This! I think the issue is that for those who just want an Si with leather, this is perfect. but for those of us who wanted an Acura, in it's current form, it is not. Is it a bad car, no it's just not an acura or an integra, it's an Si with a CVT.
Its a Honda with a slightly nicer Honda interior which is literally what Acura IS.... I don't know WHY anyone expected more. Just because others got THEIR hopes to high doesn't mean it a bad car, just makes your expectations wrong. Don't like it? get a TLX or another car.
We expected more because of what Acura has been saying since the revised RDX came out. They were going to better differentiate Acura (wood was real wood, metal was real metal, the RDX was a "new platform", the TLX received a DWB front suspension, etc.). Maybe you missed those discussions?
All the sheet metal is new, its a lift back and not a hatch, its better/different materials than in the Civic, it's the only luxury hatch in the segment, it's the ONLY manual in the entry luxury segment, its the cheapest car in the segment. People seem to be expecting MUCH larger changes, but then would also bitch when those changes would mean 34-36k STARTING and complain "well its just a Civic Si with a nice interior".
Those two statements contradict themselves.
I don't think changing the interior to match the design of the RDX/TLX would raise the price $4,000, since they could just use the parts out of the RDX parts bin, rather than the Civic parts pin. Also, they already are using the 8DCT in the CDX, so how expensive is it to put it into the Acura? I don't see these changes as pushing the price that high, since they are existing parts being produced. Maybe $1000 total ($31 vs $30 and well worth the extra money). Reviving the Integra name to essentially make an Acura Civic just plain sucks.
You are greatly assuming those parts FIT and don't needs ANY change to the part or what they connect to for them to fit. The 8DCT also may not give the MPG they are hoping to achieve in the base model to meet AFE standards. I mean let be real, you clearly have NO idea how much the prices would change let alone any changes needed for tooling.
Certification process doesn't work like that. It's just not possible to simply reuse the same parts from different models in the line up.
Hyundai's interpretation of "around $30K" was $33K. Can't wait to find out what Acura's is. lol
I wasn't looking at those cars and I haven't researched what else they offer, so I don't really have any opinions on them. I know Acura/Honda doesn't go big on the numbers and their cars simply feel good and are fun to drive, so I'll just wait and see what happens.
