Do you see Acura and Lexus in the same class?

[PeeluckyDuckee]

Both are meant to be the more upper class luxury representation of their respective siblings, Honda and Toyota, but for some reason I feel Lexus is more up there than Acura.

Perhaps it's the fact that I can't get out of my head Acura has the Integra and RSX on their plate.

Lexus seems more distinguished.

 

[Sukhoi]

I see it the same as you.

 

[Looney]

They just need to get more strippers to use Acura as their onstage alias.

 

[Vette73]

Only thing I see different is that Lexus has a flagship V8 super lux car. Acura meets them on all the middle luxury cars.

 

[spidey07]

Performance and Interior wise they are similar. I give lexus the edge on both.

IS350 not available in a manual means lexus sucks.

 

[secretanchitman]

well i think its up there, but if you really got down to it, i would say that lexus would be a bit higher end then acura. though i would still prefer to drive an acura (TL Type S) than a lexus anyday.

though of course, lexus is just a toyota with different badging and more wood trim (how i see it - i personally hate lexus), and honestly, if i didnt know that honda owned acura, i really never would have guessed that they are the same car.

 

[andylawcc]

yes. both in the same class, with Acura more geared towards the younger professional crowd (RSX, TSX, and even the TL [3.5L V6 TypeS].

 

[Skunkwourk]

Acura is a bit more performance oriented, the luxury image takes a hit because of it.

 

[zixxer]

Acura doesn't have a v8.


A nice luxury car needs/should have a v8.




Acura's make nice teenie bopper cars... and nerd wanna-be's w/ their bluetooth.

I had an integra, and it was a great car for what it was... and that was a budget gas sipping commuter car. That is how I see acura as a brand.

 

[ucdbiendog]

lexus interiors feel far more refined than acura interiors. And yeah, they really need to make an IS350 in both manual and an AWD models.

 

[TallBill]

Yup.. both brands I'll never buy.

 

[PeeluckyDuckee]

Originally posted by: spidey07
Performance and Interior wise they are similar. I give lexus the edge on both.

IS350 not available in a manual means lexus sucks.

Yeah, that's a dissappointment for sure and a waste of a RWD.

 

[NFS4]

Lexus > Acura

Lexus is a true luxury mark IMHO. It's really positioned as a Mercedes alternative. Infiniti is the BMW alternative.

Acura is a "tweener." Not quite balls-out luxury, not quite bargain-basement either. It's more in line with Volvo or Saab.

 

[PeeluckyDuckee]

Originally posted by: TallBill
Yup.. both brands I'll never buy.

Care to expand on that?

 

[KarmaPolice]

Lexus > Acura

 

[her209]

I choose Lexus because its easier for Asians to pronounce.

 

[iversonyin]

Because the way Acura was priced when it came out. Acura was aiming toward "affordable" luxury while Lexus was aiming straight toward the Germans.

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: PeeluckyDuckee
Both are meant to be the more upper class luxury representation of their respective siblings, Honda and Toyota, but for some reason I feel Lexus is more up there than Acura.

Perhaps it's the fact that I can't get out of my head Acura has the Integra and RSX on their plate.

Lexus seems more distinguished.

I don't know about Acura and Lexus being in the same class, but I do know that I went to school with people from a ghetto, thug infested area and I had a Lexus and a Kia in the same class (Chemistry).

 

[KarmaPolice]

Originally posted by: her209
I choose Lexus because its easier for Asians to pronounce.

but Acura is close to AKIRA!!!!

 

[Aimster]

Lexus quality > BMW quality

BMW > Acura

so...

 

[dds14u]

Lexus is more luxury and Acura is more about performance.
Lexus interiors are much more refined than Acura interiors.
With Acura you usually get a cheaper price for the same performance.

My personal views
Luxury Flagship
LS > RL (Price diff exists)

Sporty Midsize
GS > TL (Price diff exists)

Smaller Sports Sedan
IS >= TL,TSX (IS ~ TL in price)

However, I do feel that Acura has more of an edge in the SUV dept (RDX/MDX) Although it's hard to beat the RX...you see so many of them for a reason.

 

[dds14u]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: PeeluckyDuckee
Both are meant to be the more upper class luxury representation of their respective siblings, Honda and Toyota, but for some reason I feel Lexus is more up there than Acura.

Perhaps it's the fact that I can't get out of my head Acura has the Integra and RSX on their plate.

Lexus seems more distinguished.

I don't know about Acura and Lexus being in the same class, but I do know that I went to school with people from a ghetto, thug infested area and I had a Lexus and a Kia in the same class (Chemistry).

Haha, no Mercedes eh?

 

[sniperruff]

Originally posted by: dds14u
Lexus is more luxury and Acura is more about performance.
Lexus interiors are much more refined than Acura interiors.
With Acura you usually get a cheaper price for the same performance.

My personal views
Luxury Flagship
LS > RL (Price diff exists)

Sporty Midsize
GS > TL (Price diff exists)

Smaller Sports Sedan
IS >= TL,TSX (IS ~ TL in price)

However, I do feel that Acura has more of an edge in the SUV dept (RDX/MDX) Although it's hard to beat the RX...you see so many of them for a reason.

IMO acura has no real V8 flagship. i'd say the RL equals to the GS

i consider infiniti, acura, and lexus to be in the same class.

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: PeeluckyDuckee

Originally posted by: TallBill
Yup.. both brands I'll never buy.

Care to expand on that?

Sorry, I should have written more but I was heading out to breakfast. Anyways, theres nothing wrong with either car, but I'm a penny pinching cheap bastard, and cars are the last place that I want to spend a lot of money. Bought both of my current cars 4 years old for ~$10,000.

 

[AccruedExpenditure]

Infiniti > Lexus > Acura