I just realized why grilles on the new model cars are widening and expanding - it’s to provide unrestricted access to accident avoidance systems, parking assist systems, camera systems, radar systems, etc. Notice the square clear plastic looking sensor in the center of my grille and the front parking sensors. Enlarge the photo so you can see the other sensors in the lower grillework.
I gather that is your 2017 S450. My '09 Genesis (first generation of that car) had a grill that looked a lot like your grill. Why do you think it took Mercedes so long to copy it?
jmonroe
2005 Mercedes S Class....and it probably goes back further than that; 2009 Genesis Wanabee model;
The way I understand it is the first generation Genesis was in the design stage when Mercedes did their typical industrial espionage and stole the Genesis grill design but they still screwed it up. Mercedes isn't even good at copying when the design is right in front of them. They probably thought their 3 pointed star would save them but it clearly didn't.
jmonroe
When they designed that grill I think he had a crooked ruler:
GG, I posted a link on RRTIV yesterday. 2017 CPI, about 11k miles, exactly 1 year in service. Asking$41k.
I hear ya on the Acura’s. Really liked the new RDX I drove. All the Acura goodness, taken to a higher level. Pretty sure if I told the wife to go shop midsize CUVs in the 40-50k MSRP range, she would pick that over Volvo, Lexus and BMW. Though the XC60 is really nice!
I'm holding out hope there is a TLX Type-S on the market by the time the lease expires in September 2020. By that time the current gen TLX will be on year 6 (?) and the facelifted version will be out at least 3 years. I've seen a few people on AcuraZine speculate a new model will be brought to market in 2019 as a 2020 model, which would be good timing since the hype would likely die down once I'm back in the market.
I haven’t been over to Acurazine for a long while. Thanks about getting heated? Those folks over there can argue about the color of the sky.
If Acura sticks to their past announcements, they’ll announce a Type-S next model year, and a total redesign the model year after that.
2019 TLXs are already out. So, no Type-S this model year. 2020 “should” (term used loosely) see a Type-S rolling out this time next year. 2021 is a total redesign. Based on the new Accord, that means the drivetrain will be some sort of souped up turbo 4 from the Accord Sport.
A new RLX (aside from the ‘19 refresh) has nowhere to go, other than just a bigger TLX. Even there, it’s not that much bigger. Plus, the RLX’s with the trick performance hybrid drive trains are way overpriced. It’s almost like Acura just doesn’t care about the RLX anymore. They don’t sell enough of them to really make a difference to their overall brand and maybe even their financials.
Again, my hope is Acura drops the RLX performance hybrid drivetrain into the TLX Type-S. That makes me an immediate player for the car.
I work on the upstream side of the oil business, doing software support. As such, I am signed up on the web sites for most of the software vendors that we do business with. As an IT guy, I know very little about G&G (Geology and Geophysics), so a lot of the emails that I receive make very little sense to me. This one, below, did make sense. I only wish it didn’t!
Dear Colleague,
You are invited to attend an upcoming webinar about simulating interactions between medical devices and biological systems. In this webinar, _____ _____ from ____ _____ will give a live demo of creating a ______ model of catheter ablation from a large vessel.
The demo will include setting up the pertinent physics in the _____ software, including electric current, laminar flow, and heat transfer. Then, _____ will discuss how to characterize the properties of the tissues involved and how to simulate a closed-loop control system to stabilize the energy delivered to the tissues.
I work on the upstream side of the oil business, doing software support. As such, I am signed up on the web sites for most of the software vendors that we do business with. As an IT guy, I know very little about G&G (Geology and Geophysics), so a lot of the emails that I receive make very little sense to me. This one, below, did make sense. I only wish it didn’t!
Dear Colleague,
You are invited to attend an upcoming webinar about simulating interactions between medical devices and biological systems. In this webinar, _____ _____ from ____ _____ will give a live demo of creating a ______ model of catheter ablation from a large vessel.
The demo will include setting up the pertinent physics in the _____ software, including electric current, laminar flow, and heat transfer. Then, _____ will discuss how to characterize the properties of the tissues involved and how to simulate a closed-loop control system to stabilize the energy delivered to the tissues.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Hey @henryn! Good to see you! We haven't heard from you in well over a year! I hope all is well!
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
Yeah, I’m fine, thanks for asking. Being in a support role at work, I am either too busy or bored, not much in between. I was in the habit of using these forums (and a few others) as time fillers when things were slow. After all, I’m in my office, working on the computer, looking busy – much better than being caught taking a nap when the boss walks by!
Then the powers that be implemented a “social media block”, primarily intended to keep people off Facebook, but it also wound up blocking most of the forums I was a member of. They have relaxed some of that, but I was so busy there for a while I didn’t have time to even notice.
I skipped most of the posts, and spent the last 3 days (part time) catching up by reading the last 10 pages or so in Cars & Conversations, CCBA, and RWTIV. A lot of the same faces around here, good to see. The most surprising thing I have seen is Qbrozen owning a 2017 F150 Screw, I’ll bet there’s a story behind that!
For the TLX, I wonder if they will use the RDX platform? They claim it is an all new design, not shared (so not just a gussied up CRV now). Nice drivetrain, and the RDX handled and road well. so in a sedan set-up, could be nice.
oh, they need to bring back the wagon version too. Please.
I work on the upstream side of the oil business, doing software support. As such, I am signed up on the web sites for most of the software vendors that we do business with. As an IT guy, I know very little about G&G (Geology and Geophysics), so a lot of the emails that I receive make very little sense to me. This one, below, did make sense. I only wish it didn’t!
Dear Colleague,
You are invited to attend an upcoming webinar about simulating interactions between medical devices and biological systems. In this webinar, _____ _____ from ____ _____ will give a live demo of creating a ______ model of catheter ablation from a large vessel.
The demo will include setting up the pertinent physics in the _____ software, including electric current, laminar flow, and heat transfer. Then, _____ will discuss how to characterize the properties of the tissues involved and how to simulate a closed-loop control system to stabilize the energy delivered to the tissues.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Yeow!!! That sounds painful. The last time I had a catheter, there was no electric current involved. I would not want to be the guy doing this demo.
I work on the upstream side of the oil business, doing software support. As such, I am signed up on the web sites for most of the software vendors that we do business with. As an IT guy, I know very little about G&G (Geology and Geophysics), so a lot of the emails that I receive make very little sense to me. This one, below, did make sense. I only wish it didn’t!
Dear Colleague,
You are invited to attend an upcoming webinar about simulating interactions between medical devices and biological systems. In this webinar, _____ _____ from ____ _____ will give a live demo of creating a ______ model of catheter ablation from a large vessel.
The demo will include setting up the pertinent physics in the _____ software, including electric current, laminar flow, and heat transfer. Then, _____ will discuss how to characterize the properties of the tissues involved and how to simulate a closed-loop control system to stabilize the energy delivered to the tissues.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Yeow!!! That sounds painful. The last time I had a catheter, there was no electric current involved. I would not want to be the guy doing this demo.
It wouldn't bother me doing the demo. I just don't want to be the demo dope.
jmonroe
'15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl
@graphicguy, a TLX Type S with the hybrid drivetrain would have my interest as well. I'm keeping my options open though, have a little over 2 years till I can do something.
1997 Honda Prelude Base - 2022 Acura MDX Type S Advance - 2021 Honda Passport Sport - 2006 BMW 330Ci ZHP
I have to wonder if the RLX doesn't cost more to keep in inventory and promo material than it gains in profits. I suspect annual sales are no more than triple digits. Who buys one? I never see them, and my area is a Honda and premium car hotbed.
Yeow!!! That sounds painful. The last time I had a catheter, there was no electric current involved. I would not want to be the guy doing this demo.
I had one of those installed in my gentleman parts last week. Fortunately I was under anesthesia when they put it in. But I was wide awake a day or two later when the nurse took it out. Not an experience I would care to repeat.
@graphicguy, a TLX Type S with the hybrid drivetrain would have my interest as well. I'm keeping my options open though, have a little over 2 years till I can do something.
Never hurts to start shopping now.
2025 Jetta GLI Autobahn, 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xE
Yeow!!! That sounds painful. The last time I had a catheter, there was no electric current involved. I would not want to be the guy doing this demo.
I had one of those installed in my gentleman parts last week. Fortunately I was under anesthesia when they put it in. But I was wide awake a day or two later when the nurse took it out. Not an experience I would care to repeat.
Mine was last week too, but in my case it was a camera. Now I know what the inside of my bladder looks like.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
Yeow!!! That sounds painful. The last time I had a catheter, there was no electric current involved. I would not want to be the guy doing this demo.
I had one of those installed in my gentleman parts last week. Fortunately I was under anesthesia when they put it in. But I was wide awake a day or two later when the nurse took it out. Not an experience I would care to repeat.
Yeow!!! That sounds painful. The last time I had a catheter, there was no electric current involved. I would not want to be the guy doing this demo.
I had one of those installed in my gentleman parts last week. Fortunately I was under anesthesia when they put it in. But I was wide awake a day or two later when the nurse took it out. Not an experience I would care to repeat.
@ab348, Just saw your message about the book. I will send it to you. Don't worry about the postage. It will cost you when you pay it forward to the next one who wants to read it.
2024 Ford F-150 STX, 2023 Ford Explorer ST, 91 Mustang GT vert
Yeah, I’m fine, thanks for asking. Being in a support role at work, I am either too busy or bored, not much in between. I was in the habit of using these forums (and a few others) as time fillers when things were slow. After all, I’m in my office, working on the computer, looking busy – much better than being caught taking a nap when the boss walks by!
Then the powers that be implemented a “social media block”, primarily intended to keep people off Facebook, but it also wound up blocking most of the forums I was a member of. They have relaxed some of that, but I was so busy there for a while I didn’t have time to even notice.
I skipped most of the posts, and spent the last 3 days (part time) catching up by reading the last 10 pages or so in Cars & Conversations, CCBA, and RWTIV. A lot of the same faces around here, good to see. The most surprising thing I have seen is Qbrozen owning a 2017 F150 Screw, I’ll bet there’s a story behind that!
@Hank, at least you're honest. So we're just a stop-gap when you have nothing better to do. We can live with that...when we feel like it. :@
jmonroe
'15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl
Just saw a news story about a settlement by the state of VT with Volkswagen. The reporter said it was due to VW's "botched" emission testing. Funny way to describe a criminal conspiracy to defraud.
Why would they spin it that way? Afraid of lost ad revenue?
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
Ab, also had that done last month and so glad when they took it out! I hated being in the hospital and 15 days was just way too long!! So glad I’m feeling better. Doc called today with blood test results and only downside is I’m anemic now but luckily my cholesterol is o k. I dodged a life ending bullet and thank G-d for not wanting me quite yet. My family seems to be happy I’m still here also!!
The Sandman
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2025 VW GTI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
Especially now that it looks kind of old, "suddenly it's 2013!". You'd have to receive some kind of insane lease or be a heavy brand loyalist or dealer.
OK... let's veer back to the cars and hospital stays and the like. I've taken down a couple of posts that threatened to take us on... GASP... the internet.
There are PLENTY of other places online if you really want to get into a knock-down-drag-out "discussion"
Don't fall into the trap!
Perhaps a distraction...
WHY would someone do THIS? Because it's there is NOT an answer...LOL
Talk about "feel of the road"!
I saw a Civic Type R that had the same stance with the wheels tilted out like that. For the life of me, I couldn’t understand why someone would take one of the top performing cars on the planet, and ruin it’s handling, it’s ride, etc to do that.
As Dino says....”can’t fix stupid”.
Maybe the Type R emblem is fake and it's just a lowly 1.5 Turbo model?
Sort of like that RS 4 I've seen in San Diego with a 2.0T badge.
'18 Porsche Macan Turbo, '16 Audi TTS, Wife's '19 VW Tiguan SEL 4-Motion
Yeah, I’m fine, thanks for asking. Being in a support role at work, I am either too busy or bored, not much in between. I was in the habit of using these forums (and a few others) as time fillers when things were slow. After all, I’m in my office, working on the computer, looking busy – much better than being caught taking a nap when the boss walks by!
Then the powers that be implemented a “social media block”, primarily intended to keep people off Facebook, but it also wound up blocking most of the forums I was a member of. They have relaxed some of that, but I was so busy there for a while I didn’t have time to even notice.
I skipped most of the posts, and spent the last 3 days (part time) catching up by reading the last 10 pages or so in Cars & Conversations, CCBA, and RWTIV. A lot of the same faces around here, good to see. The most surprising thing I have seen is Qbrozen owning a 2017 F150 Screw, I’ll bet there’s a story behind that!
How's the Passat R-Line holding up? Still liking it a lot?
'18 Porsche Macan Turbo, '16 Audi TTS, Wife's '19 VW Tiguan SEL 4-Motion
Marco, good luck on the job search...it's always a bit tough finding a new position. Trust me, we've all "been there, done that"! If they need any rec's for you, send them over here...we'll have dozens for them!!
The Sandman
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2025 VW GTI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
I'm not surprised, knowing that some of Costco's house brand single malts have garnered rave reviews for taste and value. There are a few main components that determine the retail price of such products:
- cost of production - cost of aging in-cask - taxation - shipping - packaging - marketing and promotion - markups (both retail and by the producer)
If a Costco or Aldi can take control of the last 3 or 4 of those by purchasing a large volume of bulk product the markups can be reduced significantly. And it is remarkable what a competent distiller/blender can do with otherwise unremarkable product.
Marco Someone commented you had posted a picture of your Thunderbird on your facebook. I looked for your facebook to see the car, but I couldn't find it. Would you tell us how to see the picture?
@graphicguy, a TLX Type S with the hybrid drivetrain would have my interest as well. I'm keeping my options open though, have a little over 2 years till I can do something.
Comments
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
If Acura sticks to their past announcements, they’ll announce a Type-S next model year, and a total redesign the model year after that.
2019 TLXs are already out. So, no Type-S this model year. 2020 “should” (term used loosely) see a Type-S rolling out this time next year. 2021 is a total redesign. Based on the new Accord, that means the drivetrain will be some sort of souped up turbo 4 from the Accord Sport.
A new RLX (aside from the ‘19 refresh) has nowhere to go, other than just a bigger TLX. Even there, it’s not that much bigger. Plus, the RLX’s with the trick performance hybrid drive trains are way overpriced. It’s almost like Acura just doesn’t care about the RLX anymore. They don’t sell enough of them to really make a difference to their overall brand and maybe even their financials.
Again, my hope is Acura drops the RLX performance hybrid drivetrain into the TLX Type-S. That makes me an immediate player for the car.
Dear Colleague,
You are invited to attend an upcoming webinar about simulating interactions between medical devices and biological systems. In this webinar, _____ _____ from ____ _____ will give a live demo of creating a ______ model of catheter ablation from a large vessel.
The demo will include setting up the pertinent physics in the _____ software, including electric current, laminar flow, and heat transfer. Then, _____ will discuss how to characterize the properties of the tissues involved and how to simulate a closed-loop control system to stabilize the energy delivered to the tissues.
We look forward to seeing you there!
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
Then the powers that be implemented a “social media block”, primarily intended to keep people off Facebook, but it also wound up blocking most of the forums I was a member of. They have relaxed some of that, but I was so busy there for a while I didn’t have time to even notice.
I skipped most of the posts, and spent the last 3 days (part time) catching up by reading the last 10 pages or so in Cars & Conversations, CCBA, and RWTIV. A lot of the same faces around here, good to see. The most surprising thing I have seen is Qbrozen owning a 2017 F150 Screw, I’ll bet there’s a story behind that!
jmonroe
'15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl
oh, they need to bring back the wagon version too. Please.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
He used to write the longest posts, now he writes one word posts, that we don't know what they refer to.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
'15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl
Hmmmmmmm
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
'15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl
2013 LX 570 2016 LS 460
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
TMI
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
Just saw your message about the book.
I will send it to you. Don't worry about the postage.
It will cost you when you pay it forward to the next one who wants to read it.
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jmonroe
'15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl
Why would they spin it that way? Afraid of lost ad revenue?
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
jmonroe
'15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl
2024 Genesis G90 Super-Charger
@jmonroe:
"How long do you think it will take for @driver100 to chastise you for your three letter post? "
I don't know. It got pretty brutal in here for a while, so I just started posting again.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
The Sandman
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2025 VW GTI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
Sort of like that RS 4 I've seen in San Diego with a 2.0T badge.
The Sandman
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2025 VW GTI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
http://fortune.com/2018/06/12/aldis-scotch-whisky-masters-gold/
2025 Forester Limited, 2024 Subaru Legacy Sport
- cost of production
- cost of aging in-cask
- taxation
- shipping
- packaging
- marketing and promotion
- markups (both retail and by the producer)
If a Costco or Aldi can take control of the last 3 or 4 of those by purchasing a large volume of bulk product the markups can be reduced significantly. And it is remarkable what a competent distiller/blender can do with otherwise unremarkable product.
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
Someone commented you had posted a picture of your Thunderbird on your facebook. I looked for your facebook to see the car, but I couldn't find it. Would you tell us how to see the picture?
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Is that the correct interpretation for the rule?
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
From the internet, not television.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,