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Old 09-10-2006, 05:46 PM
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What do you guys think?
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What do you guys think?
What did it crash in to?
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Old 09-10-2006, 06:28 PM
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Pretty nice vehicle, but I see it more as competition with the X3 than the X5 - especially the E70.
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Yea I agree that the looks are OK but its has 300bhp and 275lb-ft of torque and it does have SH-AWD. It also has 7 seats and is starting at $41,000
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Pretty nice vehicle, but I see it more as competition with the X3 than the X5 - especially the E70.
Being a visitor of the TOV forum (Temple of Vtec) and talking with a dealer I know that Acura is trying to go head to head with the 6 versions of Cayenne and X5. The suspension was tested on the same German track that the European uses. If all they cared about was soccer moms they would not be jumping into the ALMS P2 class.

That said in the styling department IMO the effort is weak. In terms of handling and performance this is a new direction for the MDX which they needed to do because of the RDX.
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Being a visitor of the TOV forum (Temple of Vtec) and talking with a dealer I know that Acura is trying to go head to head with the 6 versions of Cayenne and X5. The suspension was tested on the same German track that the European uses. If all they cared about was soccer moms they would not be jumping into the ALMS P2 class.

That said in the styling department IMO the effort is weak. In terms of handling and performance this is a new direction for the MDX which they needed to do because of the RDX.
Well that just means they are targetting BMW. Lexus, Infiniti & Acura have been trying to target BMW's for over a decade, and they still haven't quite got the formula right...
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The 07 MDX magnetic shocks seem like the ones used in Corvettes with that option and the posts on the corvette forum indicate that people like them.
IMO that has more value than air suspenion set up for on the road use.

MDX still has a 5 speed and even with a 300 hp that is an issue from what I have read.
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Japanese cars have no "soul". And at $41k I'm not buying Japanese.
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Japanese cars have no "soul". And at $41k I'm not buying Japanese.
Try high $40's and easily in low $50's with navi, etc.
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