very sloppy, took forever to stop.The Pilot was just a better package.Well,i'm not dissing Bmw ,i,actually own a 04 Bmw 3 for 4 for years,i like bms more that Mercedes.Acura makes great cars but luxury no,Bmw interior design is way ahead of Acura.The Mdx beat out The X5 in reliability,handle and perfomance but luxury no.Go for a test drive, a lot of you would stop bashing Acura because mechanically they are extremely advanced.Honda powertrain are different than Acura.Example.Mdx 3.7 Pilot 3.5.Rdx 2.3 turbo.Crv 2.4 non turbo etc but Lexus trucks and cars share the same powertrain with toyota

— wanga (View Profile)

Posted on 10/25/2008 11:18:27 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Acura must really, really hate BMW. They became to rival BMW. They build the TL to compete against the 3-Series. They build the RL to compete against the 5-Series. They build the MDX to compete against the X5. They build the RDX to compete against the X3. Now they will build a new crossover to compete against the X6.

— Poom (View Profile)

Posted on 12/14/2008 8:36:53 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1