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- RDX Aspec Adv.
No joke, its 11.
Got down to 7* last night. I still crank my thermostat to 74 though.
No joke, its 11.
Got down to 7* last night. I still crank my thermostat to 74 though.
Little warmer here this weekend (30*s) but there are some sub zero lows in the forecast for next week. Brrrrrr
We have a forecast high of -8f on Wednesday. (eek)
IMO, the CX-5 is much quieter than the RDX for a couple of reasons. But I felt that the RDX handled / cornered slightly better based on an extremely twisty road we drove it on. The acceleration was extremely close and we couldn't tell a huge difference between the two.
BUT it was NOT (in my opinion or my wife's) $10K better than the CX-5 which is why we purchased it instead of the RDX.
I bet if you put quieter yet gripper tires on the CX-5 it would make up some difference.
IMO, if you're comparing a Japanese car with any other car, and you are doing the "Really close..." dance between the two, get the JDM. Whether it be Mazda, or Lexus, or Toyota, or whatever. The odds will be in your favor.
Ah cool. Been looking forward to his take.
Acura is hardly a performance-minded brand anymore, no matter what the ads say.
To be fair, the new RDX is on an all-new non-Honda platform and much sportier than the last generation. If the other models follow up when they have their FMC, Acura may regain its original image over time.
Whose platform is it?
To be fair, the new RDX is on an all-new non-Honda platform and much sportier than the last generation. If the other models follow up when they have their FMC, Acura may regain its original image over time.
Whose platform is it?
It's unique to the RDX. At least for now.
What I was wondering is: if not Honda, then who designed it?
Acura was indeed a notch above Honda at one time. They were a premium brand for sure.
Unfortunately, Honda decided to save a few bucks, and started to just re-badge their Civics and Accords (for starters) with the Acura name, and charging $7-$10k, or more, for them.
Example, The Acura ILX is based on the previous generation Civic, and yet, you'll probably pay around $7k more for it than a fully loaded current gen Civic.
The TLX is an Accord.
Honda is really slipping lately. It's like the bean counters have taken over the Company. Sort of like what happened to the Big 3 in the past.