2014 Acura RLX Full Test


Can Acura's new flagship keep up with the big names in the midsize luxury sedan class? We've just tested the 2014 RLX Advance.
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Can Acura's new flagship keep up with the big names in the midsize luxury sedan class? We've just tested the 2014 RLX Advance.
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But Mr. Riches can't find is way around LA - which is based on a straight-forward grid system - and we're supposed to think he will say anything about cars we can respect?!
Here's a tip Eric: blog about cooking and you can stay in the kitchen. And if you knew anything at all after 15 years of living in LA, you'd know LA "natives" are called "Angelinos".
My oh my! Edmunds' "What's Hot" has hit a new low with this guy!
when you go for your own neck, look between you legs because your head must be well up your a__. Ms Riches (female) is one of the best reviewers/writers out there - very insightful and fair, not obsessed with one make/model per se (Madzasp
Acura fixed one complaint of the RL (size), while taking away what made the RL standout in the first place (SH-AWD).
Just trying to understand Honda's logic with the RLX is giving me a dayum headache. It's almost as if they actively looked for ways to make this car dead on arrival, which it is.
Then they're changing the TL to the TLX because they don't know how to not mettle with things that aren't broken. The 3G TL was the best looking car on the road south of Exotics during it's production run but they HAD to mess that up.
If the 5G TL doesn't hit the ground running like the new RDX, and (the now long in the tooth but still competitive) MDX then Acura will be crushed by the end of the 2010's. WATCH...
Trying to recover from the styling errors of the past, this ultra-conservative/boring counter reaction isn't going to make things better. You're in trouble when mid-90's Volvos and stand out next to your offerings, and it's difficult to differentiate the car from a Hyundai or Suzuki.
Matters are not helped by the fact that the badge engineering is coming through full force with the latest round of product; from the center stack of this RLX shares with the '14 Odyssey to the now ubiquitous powertrain that will no doubt also find it's way into the next gen minivan as well the question must be asked: what warrants the upgrade from a basic Honda? The German stores are pretty tempting these days, and while this might be a great upsell for current Accord owners it's sure no aspirational vehicle. I expect that it's unlikely Acura will retain many current customers with this redesign or with that of the new RDX or MDX.
They need to snap out of this quick, Acura has had a short but great history and I know I'd like to see them stick around.
I find it amusing that you correlate one's directional sense is directly to an ability to judge the merits of a car.
People who brings up the "Accord argument" obviously are more into the brand image and the ego boost that the badge may provide them than the actual cars. They probably haven't even seen this one in person.
this 2014 is amazing, ride , electronics and up todate tech is the best
I have seen and I looked at lots of high end autos, this is a beauty!