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Concept Cars are the name of the game in Shanghai this weekend as automakers are showing off all sorts of concept vehicles. Honda introduced us to the “Concept M” minivan which aims to expand the multi-purpose-vehicle market currently dominated by commercial vehicles. Not content with that, Honda under the Acura brand is also debuting a concept vehicle dubbed the “Concept SUV-X”. It’s interesting to note that this is the first time Acura has debuted a concept vehicle outside of North America. With China being the world’s largest car market, automakers are making every effort to capitalize on the growth opportunities the Asian country provides.
The Concept SUV-X is a conceptual model for a small SUV that Acura plans on developing for the Chinese market. Design wise, it looks very much like a sportier looking RDX. The headlights look like they were taken from the NSX Concept design and the taillights remind me of the CRV tails. Of course, being a concept vehicle we get all the requisite aggressive curves and angular front and rear lower fascias which surely will disappear on the production version. Acura plans on mass producing the new SUV in China within the next three years.
RDX shoppers in North America are likely crossing their fingers that some of the design elements will make its way over to the RDX in the form of a facelift. Maybe just the headlights?
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We’re not saying Acura should off their Concept SUV-X for sale as-is, we’re just saying we’d like to see Acuras that are interesting to look at on the outside, rather than just being packed full of technology on the inside. Revealed at the Shanghai Motor Show, the Concept SUV-X joins other …
The short life of the Acura ILX has been vexed by one glaringly odd standard equipment choice, mediocre reviews, getting outsold by its competition as it posted slower-than-projected sales and a pledge by Honda to upgrade its supposedly upgraded offering. Therefore, when Automotive News reports …
The last update we saw of the Acura NSX was in Detroit where we were shown the latest sheet metal changes to the NSX. We dubbed it the Acura NSX Concept II as it had some subtle but welcome changes compared to the model shown the previous year. In New York, during the Acura press conferences where the NSX usually gets at least a mention (as part of Acura’s long term plans), there wasn’t even a murmur of the NSX.
Today, just on the heels of the Shanghai Auto Show (Auto China), Honda UK announced that they will begin taking orders for the NSX. For a deposit of £5,000 (just under $8000 Canadian) potential owners can be among the first in the UK to get behind the wheel of the brand new NSX when it hits showrooms in 2015.
Phil Crossman, Managing Director, Honda (UK), commented; “We are really pleased with the interest we’ve already seen for the new NSX. We are still two years away from the launch of the car and yet we’ve received over 20 deposits and that’s before we’ve even announced prices or seen the final production car. With this process in place we are confident demand will remain strong and early hand raisers can now visit any Honda dealership in the UK and place a deposit.”
While it may seem a bit crazy for some that there are people willing to pre-order a vehicle that still hasn’t been released in final production form, remember that this is the NSX. A vehicle that is still sought after years after production ended. During the launch of the original NSX, Honda UK also opened up the pre-orders. 25 people put down deposits ahead of the launch in 1990. Not sure how many deposits Honda will accept, but there are already 20 people in line with deposits placed before this announcement was even made!
Source: Honda UK
Acura (and parent company Honda, for that matter) doesn’t always leave a lot to be left to the imagination when they unveil prototypes at auto shows. Case in point: Take a gander at the Acura MDX Prototype that debuted at the Detroit Auto Show this past January, and then look at the …
Just a couple short months ago, Acura revealed the next-gen MDX prototype at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. At the time I said the prototype suffix wasn’t necessary as it looked like a production-ready vehicle. Here we are now in New York at the Jacob Javits Convention Center for the New York International Auto Show and Acura has just unveiled the production version of the 2014 MDX which they said will go on sale “in a couple months”.
There are just a few subtle changes on the production version: the reflectors on the lower rear bumper have been enlarged and a chrome accent surround has been added. On the prototype it appeared to be a thin red led strip. On the front a similar change has been made. On the lower front fascia the white led strips have been removed and replaced with a chrome trim. These could be available as part of a higher trim package but alas I was not paying close enough attention during the press conference. Did I mention we need some more writers? ;) Of course the oversized wheels on the prototype are also gone and replaced with smaller and simpler alloy wheels.
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Good. But Good Enough?
Spoiler alert: The 2014 Acura RLX is a good car. But that shouldn’t come as a surprise. Despite the fact that Acura is subject to a lot of criticism for things like its odd positioning in the automotive landscape, questionable styling choices in recent years, and the …
The interior of Acura’s latest concept car was inspired by their designers’ “Human Support Cockpit” theme - but the real excitement begins as you’re walking up to it. Sleek, sexy lines intersect in all the right ways and at all the right places - the new NSX concept is very pleasing to our eyes. …
Going Mainstream Has Its Privileges
Acura’s experiment with niche models has failed. Competing in the luxury car business by filling white space with product just didn’t work for the Japanese automaker. In place of slow-selling models like its ZDX and quirky first-gen RDX, the mindset at …
Acura has released pricing for its upcoming flagship, the RLX, at the Detroit Auto Show this week. Powered by an all-new direct-injected 3.5-litre V6 rated at 310 horsepower, the front-wheel-drive sedan replaces the outgoing RL model (2011’s worst-selling car of the year) as the automaker’s new …
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