But like I said: the front-wheel drive underpinnings are not the handicap most people think they are. Better marketing and product planning could overcome that. As it is, no matter how good the products are, they're suffering from a huge image problem.
No.Uncool. Average grocery getter for grandma.
Sure it is. Look at it.
And I'm pretty sure it doesn't cost billions of dollars just to develop an FR drivetrain.
A car people buy because they want a cooler Honda. So uncool.
Heh. Never let facts get in the way of your opinions. +1
Honestly I don't see how the TL is any more bland than your average BMW 3-series or Audi A4, none of the cars in that segment are particularly inspiring to look at or drive.
In fact I think the Acura is cooler then its German counterparts, if only because it hasn't become a fad like the BMW/Audi/Merc, which seem to be the default choice for every starting businessman/banker/whatever. I'm giving it a low cool especially as its the Type-S.
It's a fancy Honda. The engineerers were so lazy they didn't even give it RWD, which is what Infiniti and Lexus have. Uncool.
You mean, the engineers were so lazy they didn't entirely re-engineer the selected front-wheel drive platform at a cost of billions of dollars, unlike Infiniti and Lexus who designed their own dedicated rear-wheel drive platforms for their respective models?
That's be the slightly more accurate, slightly less myopic take on it.
And I'm pretty sure it doesn't cost billions of dollars just to develop an FR drivetrain.
And to add, because Honda knows how to make great FWD cars and more than 99% of the world would not even begin to be able to tell that the TL is FWD instead of RWD, so what's the point in making the investment?
Because it's so much similar to build a RWD car right?
Now I understand why your Create a Car Company game costs were so wildly unrealistic.
That's like saying ALL cars should be FWD- nobody will be able to tell the difference, and the only people that will care are motorheads like us?
Nope, not what I said at all- Acura should build RWD cars to compete with other luxury brands. They are too similar to their Honda counterparts to sell well.
You realize it didn't even use actual currency, and that the game ran on a credit system? Oh, that's right, you didn't even play the game. Think before you speak.
That game was nothing more than a load of horse manure.
Acura was always able to stay close to Infiniti & Lexus during this era.Seriously Uncool.
A very 'bleh' fwd car that outclassed by rwd rivals. (Lexus IS, Caddy CTS, G35, 3-Series)
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/car...350-vs-3-g35-at-willow-springs-racetrack.htmlJMoney689It's a fancy Honda. The engineerers were so lazy they didn't even give it RWD, which is what Infiniti and Lexus have. Uncool.
That's like saying ALL cars should be FWD- nobody will be able to tell the difference, and the only people that will care are motorheads like us?
I don't understand what the difference would be in your eyes anyway.Then maybe you should have chimed in with your suggestions rather than sitting here bitching about it.
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/car...350-vs-3-g35-at-willow-springs-racetrack.html
1. TL-S 6MT - 1:36:67 sec
2. IS350 - 1:38:24
3. G35 6MT - 1:38:67
RWD purist, eat your heart out.
Fine, but keep in mind that Big Willow has very few technical corners that RWD would hold an advantage for; most of the corners can be taken flat out, so the drivetrain wouldn't matter much there anyway.
Only if you live in a place where it doesn't snow.While enthusiasts can tell the difference, the situations in which it is noticeable are few and far between in everyday driving. The situations in which it actually matters are even rarer.