Forbes.com: Why Acura Isn't Keeping Up

[GTaudiophile]

Fun read.

 

[mrCide]

just a guess but, because they're bland and not RWD? not ugly, just bland

 

[maddogchen]

I'd buy one, but right now with my debts, I can only afford a bike

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: mrCide
just a guess but, because they're bland and not RWD? not ugly, just bland

Or AWD.

- M4H

 

[JYDog]

Acura lost to Lexus with the LS400(vs. Legend), they never recovered after that. The NSX never produced as much excitment or sales as intended. I think these two loses put them behind and they're now just slowly coming back.

 

[psteng19]

There's a handful of Acura's I love.
ITR, Legend, NSX and the 3.2TLS.


Infiniti has been doing pretty crappy up until late.
The recent sales surge can all be attributed to the FM based platform (FX, G35).
Hopefully the rumored new interiors in them will help even more.

 

[Doggiedog]

I can agree with the article.

After owning a Lexus and now owning an Acura, I can say the Acura is really a poor man's Lexus. The interior is really cheap although the new TL was pretty nice.

 

[tweakmm]

Acura fell off after the 2nd generation Legend and has not recovered.

That being said, I :heart: my Legend

 

[Ryan]

Practically the same friggen article:

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=38&threadid=1015432&FTVAR_MSGDBTABLE=arc

http://www.forbes.com/2003/04/01/cz_jf_0401flint.html

Geeeze, more proof that Forbe's magazine just has nothing to talk about, so they just rewrite their own articles and pawn them off to buyers.

 

[rufruf44]

They seemed to forget that Toyota is the no.2 auto manufacturer in the world with stagerring amount of $$$. Honda is like what? 7th or 8th tops?

Acura has some decent cars. The new TL and TSX is positioned nicely for entry level luxury car, and their MDX is on par with anything out there in the entry luxury SUV. They're hurting on the high-end luxury, with the GS/ LS beating the RL to death.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: rbloedow
Practically the same friggen article:

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=38&threadid=1015432&FTVAR_MSGDBTABLE=arc

http://www.forbes.com/2003/04/01/cz_jf_0401flint.html

Geeeze, more proof that Forbe's magazine just has nothing to talk about, so they just rewrite their own articles and pawn them off to buyers.

But you can't argue with the truth

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Maybe Acura wouldn't be failing if they didn't sell freaking econoboxes like the Integra as Acuras.

 

[johnjbruin]

Originally posted by: rufruf44
They seemed to forget that Toyota is the no.2 auto manufacturer in the world with stagerring amount of $$$. Honda is like what? 7th or 8th tops?

Acura has some decent cars. The new TL and TSX is positioned nicely for entry level luxury car, and their MDX is on par with anything out there in the entry luxury SUV. They're hurting on the high-end luxury, with the GS/ LS beating the RL to death.

if honda would just build a v8 rwd sedan... i mean is is that hard to understand that that IS what the competition is. i mean anybody looking at an ls430... why in the world would he ever even look at an RL... its like a piece of sh!t compared to an LS430

 

[pecel]

Acura needs some buff

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: rufruf44
They seemed to forget that Toyota is the no.2 auto manufacturer in the world with stagerring amount of $$$. Honda is like what? 7th or 8th tops?

Acura has some decent cars. The new TL and TSX is positioned nicely for entry level luxury car, and their MDX is on par with anything out there in the entry luxury minivan. They're hurting on the high-end luxury, with the GS/ LS beating the RL to death.

fixed

 

[Siddhartha]

Honda has not been financially committed to Acura. I think the NSX is a prime example of this. Honda has not made the effort to keep it competitive.