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Should Acura offer this car in the US?

00JT submitted on 10/02/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:52 AM
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u080570 - 10/2/2006 8:06:58 AM

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Im assuming it's a Civic in Acura clothing ?

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ATLFALCONFAN - 10/2/2006 8:07:49 AM

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Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...... do ya think so???????

mstangpny07 - 10/2/2006 9:16:00 AMView My AgentSpace

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The only thing that the Civic dosen't have that the CSX has is leather seats.

BTW, if you go to acura.ca they have specs on the new mdx.
The usa site only had the 2006 model.

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JCF110 - 10/2/2006 5:56:54 PM

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yeah of course we have updates! the mdx n the new cr-v are built just 45 mins. north of toronto!

devitocoke - 10/2/2006 9:47:44 AM

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This is a stupid post, it's a Civic!!!!!!!!

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lewissalem - 10/2/2006 10:49:17 AM

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They will not offer this car in the US. They are trying to move Acura upmarket here. See the RSX.

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00JT - 10/2/2006 11:16:57 AM

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I suppose I should have said it's basically a glorified Civic. Though I thought it was a little obvious.

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Hyundai - 10/2/2006 12:09:01 PM

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Will,

The Acura CSX is supposed to be a Civic with leather and Acura badge. They do not go to much length to differentiate them ala ES 350/Camry. Compare the Civic and CSX's interior. They would never pin this against the Lancer and Impreza because the whole point is that the CSX is supposed to be the "classy civic". Putting the CSX against the Lancer and Impreza would be the complete opposite!

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lexusis350 - 10/2/2006 3:59:21 PM

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How are the Camry and ES 350 the same? I'll admit that the older generations are pretty much the same, but I think that Lexus has made it clear with the new ES 350 that they aren't a Toyota. If you made a list, there would be more differences than similarities between the two cars. The only thing the have that is the same that I can think of on the spot is the engine, other than that, nothing.

Hyundai - 10/3/2006 12:31:24 PM

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I meant Acura didn't try to differentiate the CSX from the Civic as opposed to how Lexus differentiated the ES 350 largely from the Camry. The ES 350 looks like a Lexus. The Camry looks like a cutting edge new Toyota. The Civic looks like a CSX and vice-versa.

kart1 - 10/2/2006 12:19:22 PM

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NO way. You see with Acura's other models none of them look like anything that Honda sells in the US.
RSX - Not sold as Honda in US (Integra)
TSX - European & Japanese Accord (No Honda Version in US)
TL - Nothing that looks like in US.
RL - Honda Legend (No Honda Version in US)
MDX - Pilot doesn't look like it
NSX - No Honda Version.

My point is that the CSX looks too much like the Civic and it would hurt Civic sales; the CSX would just be bad venture. I mean look at the G20 from Infiniti, the MB C230 hatchback, BMW 318ti, etc. Acura doesn't need this thing.

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Hyundai - 10/3/2006 12:32:46 PM

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The Honda version of the Acura NSX is the HONDA NSX.

answer - 10/2/2006 1:05:29 PMView My AgentSpace

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I don't think Acura needs it and it doing so would only bring down the brand's image a'la Mercedes crappy hatchback.

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huu76 - 10/2/2006 11:57:21 PM

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Acura's prices are actually going up. Check out the RDX and MDX. I think you'll see the TL go up as they tinker with the engine some more.

The funny thing is that with a fully tuned Si engine, this would beat the BMW 323i easily, and for $10,000 less. To those who don't pretend to have one of everything, that's a good chunk of change.

OBSERVER1984 - 10/2/2006 2:01:04 PM

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Honda Civic 4-doors + Hybrid version!!!

But it looks nice live!!! :)

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senorgato - 10/2/2006 2:14:35 PM

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Where is this thing sold? Is it Canada? The narrator at the website had no accent and the price was quoted with a "$".

It'll never come to the US.

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Rupert - 10/2/2006 2:25:01 PMView My AgentSpace

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yes its from canada.
and he has an accent, an american one.
do americans/canadians not think they have accents? because you do, you know. you guys say ciddy instead of city for example.
and you say it a-cura? i thought it was acuura, with a soft u.

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S4cabriofox - 10/2/2006 3:28:12 PM

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Yes, but you must admit, Brit accents are stronger than American accents, and so are Canadians (but to a lower extent). It's odd how Americans have different accents throughout the nation; people from Boston have the worst ones, not to offend anyone here from Boston.

Do you say "city" very classy-like? Because there's not much other way to say it.

Acura: A-CURE-A is how to pronounce it.

And this CSX is very stupid. I once saw an Acura EL, which used to be the re-badged Civic that was sold in Canada.

Rupert - 10/2/2006 5:42:56 PMView My AgentSpace

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golly gosh, i do do say city, with a t. classy? we all say city here, not ciddy.
people have misconceptions about a british accent, nobody here talks like the traditional image of britishness. there are a ton of accents, the most common is probably estuary english (dropped ts, er's go to a's ie don't know becomes dunno). everyone who's not from the north, birmingham or cornwall speaks it, and if you are upper middle class, you speak it mixed with standard english (like me).
american accents are really strong to me, you can instantly tell, it's more whiney than other accents (LA seems to be one of the strongest, on words with Os in them especially).
the are a few americans in my year at school, they all say ciddy, kneow (in lieu of know), neame (name), and generally drag their words out more (again seems to be an LA thing, one from chicago says bull instead of bill, and adds more As and Us, LA adds more Is and Es).
the guy in the video said Acc-ura.

JCF110 - 10/3/2006 11:19:23 PM

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CANADIAN'S DO NOT HAVE ACCENTS!!!!!!!!!!!!! You see... I am a black-Canadian (Jamaican background) and people from the United-States (New-York and Florida) really and truley think that I am cauccasasian!

Y'all American's and Brit's have accents... and Rupert yes it is "Acuurra" like "Acorra" its like Porsche and Porschea!

GrimREAPER - 10/4/2006 12:09:14 AM

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Please don't mistake a lazy manner of speaking for an accent. Not everyone chooses to butcher the English langauge.

wanga - 10/2/2006 2:52:43 PM

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It's just a rebadge civic

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chewy - 10/2/2006 3:21:48 PMView My AgentSpace

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Yes it is.

Carboy - 10/2/2006 3:23:15 PMView My AgentSpace

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You can see these in Canada, its crap and its a rebadged honda civc

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S4cabriofox - 10/2/2006 3:28:57 PM

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I belive we've established that.

lexusis350 - 10/2/2006 4:01:34 PM

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If Acura added enough differences to it than the Civic, like a V6, SmartAccess, xenon lights, etc. then they should definetely sell this car. That would give it enough differences to the Civic to make it more of a luxury brand than a Honda.

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huu76 - 10/6/2006 8:28:41 PM

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It has Xenon headlights, and an upgraded stereo and a bunch of other minor things that you wouldn't notice (i.e. shifting paddles if you like them, detuned Civic Si engine).

Acura doesn't try to hide the fact that it's based off the Civic, in fact, they've used it to their advantage by selling it as more of a Premium Civic with sporting flare (Honda's racing research).

JCF110 - 10/2/2006 5:59:00 PM

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btw this car is offered with an 8 speaker sound system and paddle shifters!

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Sauceboy01 - 10/2/2006 7:35:17 PM

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Let's let CANADA have this one!

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huu76 - 10/2/2006 11:52:18 PM

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This car is actually quite nice, a very good bargain if you don't need a bling bling badge to justify your existence. The best feature is that it comes with a detuned Civic Si engine, plus a bunch of other goodies.

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huu76 - 10/3/2006 12:05:15 AM

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This would actually be a perfect 1-series/B-class killer.

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kart1 - 10/3/2006 1:15:14 AM

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Most of the people won't know what A-cure-A or acuura is ;).

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2JZSoarer - 10/3/2006 12:02:43 PM

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All Acura vehicles suck!I will never consider Acura as a Luxury car company!!

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macpowah - 10/6/2006 7:44:15 PM

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Well, you obviously haven't driven a TSX 6MT then.
This car definately has the credintials to make it an entry level sports sedan. Probably has the best shifter on the planet, and easily one of the most refined engines in that segment. Give it a try sometime.

stimling - 10/3/2006 1:41:13 PM

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The Civic Si is a great commuter car and I was considering getting one until I found out that I couldn't upgrade to leather (as well other options) available on Acura models. So I'd gladly pay $23-25k for this acura.

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monkeyrun - 10/3/2006 4:24:12 PM

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I would prefer the Euro Civic more.

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JCF110 - 10/3/2006 11:23:55 PM

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btw NO-BODY buys these here in Canada! And this actually turns out to be cheaper than the new Civic... you make the same downpayment on this Acura and you pay about $60-$75 more in a monthy payment!

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huu76 - 10/4/2006 10:59:32 PM

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Tell people the truth and mention that you're comparing this to the Civic Si which is $30K. The CSX tops out at $26K. So yeah, rule of thumb, $1000 = $20/month more in payments. Hmmm, gee, the math makes sense.

You must have missed all the times I mentioned I'm from Canada. So good luck slipping anything by me, especially if it involves Southern Ontario/GTA.

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huu76 - 10/4/2006 11:01:50 PM

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And Honda didn't make the CSX as a mass market car, they made it to help get people into their showrooms. CSX to TSX to TL to MDX to RL.

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huu76 - 10/4/2006 11:03:43 PM

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I don't believe your math. Honda and Acura charge the same 5.9% financing.

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macpowah - 10/6/2006 7:41:43 PM

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Essentially it IS a rebadge of a Civic. But has anyone at least looked at the specs on the engine? HELLO!!!!! It has the 2.0L 4 cylinder engine from the RSX, and in you can't get the Civic with Nav or leather here in canada. That's why you'd move to the CSX. Some people preffer the styling of the CSX to the Civic, and the 197hp 2.0L engine will make its debut on the CSX Type S later on.

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huu76 - 10/6/2006 8:25:20 PM

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Funny as well. The TSX has multi-link suspension up front (meaning real racing suspension) while the Ultimate Driving Machine uses Mac struts.

macpowah,
They've already announced the CSX Type-S? I thought they were waiting to release a CSX coupe to replace the RSX before they announced it. Anyway, wicked :)

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